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	5587	61240	1
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	4074	49541	3
3.	Tadej POGAČAR 2017 - 2026	2017 - 2026	4062	40622	6
4.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 1999 - 2022	1999 - 2022	3571	52332	2
5.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3523	36428	11
6.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	3499	48858	4
7.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3465	40926	5
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	3128	37358	9
9.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	3128	35997	12
10.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	3036	35750	13
11.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	3020	36766	10
12.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2984	34790	15
13.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	2943	35378	14
14.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	2890	40523	7
15.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	2883	34781	16
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2866	30327	22
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2845	29754	25
18.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2001 - 2017	2001 - 2017	2823	31799	19
19.	Primož ROGLIČ 2011 - 2026	2011 - 2026	2818	28899	28
20.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	2769	28998	27
21.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2003 - 2022	2003 - 2022	2681	34078	17
22.	Christopher FROOME 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	2678	27693	30
23.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2024	2009 - 2024	2658	29932	24
24.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2632	37854	8
25.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2616	30623	21
26.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2579	30164	23
27.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	2555	25980	38
28.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2546	32791	18
29.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2520	29727	26
30.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2508	26172	37
31.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2478	26494	36
32.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 1998 - 2016	1998 - 2016	2426	27498	31
33.	Cadel EVANS 1997 - 2015	1997 - 2015	2407	26800	35
34.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2398	24668	42
35.	Wout VAN AERT 2013 - 2026	2013 - 2026	2329	23447	47
36.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2323	24943	41
37.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	2284	26906	33
38.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2276	24480	43
39.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2264	27132	32
40.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2235	23539	45
41.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2193	22002	63
42.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2026	2009 - 2026	2187	23497	46
43.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2183	25597	39
44.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	2181	23259	50
45.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	2162	26903	34
46.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	2156	21947	64
47.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	2132	23086	51
48.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2120	21833	66
49.	Julian ALAPHILIPPE 2011 - 2026	2011 - 2026	2118	22589	55
50.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	2107	21667	68
51.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	2098	22175	60
52.	Philippe GILBERT 2001 - 2022	2001 - 2022	2094	28083	29
53.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	2092	25132	40
54.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	2083	31780	20
55.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	2073	23424	48
56.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	2064	20646	77
57.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	2063	23295	49
58.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2062	22058	62
59.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	2012	20152	80
60.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	2001	21266	71
61.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1969	23838	44
62.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	1959	22753	53
63.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	1936	19364	90
64.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	1928	19922	83
65.	Luis OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1890	19122	96
66.	Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2014 - 2026	2014 - 2026	1886	19048	98
67.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	1886	18866	102
68.	Remco EVENEPOEL 2019 - 2026	2019 - 2026	1886	18860	103
69.	Geraint THOMAS 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	1877	22438	57
70.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1873	19146	95
71.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1866	19808	85
72.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1854	19058	97
73.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 1997 - 2017	1997 - 2017	1849	22771	52
74.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1841	22178	59
75.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	1835	21745	67
76.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1827	21047	73
77.	Michael MATTHEWS 2008 - 2026	2008 - 2026	1824	21880	65
78.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1818	19285	91
79.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1811	22192	58
80.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1811	18193	116
81.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2006 - 2026	2006 - 2026	1810	22524	56
82.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1809	19481	88
83.	Tom DUMOULIN 2010 - 2022	2010 - 2022	1806	18437	108
84.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	1799	21274	70
85.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	1799	18022	123
86.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1796	18811	105
87.	Romain BARDET 2010 - 2025	2010 - 2025	1794	20370	79
88.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1789	20641	78
89.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1789	18943	101
90.	Damiano CUNEGO 2000 - 2022	2000 - 2022	1788	19265	92
91.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1786	18187	117
92.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1781	19564	87
93.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1765	21327	69
94.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1763	17824	127
95.	Jonas VINGEGAARD HANSEN 2015 - 2026	2015 - 2026	1763	17651	132
96.	Alexander KRISTOFF 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1761	21156	72
97.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1760	19422	89
98.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	1759	18035	120
99.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1755	17550	135
100.	Roberto HERAS HERNÁNDEZ 1995 - 2005	1995 - 2005	1730	17306	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.