Ranking 1869-2005

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Ranking 1869-2005

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59379
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	46961
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46491
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38898
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38372
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36531
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35823
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35793
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34326
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34032
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33807
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33523
13.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	33183
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31847
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29216
16.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	29117
17.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28590
18.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27859
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	27430
20.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26901
21.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25711
22.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25239
23.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24936
24.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	24841
25.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24636
26.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24592
27.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24531
28.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24142
29.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22904
30.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22667
31.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	22631
32.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	22471
33.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22383
34.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22285
35.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21973
36.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	21953
37.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21629
38.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21522
39.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21251
40.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21133
41.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20967
42.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	20966
43.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20727
44.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20671
45.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20641
46.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20517
47.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20286
48.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20151
49.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	19847
50.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19806
51.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19731
52.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	19530
53.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19281
54.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	19238
55.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19123
56.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19117
57.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18843
58.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18605
59.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	18562
60.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18519
61.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18478
62.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18171
63.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18077
64.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18055
65.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18011
66.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17961
67.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17740
68.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17677
69.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17645
70.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17611
71.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17514
72.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17479
73.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17455
74.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17437
75.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17345
76.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17310
77.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17244
78.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17115
79.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17014
80.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16961
81.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
82.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16895
83.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16882
84.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16737
85.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16717
86.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	16704
87.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	16603
88.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16565
89.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16479
90.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16475
91.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16318
92.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	NED	16210
93.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	ESP	15945
94.	Laurent DUFAUX 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	15891
95.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15772
96.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15754
97.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15721
98.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15663
99.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15652
100.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15631

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2005. Use the year and country filters below to look at the same overall ranking until a specific year in the past and/or for a specific country. Riders score points based on their results in the races. These points depend on the (historic) importance of the race, the competition during the race and the toughness of the course. Click on any rider to get an all time overview of the rider with details on the scores and rank for the various seasons and the most important results for each year.

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