France

Ranking 1869 - 2016

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.
1990 - 2004
1990 - 2004 19561
10.
1983 - 1994
1983 - 1994 18110
11.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939 18066
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.
1999 - 2018
1999 - 2018 14545
19.
1907 - 1926
1907 - 1926 14525
20.
1994 - 2010
1994 - 2010 14091
21.
1988 - 2007
1988 - 2007 13887
22.
1943 - 1961
1943 - 1961 13763
23.
1975 - 1995
1975 - 1995 13659
24.
1950 - 1965
1950 - 1965 12960
25.
1946 - 1963
1946 - 1963 12803
26.
1963 - 1977
1963 - 1977 12452
27.
1962 - 1973
1962 - 1973 12349
28.
1955 - 1972
1955 - 1972 12286
29.
1903 - 1914
1903 - 1914 12076
30.
1931 - 1953
1931 - 1953 11839
31.
1952 - 1965
1952 - 1965 11829
32.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 11592
33.
1900 - 1914
1900 - 1914 11542
34.
1930 - 1944
1930 - 1944 11400
35.
1983 - 1996
1983 - 1996 11380
36.
1900 - 1914
1900 - 1914 11302
37.
1945 - 1961
1945 - 1961 11294
38.
1966 - 1976
1966 - 1976 11280
39.
1976 - 1988
1976 - 1988 11260
40.
1984 - 1998
1984 - 1998 11031
41.
1949 - 1963
1949 - 1963 10954
42.
1973 - 1984
1973 - 1984 10937
43.
1947 - 1960
1947 - 1960 10722
44.
1977 - 1991
1977 - 1991 10624
45.
1967 - 1990
1967 - 1990 10604
46.
1964 - 1974
1964 - 1974 10581
47.
1979 - 1994
1979 - 1994 10543
48.
1952 - 1967
1952 - 1967 10496
49.
1999 - 2017
1999 - 2017 10299
50.
1930 - 1946
1930 - 1946 10182
51.
1954 - 1968
1954 - 1968 10127
52.
1967 - 1978
1967 - 1978 10126
53.
1930 - 1949
1930 - 1949 9576
54.
1922 - 1939
1922 - 1939 9410
55.
1929 - 1950
1929 - 1950 9173
56.
1949 - 1959
1949 - 1959 9111
57.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 9037
58.
1931 - 1946
1931 - 1946 8990
59.
1982 - 1997
1982 - 1997 8960
60.
1984 - 1996
1984 - 1996 8635
61.
1934 - 1956
1934 - 1956 8381
62.
1919 - 1929
1919 - 1929 8364
63.
1914 - 1932
1914 - 1932 8324
64.
1996 - 2012
1996 - 2012 8305
65.
1922 - 1951
1922 - 1951 8176
66.
1921 - 1938
1921 - 1938 8020
67.
1930 - 1941
1930 - 1941 7992
68.
1907 - 1914
1907 - 1914 7933
69.
1973 - 1989
1973 - 1989 7767
70.
1953 - 1966
1953 - 1966 7656
71.
1999 - 2013
1999 - 2013 7617
72.
1951 - 1962
1951 - 1962 7574
73.
1971 - 1983
1971 - 1983 7529
74.
1905 - 1914
1905 - 1914 7451
75.
1933 - 1951
1933 - 1951 7440
76.
1990 - 2002
1990 - 2002 7437
77.
1984 - 1995
1984 - 1995 7414
78.
1970 - 1982
1970 - 1982 7356
79.
2010 - 2025
2010 - 2025 7289
80.
1982 - 1992
1982 - 1992 7065
81.
1939 - 1957
1939 - 1957 7052
82.
1968 - 1981
1968 - 1981 7022
83.
2009 - 2023
2009 - 2023 6950
84.
1904 - 1927
1904 - 1927 6928
85.
1991 - 2002
1991 - 2002 6924
86.
1903 - 1912
1903 - 1912 6855
87.
1955 - 1968
1955 - 1968 6779
88.
1912 - 1928
1912 - 1928 6735
89.
1908 - 1924
1908 - 1924 6700
90.
1940 - 1957
1940 - 1957 6615
91.
1974 - 1984
1974 - 1984 6590
92.
1945 - 1958
1945 - 1958 6560
93.
1923 - 1937
1923 - 1937 6560
94.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 6541
95.
1961 - 1973
1961 - 1973 6523
96.
1957 - 1971
1957 - 1971 6464
97.
1927 - 1939
1927 - 1939 6449
98.
1981 - 1995
1981 - 1995 6413
99.
1986 - 1996
1986 - 1996 6411
100.
1960 - 1969
1960 - 1969 6411
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2016. 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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