United States

Ranking 1869 - 1997

Rider Career Score
1.
1978 - 1994
1978 - 1994 20250
2.
1982 - 1996
1982 - 1996 12999
3.
1990 - 2011
1990 - 2011 5642
4.
1982 - 1995
1982 - 1995 3709
5.
1977 - 1987
1977 - 1987 3236
6.
1989 - 2000
1989 - 2000 2777
7.
1978 - 1993
1978 - 1993 2761
8.
1933 - 1948
1933 - 1948 2476
9.
1987 - 1998
1987 - 1998 1291
10.
1987 - 1998
1987 - 1998 1222
11.
1884 - 1897
1884 - 1897 1220
12.
1993 - 2012
1993 - 2012 1183
13.
1992 - 2008
1992 - 2008 1183
14.
1983 - 1996
1983 - 1996 1167
15.
1981 - 1993
1981 - 1993 1164
16.
1984 - 1993
1984 - 1993 1133
17.
1897 - 1901
1897 - 1901 1010
18.
1883 - 1896
1883 - 1896 985
19.
1882 - 1888
1882 - 1888 982
20.
1891 - 1900
1891 - 1900 966
21.
1987 - 1998
1987 - 1998 887
22.
1891 - 1908
1891 - 1908 790
23.
1984 - 2000
1984 - 2000 780
24.
1983 - 1989
1983 - 1989 754
25.
1882 - 1889
1882 - 1889 751
26.
1885 - 1889
1885 - 1889 722
27.
1984 - 2007
1984 - 2007 721
28.
1990 - 2000
1990 - 2000 659
29.
1993 - 2000
1993 - 2000 569
30.
1991 - 2003
1991 - 2003 554
31.
1987 - 1997
1987 - 1997 530
32.
1976 - 1983
1976 - 1983 525
33.
1887 - 1889
1887 - 1889 513
34.
1993 - 2002
1993 - 2002 507
35.
1887 - 1888
1887 - 1888 505
36.
1884 - 1889
1884 - 1889 502
37.
1994 - 2009
1994 - 2009 489
38.
1891 - 1898
1891 - 1898 487
39.
1991 - 2009
1991 - 2009 476
40.
1982 - 2007
1982 - 2007 476
41.
1886 - 1890
1886 - 1890 472
42.
1889 - 1896
1889 - 1896 456
43.
1995 - 2019
1995 - 2019 442
44.
1988 - 2000
1988 - 2000 407
45.
1879 - 1879
1879 - 1879 389
46.
1896 - 1897
1896 - 1897 364
47.
1989 - 2004
1989 - 2004 344
48.
1884 - 1886
1884 - 1886 343
49.
1883 - 1886
1883 - 1886 320
50.
1883 - 1891
1883 - 1891 319
51.
1893 - 1897
1893 - 1897 317
52.
1984 - 1988
1984 - 1988 304
53.
1992 - 2003
1992 - 2003 289
54.
1886 - 1888
1886 - 1888 271
55.
1886 - 1889
1886 - 1889 260
56.
1934 - 1947
1934 - 1947 259
57.
1976 - 1983
1976 - 1983 241
58.
1995 - 2006
1995 - 2006 240
59.
1984 - 1992
1984 - 1992 239
60.
1888 - 1889
1888 - 1889 235
61.
1883 - 1889
1883 - 1889 232
62.
1987 - 1996
1987 - 1996 228
63.
1871 - 1887
1871 - 1887 221
64.
1993 - 2003
1993 - 2003 220
65.
1987 - 1997
1987 - 1997 220
66.
1990 - 1997
1990 - 1997 219
67.
1981 - 1989
1981 - 1989 218
68.
1979 - 1992
1979 - 1992 213
69.
1888 - 1891
1888 - 1891 212
70.
1879 - 1880
1879 - 1880 208
71.
1896 - 1897
1896 - 1897 204
72.
1988 - 1993
1988 - 1993 196
73.
1886 - 1891
1886 - 1891 193
74.
1879 - 1879
1879 - 1879 187
75.
1883 - 1885
1883 - 1885 185
76.
1879 - 1879
1879 - 1879 182
77.
1912 - 1912
1912 - 1912 182
78.
1994 - 2003
1994 - 2003 177
79.
1883 - 1886
1883 - 1886 176
80.
1882 - 1883
1882 - 1883 176
81.
1882 - 1887
1882 - 1887 175
82.
1883 - 1883
1883 - 1883 175
83.
1896 - 1897
1896 - 1897 174
84.
1993 - 2015
1993 - 2015 173
85.
1897 - 1899
1897 - 1899 172
86.
1978 - 1989
1978 - 1989 171
87.
1897 - 1899
1897 - 1899 170
88.
1882 - 1884
1882 - 1884 167
89.
1982 - 2000
1982 - 2000 164
90.
1987 - 1995
1987 - 1995 161
91.
1883 - 1883
1883 - 1883 158
92.
1887 - 1889
1887 - 1889 155
93.
1886 - 1887
1886 - 1887 155
94.
1984 - 1989
1984 - 1989 154
95.
1975 - 1985
1975 - 1985 150
96.
1886 - 1889
1886 - 1889 149
97.
1993 - 1998
1993 - 1998 149
98.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 149
99.
1879 - 1879
1879 - 1879 146
100.
1893 - 1893
1893 - 1893 146
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1997. 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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