France

Ranking 1869 - 2002

Rider Career Score
1.
1960 - 1977
1960 - 1977 36553
2.
1951 - 1969
1951 - 1969 34410
3.
1975 - 1986
1975 - 1986 34092
4.
1988 - 2002
1988 - 2002 33400
5.
1946 - 1962
1946 - 1962 29244
6.
1981 - 1993
1981 - 1993 20086
7.
1951 - 1966
1951 - 1966 19826
8.
1922 - 1942
1922 - 1942 19746
9.
1983 - 1994
1983 - 1994 18110
10.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939 18066
11.
1990 - 2004
1990 - 2004 17651
12.
1904 - 1914
1904 - 1914 15795
13.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981 15765
14.
1952 - 1968
1952 - 1968 15482
15.
1904 - 1928
1904 - 1928 15261
16.
1944 - 1960
1944 - 1960 15141
17.
1910 - 1928
1910 - 1928 14611
18.
1907 - 1926
1907 - 1926 14525
19.
1943 - 1961
1943 - 1961 13763
20.
1975 - 1995
1975 - 1995 13659
21.
1950 - 1965
1950 - 1965 12960
22.
1946 - 1963
1946 - 1963 12803
23.
1963 - 1977
1963 - 1977 12452
24.
1962 - 1973
1962 - 1973 12349
25.
1955 - 1972
1955 - 1972 12286
26.
1903 - 1914
1903 - 1914 12076
27.
1931 - 1953
1931 - 1953 11839
28.
1952 - 1965
1952 - 1965 11829
29.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 11592
30.
1900 - 1914
1900 - 1914 11542
31.
1930 - 1944
1930 - 1944 11400
32.
1983 - 1996
1983 - 1996 11380
33.
1900 - 1914
1900 - 1914 11302
34.
1945 - 1961
1945 - 1961 11294
35.
1966 - 1976
1966 - 1976 11280
36.
1976 - 1988
1976 - 1988 11260
37.
1984 - 1998
1984 - 1998 11031
38.
1949 - 1963
1949 - 1963 10954
39.
1973 - 1984
1973 - 1984 10937
40.
1947 - 1960
1947 - 1960 10722
41.
1977 - 1991
1977 - 1991 10624
42.
1967 - 1990
1967 - 1990 10604
43.
1964 - 1974
1964 - 1974 10581
44.
1979 - 1994
1979 - 1994 10543
45.
1952 - 1967
1952 - 1967 10496
46.
1988 - 2007
1988 - 2007 10398
47.
1930 - 1946
1930 - 1946 10182
48.
1954 - 1968
1954 - 1968 10127
49.
1967 - 1978
1967 - 1978 10126
50.
1930 - 1949
1930 - 1949 9576
51.
1922 - 1939
1922 - 1939 9410
52.
1929 - 1950
1929 - 1950 9173
53.
1949 - 1959
1949 - 1959 9111
54.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 9037
55.
1931 - 1946
1931 - 1946 8990
56.
1982 - 1997
1982 - 1997 8960
57.
1984 - 1996
1984 - 1996 8635
58.
1934 - 1956
1934 - 1956 8381
59.
1919 - 1929
1919 - 1929 8364
60.
1914 - 1932
1914 - 1932 8324
61.
1922 - 1951
1922 - 1951 8176
62.
1921 - 1938
1921 - 1938 8020
63.
1930 - 1941
1930 - 1941 7992
64.
1907 - 1914
1907 - 1914 7933
65.
1973 - 1989
1973 - 1989 7767
66.
1953 - 1966
1953 - 1966 7656
67.
1951 - 1962
1951 - 1962 7574
68.
1971 - 1983
1971 - 1983 7529
69.
1905 - 1914
1905 - 1914 7451
70.
1933 - 1951
1933 - 1951 7440
71.
1990 - 2002
1990 - 2002 7437
72.
1984 - 1995
1984 - 1995 7414
73.
1970 - 1982
1970 - 1982 7356
74.
1994 - 2010
1994 - 2010 7257
75.
1982 - 1992
1982 - 1992 7065
76.
1939 - 1957
1939 - 1957 7052
77.
1968 - 1981
1968 - 1981 7022
78.
1904 - 1927
1904 - 1927 6928
79.
1991 - 2002
1991 - 2002 6924
80.
1903 - 1912
1903 - 1912 6855
81.
1955 - 1968
1955 - 1968 6779
82.
1912 - 1928
1912 - 1928 6735
83.
1908 - 1924
1908 - 1924 6700
84.
1940 - 1957
1940 - 1957 6615
85.
1974 - 1984
1974 - 1984 6590
86.
1945 - 1958
1945 - 1958 6560
87.
1923 - 1937
1923 - 1937 6560
88.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 6541
89.
1961 - 1973
1961 - 1973 6523
90.
1957 - 1971
1957 - 1971 6464
91.
1927 - 1939
1927 - 1939 6449
92.
1981 - 1995
1981 - 1995 6413
93.
1986 - 1996
1986 - 1996 6411
94.
1960 - 1969
1960 - 1969 6411
95.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 6400
96.
1975 - 1985
1975 - 1985 6395
97.
1972 - 1985
1972 - 1985 6385
98.
1973 - 1985
1973 - 1985 6377
99.
1986 - 1997
1986 - 1997 6377
100.
1958 - 1969
1958 - 1969 6363
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2002. 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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