Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869-2023

Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869 - 2023

#	Rider	Career	Avg Score	Total Score	Rank
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	5384	59058	1
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	3829	46421	2
3.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3269	38582	5
4.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3261	33790	11
5.	Gino BARTALI 1934 - 1954	1934 - 1954	3257	45944	4
6.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 1999 - 2022	1999 - 2022	3088	46214	3
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	2977	35550	9
8.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	2935	35624	8
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1952 - 1969	1952 - 1969	2869	33827	10
10.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	2837	32765	14
11.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	2752	33101	13
12.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	2743	33234	12
13.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	2701	38126	6
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2650	31283	15
15.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2649	28157	22
16.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2001 - 2017	2001 - 2017	2645	29942	18
17.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2635	30693	16
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	2584	27033	24
19.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2506	36234	7
20.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2493	26199	25
21.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2451	28719	21
22.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	2425	24674	32
23.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2330	24235	35
24.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2003 - 2022	2003 - 2022	2319	29765	19
25.	Christopher FROOME 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	2314	23942	37
26.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2310	27310	23
27.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2296	24296	33
28.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2285	29328	20
29.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2023	2009 - 2023	2270	25223	28
30.	Cadel EVANS 1997 - 2015	1997 - 2015	2244	24933	30
31.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2240	24010	36
32.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2214	22828	40
33.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 1998 - 2016	1998 - 2016	2181	24802	31
34.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2128	25508	27
35.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	2121	25069	29
36.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2106	21133	50
37.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2097	22556	41
38.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2081	21973	43
39.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2034	23836	38
40.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	2029	21691	46
41.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	2016	20538	55
42.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	1984	30440	17
43.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	1979	21270	49
44.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	1971	24239	34
45.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	1968	23635	39
46.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	1961	20791	53
47.	Greg LEMOND 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	1942	20016	61
48.	Philippe GILBERT 2001 - 2022	2001 - 2022	1941	26003	26
49.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	1911	21707	45
50.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	1903	19595	63
51.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	1902	20401	58
52.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	1899	21331	47
53.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2023	2009 - 2023	1865	19426	66
54.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	1835	18990	70
55.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1829	22354	42
56.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	1824	19482	64
57.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	1816	21280	48
58.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	1799	18020	81
59.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1795	19015	69
60.	Luís OCAÑA PERNÍA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1769	17909	83
61.	Primož ROGLIČ 2011 - 2023	2011 - 2023	1757	17578	87
62.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	1748	20734	54
63.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1735	17865	84
64.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	1735	17375	92
65.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1732	17738	86
66.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	1726	20375	59
67.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1724	20959	52
68.	Damiano CUNEGO 2002 - 2018	2002 - 2018	1707	18408	77
69.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 1997 - 2017	1997 - 2017	1704	21117	51
70.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1693	18667	73
71.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1691	20521	56
72.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1686	19450	65
73.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1677	19295	67
74.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1677	17810	85
75.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1675	17506	89
76.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1673	20328	60
77.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1664	17975	82
78.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	1662	16627	107
79.	Hugo KOBLET 1946 - 1958	1946 - 1958	1660	17026	101
80.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1657	18207	78
81.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1655	16697	105
82.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	1647	17221	96
83.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1627	16484	111
84.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	1624	21845	44
85.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2007 - 2023	2007 - 2023	1624	18973	71
86.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1619	16269	117
87.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1612	16125	119
88.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1606	17098	100
89.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	1592	18049	79
90.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	1584	20404	57
91.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	1577	17402	91
92.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	1572	16639	106
93.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	1564	16470	112
94.	Alexander KRISTOFF 2006 - 2023	2006 - 2023	1562	17262	94
95.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1558	16493	109
96.	Óscar FREIRE GÓMEZ 1996 - 2012	1996 - 2012	1557	19083	68
97.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	1547	18643	74
98.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	1546	15462	137
99.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	1543	16029	120
100.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	1533	15696	124

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.