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	5542	60741	1
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	3963	48132	4
3.	Tadej POGAČAR 2017 - 2026	2017 - 2026	3816	38160	7
4.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 1999 - 2022	1999 - 2022	3488	51429	2
5.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3462	35811	11
6.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	3459	48199	3
7.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3434	40406	5
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	3101	37045	9
9.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	3033	34946	14
10.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	2990	35262	12
11.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	2985	36385	10
12.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2960	34541	15
13.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	2911	34991	13
14.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	2855	34404	16
15.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	2853	40039	6
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2836	30027	23
17.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2001 - 2017	2001 - 2017	2809	31620	19
18.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2802	29322	25
19.	Primož ROGLIČ 2011 - 2026	2011 - 2026	2750	27755	28
20.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	2717	28441	27
21.	Christopher FROOME 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	2634	27256	30
22.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2615	37648	8
23.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2024	2009 - 2024	2609	29359	24
24.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2593	30357	21
25.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2003 - 2022	2003 - 2022	2589	33115	17
26.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2577	30151	22
27.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	2509	25527	38
28.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2486	29277	26
29.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2474	25825	36
30.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2466	31716	18
31.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2415	25801	37
32.	Cadel EVANS 1997 - 2015	1997 - 2015	2359	26298	35
33.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 1998 - 2016	1998 - 2016	2355	26718	31
34.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2312	23810	43
35.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2296	24669	41
36.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	2254	26555	33
37.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2234	24034	42
38.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2219	26650	32
39.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2205	23246	45
40.	Wout VAN AERT 2013 - 2026	2013 - 2026	2180	21843	59
41.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2178	21853	58
42.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	2151	22971	47
43.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2026	2009 - 2026	2142	22900	48
44.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2124	24930	39
45.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	2123	26368	34
46.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	2109	21484	66
47.	Julian ALAPHILIPPE 2011 - 2026	2011 - 2026	2105	22323	53
48.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	2074	22510	50
49.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	2069	24702	40
50.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	2068	31505	20
51.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2068	21309	67
52.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	2064	20640	74
53.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	2061	21808	60
54.	Philippe GILBERT 2001 - 2022	2001 - 2022	2051	27441	29
55.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	2051	21098	68
56.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	2044	23130	46
57.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2027	21714	62
58.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	2003	22523	49
59.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	1978	19807	80
60.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	1960	20851	71
61.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1914	23262	44
62.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	1901	22183	54
63.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	1896	19604	84
64.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	1886	18866	92
65.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	1866	18664	97
66.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1862	19689	83
67.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1856	18786	94
68.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1837	18787	93
69.	Geraint THOMAS 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	1829	21919	57
70.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 1997 - 2017	1997 - 2017	1815	22387	52
71.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	1815	21524	65
72.	Michael MATTHEWS 2008 - 2026	2008 - 2026	1809	21673	64
73.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1802	21779	61
74.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1801	22004	56
75.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1798	19360	88
76.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1796	18470	101
77.	Damiano CUNEGO 2000 - 2022	2000 - 2022	1786	19246	89
78.	Remco EVENEPOEL 2019 - 2026	2019 - 2026	1784	17840	111
79.	Tom DUMOULIN 2010 - 2022	2010 - 2022	1782	18193	107
80.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1774	20464	76
81.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	1774	17772	115
82.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2006 - 2026	2006 - 2026	1771	22008	55
83.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1770	19454	85
84.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	1766	20939	70
85.	Romain BARDET 2010 - 2025	2010 - 2025	1763	20056	78
86.	Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2014 - 2026	2014 - 2026	1760	17697	118
87.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1759	18686	96
88.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1757	18624	100
89.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1755	18388	104
90.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1753	17855	110
91.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1746	17538	120
92.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1741	21059	69
93.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1737	19133	90
94.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1734	19986	79
95.	Alexander KRISTOFF 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1732	20840	72
96.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	1729	17733	117
97.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1727	17420	128
98.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1711	17118	134
99.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	1703	17791	113
100.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	1695	16955	138

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.