Ranking 1869-2006

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Ranking 1869-2006

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59557
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	46987
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46520
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38890
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38699
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36553
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35908
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35900
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34410
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34091
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33846
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33547
13.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	33401
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31880
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29244
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28613
17.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	28230
18.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27885
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	27358
20.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	26955
21.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26917
22.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25746
23.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25479
24.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24974
25.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24943
26.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24655
27.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24547
28.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24124
29.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	23804
30.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	23385
31.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	23091
32.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22929
33.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22404
34.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22307
35.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	22092
36.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21970
37.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21621
38.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21575
39.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21263
40.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21246
41.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	21015
42.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20983
43.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20913
44.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20781
45.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20683
46.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20681
47.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20322
48.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20271
49.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	20086
50.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19826
51.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19746
52.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	19563
53.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19281
54.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	19234
55.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19139
56.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19107
57.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	19018
58.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18855
59.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18618
60.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18535
61.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18495
62.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18162
63.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18110
64.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18065
65.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	ITA	18053
66.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18053
67.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17984
68.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17856
69.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17804
70.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17738
71.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	NED	17720
72.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17655
73.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17556
74.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17555
75.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17514
76.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17482
77.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17361
78.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17296
79.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17238
80.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17131
81.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17025
82.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16979
83.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16942
84.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16895
85.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16892
86.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16889
87.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16724
88.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	16705
89.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16660
90.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16646
91.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16624
92.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	16598
93.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16335
94.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	ESP	15977
95.	Laurent DUFAUX 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	15892
96.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	KAZ	15831
97.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15815
98.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15779
99.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15765
100.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15680

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2006. 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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