France

Ranking 1869 - 1996

Rider Career Score
1.
1960 - 1977
1960 - 1977 36501
2.
1952 - 1969
1952 - 1969 34237
3.
1975 - 1986
1975 - 1986 34000
4.
1946 - 1962
1946 - 1962 29127
5.
1981 - 1993
1981 - 1993 19802
6.
1951 - 1966
1951 - 1966 19728
7.
1922 - 1942
1922 - 1942 19713
8.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939 18046
9.
1983 - 1994
1983 - 1994 18022
10.
1988 - 2002
1988 - 2002 17571
11.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981 15765
12.
1905 - 1914
1905 - 1914 15585
13.
1952 - 1968
1952 - 1968 15445
14.
1904 - 1928
1904 - 1928 15199
15.
1944 - 1960
1944 - 1960 15097
16.
1910 - 1928
1910 - 1928 14552
17.
1907 - 1926
1907 - 1926 14467
18.
1943 - 1961
1943 - 1961 13729
19.
1975 - 1995
1975 - 1995 13647
20.
1950 - 1965
1950 - 1965 12869
21.
1946 - 1963
1946 - 1963 12742
22.
1962 - 1973
1962 - 1973 12310
23.
1955 - 1972
1955 - 1972 12251
24.
1963 - 1977
1963 - 1977 12168
25.
1903 - 1914
1903 - 1914 11894
26.
1931 - 1953
1931 - 1953 11819
27.
1952 - 1965
1952 - 1965 11799
28.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 11580
29.
1902 - 1914
1902 - 1914 11495
30.
1930 - 1944
1930 - 1944 11384
31.
1984 - 1996
1984 - 1996 11330
32.
1945 - 1961
1945 - 1961 11265
33.
1966 - 1976
1966 - 1976 11245
34.
1976 - 1988
1976 - 1988 11183
35.
1949 - 1963
1949 - 1963 10921
36.
1902 - 1914
1902 - 1914 10848
37.
1975 - 1984
1975 - 1984 10812
38.
1947 - 1960
1947 - 1960 10691
39.
1979 - 1994
1979 - 1994 10534
40.
1964 - 1974
1964 - 1974 10509
41.
1977 - 1991
1977 - 1991 10482
42.
1952 - 1967
1952 - 1967 10471
43.
1967 - 1990
1967 - 1990 10433
44.
1930 - 1946
1930 - 1946 10167
45.
1967 - 1978
1967 - 1978 10125
46.
1954 - 1968
1954 - 1968 10106
47.
1930 - 1949
1930 - 1949 9561
48.
1922 - 1939
1922 - 1939 9395
49.
1984 - 1998
1984 - 1998 9314
50.
1929 - 1950
1929 - 1950 9161
51.
1949 - 1959
1949 - 1959 9084
52.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 9022
53.
1931 - 1946
1931 - 1946 8975
54.
1982 - 1997
1982 - 1997 8918
55.
1990 - 2004
1990 - 2004 8705
56.
1934 - 1956
1934 - 1956 8371
57.
1984 - 1996
1984 - 1996 8365
58.
1919 - 1929
1919 - 1929 8336
59.
1914 - 1932
1914 - 1932 8296
60.
1922 - 1951
1922 - 1951 8166
61.
1921 - 1938
1921 - 1938 8004
62.
1930 - 1941
1930 - 1941 7972
63.
1907 - 1914
1907 - 1914 7871
64.
1953 - 1966
1953 - 1966 7640
65.
1974 - 1989
1974 - 1989 7540
66.
1951 - 1962
1951 - 1962 7535
67.
1933 - 1951
1933 - 1951 7423
68.
1984 - 1995
1984 - 1995 7408
69.
1905 - 1914
1905 - 1914 7324
70.
1970 - 1982
1970 - 1982 7303
71.
1971 - 1983
1971 - 1983 7262
72.
1982 - 1992
1982 - 1992 7050
73.
1939 - 1957
1939 - 1957 7035
74.
1968 - 1981
1968 - 1981 7013
75.
1904 - 1927
1904 - 1927 6901
76.
1903 - 1912
1903 - 1912 6826
77.
1955 - 1968
1955 - 1968 6737
78.
1912 - 1928
1912 - 1928 6710
79.
1908 - 1924
1908 - 1924 6674
80.
1940 - 1957
1940 - 1957 6597
81.
1923 - 1937
1923 - 1937 6557
82.
1974 - 1984
1974 - 1984 6547
83.
1945 - 1958
1945 - 1958 6543
84.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 6538
85.
1961 - 1973
1961 - 1973 6518
86.
1957 - 1971
1957 - 1971 6452
87.
1927 - 1939
1927 - 1939 6442
88.
1986 - 1996
1986 - 1996 6411
89.
1960 - 1969
1960 - 1969 6397
90.
1972 - 1985
1972 - 1985 6383
91.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 6381
92.
1973 - 1985
1973 - 1985 6371
93.
1958 - 1969
1958 - 1969 6351
94.
1975 - 1985
1975 - 1985 6346
95.
1951 - 1965
1951 - 1965 6338
96.
1981 - 1995
1981 - 1995 6325
97.
1914 - 1930
1914 - 1930 6259
98.
1986 - 1997
1986 - 1997 6096
99.
1984 - 1993
1984 - 1993 6063
100.
1924 - 1948
1924 - 1948 6061
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1996. 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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