Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869-2026

Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869 - 2026

#	Rider	Career	Avg Score	Total Score	Rank
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	5713	62598	1
2.	Tadej POGAČAR 2017 - 2026	2017 - 2026	4624	46247	5
3.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	4242	51541	3
4.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 1999 - 2022	1999 - 2022	3693	53815	2
5.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	3642	50555	4
6.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3627	37470	10
7.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3551	42112	6
8.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	3232	37050	12
9.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	3201	38181	9
10.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	3118	36593	13
11.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	3073	37443	11
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	3000	36094	14
13.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2997	34965	16
14.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	2959	35675	15
15.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2953	31197	22
16.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	2952	41257	7
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2908	30487	25
18.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2001 - 2017	2001 - 2017	2907	32647	19
19.	Primož ROGLIČ 2011 - 2026	2011 - 2026	2873	29729	27
20.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	2828	29628	28
21.	Christopher FROOME 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	2758	28546	30
22.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2003 - 2022	2003 - 2022	2736	34887	17
23.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2024	2009 - 2024	2733	30779	23
24.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2682	38391	8
25.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2669	34357	18
26.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2666	31226	21
27.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	2643	26853	38
28.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2614	30689	24
29.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2589	30260	26
30.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2583	27760	33
31.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2576	26926	37
32.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 1998 - 2016	1998 - 2016	2491	28185	31
33.	Cadel EVANS 1997 - 2015	1997 - 2015	2471	27449	34
34.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2456	25247	43
35.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2380	25514	41
36.	Wout VAN AERT 2013 - 2026	2013 - 2026	2376	23914	50
37.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2360	25419	42
38.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2330	24494	44
39.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	2327	27425	35
40.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2315	27881	32
41.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2273	26612	39
42.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	2264	23023	58
43.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	2248	23926	49
44.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2241	22482	65
45.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2026	2009 - 2026	2237	24209	47
46.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2205	22719	64
47.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	2197	27354	36
48.	Remco EVENEPOEL 2019 - 2026	2019 - 2026	2196	21961	70
49.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	2179	22391	66
50.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	2178	23628	51
51.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	2156	22757	62
52.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2150	22977	59
53.	Julian ALAPHILIPPE 2011 - 2026	2011 - 2026	2148	23025	57
54.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	2141	24215	45
55.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	2140	24167	48
56.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	2134	25638	40
57.	Philippe GILBERT 2001 - 2022	2001 - 2022	2126	28585	29
58.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	2120	32318	20
59.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	2095	20950	79
60.	Jonas VINGEGAARD HANSEN 2015 - 2026	2015 - 2026	2082	20838	81
61.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	2058	21865	72
62.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	2057	20596	82
63.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	2010	20103	90
64.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	2009	23294	54
65.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1993	24210	46
66.	Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2014 - 2026	2014 - 2026	1976	19950	93
67.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	1961	20277	87
68.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1959	20096	91
69.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1932	19742	97
70.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1931	19534	101
71.	Geraint THOMAS 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	1915	23042	56
72.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	1912	19124	112
73.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1907	22128	69
74.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 1997 - 2017	1997 - 2017	1885	23231	55
75.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1877	19918	94
76.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	1875	22232	68
77.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1869	19831	95
78.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1868	19613	100
79.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1867	20084	92
80.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2006 - 2026	2006 - 2026	1866	23339	52
81.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1866	18743	118
82.	Michael MATTHEWS 2008 - 2026	2008 - 2026	1858	22835	61
83.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1858	22356	67
84.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1847	20214	88
85.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	1845	21817	73
86.	Romain BARDET 2010 - 2025	2010 - 2025	1845	20923	80
87.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1843	22745	63
88.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	1840	18839	115
89.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1839	18715	120
90.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	1839	18419	127
91.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1834	19407	104
92.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1828	21080	77
93.	Tom DUMOULIN 2010 - 2022	2010 - 2022	1824	18619	123
94.	Damiano CUNEGO 2000 - 2022	2000 - 2022	1823	19656	98
95.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1815	21880	71
96.	Alexander KRISTOFF 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1814	21803	74
97.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1812	18125	136
98.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1809	18310	133
99.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1793	19759	96
100.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	1791	17919	137

About this ranking

This is the top 10 year average all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world since 1869. The ranking is calculated as follows:

Take the top 150 riders of the overall ranking.
Take for each rider the best 10 years in their career.
Divide this score by 10.
Display the top 100 of this list, combined with their overall score and rank.

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.