Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869-2020

Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869 - 2020

#	Rider	Career	Avg Score	Total Score	Rank
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1964 - 1978	1964 - 1978	5324	57982	1
2.	Sean KELLY 1977 - 1994	1977 - 1994	3772	45635	2
3.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3254	38249	5
4.	Gino BARTALI 1934 - 1954	1934 - 1954	3235	45547	3
5.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3184	32945	10
6.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 2002 - 2020	2002 - 2020	3057	41297	4
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	2942	35029	8
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	2903	35002	9
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1952 - 1969	1952 - 1969	2803	32592	12
10.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	2742	31429	14
11.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	2735	32870	11
12.	Rik VAN LOOY 1953 - 1970	1953 - 1970	2694	32583	13
13.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1969 - 1987	1969 - 1987	2647	37310	6
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2635	31069	15
15.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2002 - 2017	2002 - 2017	2631	29703	18
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2623	27903	20
17.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2604	30149	16
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN 1984 - 1996	1984 - 1996	2529	26294	24
19.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2483	25991	25
20.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2454	35419	7
21.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2421	28305	19
22.	Jan JANSSEN 1960 - 1973	1960 - 1973	2371	23966	32
23.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2308	27288	23
24.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2308	23914	33
25.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2005 - 2020	2005 - 2020	2307	27308	22
26.	Christopher FROOME 2007 - 2020	2007 - 2020	2298	23231	35
27.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2285	24177	31
28.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2020	2009 - 2020	2252	22652	38
29.	Cadel EVANS 1999 - 2015	1999 - 2015	2222	24521	27
30.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2218	23742	34
31.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2182	27789	21
32.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2164	22089	40
33.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	2163	24437	29
34.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2107	24763	26
35.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1985 - 1999	1985 - 1999	2088	22459	39
36.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1964 - 1981	1964 - 1981	2067	24434	30
37.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2055	21580	41
38.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2010	20124	56
39.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1988	21182	45
40.	Phil ANDERSON 1980 - 1994	1980 - 1994	1987	23133	37
41.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	1977	20132	55
42.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2019	1991 - 2019	1971	29992	17
43.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	1937	23136	36
44.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	1937	20720	49
45.	Philippe GILBERT 2002 - 2020	2002 - 2020	1911	24468	28
46.	Greg LEMOND 1981 - 1994	1981 - 1994	1892	19483	62
47.	Gianni BUGNO 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	1887	20247	52
48.	Paolo BETTINI 1997 - 2008	1997 - 2008	1885	19940	58
49.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2006 - 2020	2006 - 2020	1882	20829	48
50.	Marino LEJARRETA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	1879	21370	42
51.	Pedro DELGADO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	1874	20942	46
52.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	1860	19159	64
53.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1991 - 2005	1991 - 2005	1818	18744	66
54.	Antonin MAGNE 1923 - 1942	1923 - 1942	1807	19171	63
55.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	1784	20450	51
56.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	1783	17856	77
57.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1763	18588	69
58.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1748	21370	43
59.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1730	17722	79
60.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1721	20839	47
61.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1977 - 1991	1977 - 1991	1721	20226	54
62.	Luis OCAÑA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1702	17231	82
63.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1700	17138	85
64.	Jan RAAS 1975 - 1985	1975 - 1985	1700	17011	87
65.	Damiano CUNEGO 2002 - 2018	2002 - 2018	1697	18275	71
66.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1979 - 2000	1979 - 2000	1671	19610	61
67.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2020	2009 - 2020	1670	16741	91
68.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1664	19960	57
69.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1661	17289	81
70.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1660	18274	72
71.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1657	17904	76
72.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	1656	16567	97
73.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1655	20518	50
74.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1651	16662	92
75.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1650	18986	65
76.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	1636	16757	90
77.	Miguel POBLET 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1633	17961	75
78.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1632	19675	60
79.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1632	18730	67
80.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1605	16051	103
81.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	1604	16622	94
82.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1599	16210	101
83.	Abraham OLANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1588	15915	109
84.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	1581	21252	44
85.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	1579	20240	53
86.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1574	16628	93
87.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1564	16575	95
88.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	1559	17183	84
89.	Erik BREUKINK 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	1545	16189	102
90.	Miguel María LASA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	1533	17200	83
91.	Óscar FREIRE GÓMEZ 1998 - 2012	1998 - 2012	1529	18617	68
92.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	1528	15288	120
93.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1905 - 1914	1905 - 1914	1524	15244	122
94.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	1516	18229	73
95.	Ivan BASSO 1998 - 2015	1998 - 2015	1514	16540	98
96.	Michele BARTOLI 1992 - 2004	1992 - 2004	1514	16012	105
97.	Andrei TCHMIL 1989 - 2002	1989 - 2002	1511	15982	106
98.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	1510	15415	115
99.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	1507	15643	112
100.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2007 - 2020	2007 - 2020	1502	15398	116

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.