Ranking 1869-1979

Rider Career Country Score
1.
1963 - 1978
1963 - 1978
BEL
59366
2.
1931 - 1954
1931 - 1954
ITA
46471
3.
1960 - 1977
1960 - 1977
FRA
36533
4.
1963 - 1979
1963 - 1979
ITA
35795
5.
1951 - 1969
1951 - 1969
FRA
34301
6.
1952 - 1970
1952 - 1970
BEL
33811
7.
1938 - 1959
1938 - 1959
ITA
33528
8.
1912 - 1936
1912 - 1936
ITA
31840
9.
1967 - 1988
1967 - 1988
BEL
31540
10.
1946 - 1962
1946 - 1962
FRA
29197
11.
1938 - 1956
1938 - 1956
ITA
28597
12.
1961 - 1978
1961 - 1978
ITA
27817
13.
1921 - 1942
1921 - 1942
ITA
26898
14.
1966 - 1987
1966 - 1987
NED
25817
15.
1959 - 1973
1959 - 1973
NED
24935
16.
1940 - 1957
1940 - 1957
SUI
24639
17.
1963 - 1981
1963 - 1981
BEL
24297
18.
1971 - 1988
1971 - 1988
ITA
23079
19.
1941 - 1956
1941 - 1956
BEL
22389
20.
1945 - 1963
1945 - 1963
BEL
22253
21.
1922 - 1934
1922 - 1934
LUX
20962
22.
1964 - 1979
1964 - 1979
BEL
20643
23.
1951 - 1966
1951 - 1966
FRA
19783
24.
1922 - 1942
1922 - 1942
FRA
19729
25.
1971 - 1987
1971 - 1987
BEL
19183
26.
1943 - 1966
1943 - 1966
BEL
19123
27.
1962 - 1977
1962 - 1977
BEL
19116
28.
1939 - 1959
1939 - 1959
BEL
18839
29.
1928 - 1945
1928 - 1945
ITA
18603
30.
1945 - 1962
1945 - 1962
ESP
18522
31.
1952 - 1964
1952 - 1964
ITA
18401
32.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939
FRA
18055
33.
1965 - 1977
1965 - 1977
ESP
18011
34.
1963 - 1976
1963 - 1976
ITA
17929
35.
1962 - 1976
1962 - 1976
ITA
17598
36.
1944 - 1958
1944 - 1958
SUI
17312
37.
1964 - 1979
1964 - 1979
ESP
17245
38.
1914 - 1932
1914 - 1932
ITA
17068
39.
1928 - 1947
1928 - 1947
BEL
17017
40.
1948 - 1965
1948 - 1965
NED
16968
41.
1919 - 1929
1919 - 1929
ITA
16923
42.
1964 - 1976
1964 - 1976
ITA
16848
43.
1959 - 1971
1959 - 1971
GER
16737
44.
1962 - 1981
1962 - 1981
NED
16602
45.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981
ESP
16466
46.
1961 - 1970
1961 - 1970
ITA
16464
47.
1954 - 1965
1954 - 1965
BEL
16322
48.
1951 - 1965
1951 - 1965
ITA
15671
49.
1926 - 1943
1926 - 1943
ESP
15652
50.
1904 - 1914
1904 - 1914
FRA
15631
51.
1967 - 1985
1967 - 1985
ITA
15608
52.
1952 - 1968
1952 - 1968
FRA
15473
53.
1966 - 1987
1966 - 1987
BEL
15371
54.
1903 - 1931
1903 - 1931
ITA
15306
55.
1904 - 1928
1904 - 1928
FRA
15240
56.
1944 - 1960
1944 - 1960
FRA
15131
57.
1952 - 1965
1952 - 1965
LUX
15041
58.
1906 - 1914
1906 - 1914
LUX
15038
59.
1951 - 1965
1951 - 1965
ESP
14956
60.
1953 - 1972
1953 - 1972
GER
14767
61.
1950 - 1968
1950 - 1968
BEL
14731
62.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981
FRA
14717
63.
1948 - 1961
1948 - 1961
ITA
14710
64.
1910 - 1928
1910 - 1928
FRA
14592
65.
1907 - 1926
1907 - 1926
FRA
14509
66.
1937 - 1952
1937 - 1952
ITA
14381
67.
1920 - 1935
1920 - 1935
BEL
14129
68.
1932 - 1948
1932 - 1948
BEL
14110
69.
1933 - 1949
1933 - 1949
ESP
14096
70.
1971 - 1988
1971 - 1988
NED
13938
71.
1968 - 1984
1968 - 1984
POR
13885
72.
1922 - 1938
1922 - 1938
ITA
13763
73.
1943 - 1961
1943 - 1961
FRA
13754
74.
1953 - 1961
1953 - 1961
BEL
13523
75.
1950 - 1965
1950 - 1965
ITA
13455
76.
1933 - 1955
1933 - 1955
ITA
13429
77.
1910 - 1926
1910 - 1926
BEL
13256
78.
1954 - 1974
1954 - 1974
ITA
13131
79.
1934 - 1951
1934 - 1951
BEL
13058
80.
1952 - 1960
1952 - 1960
ITA
13018
81.
1950 - 1965
1950 - 1965
FRA
12953
82.
1966 - 1978
1966 - 1978
ITA
12851
83.
1909 - 1927
1909 - 1927
BEL
12818
84.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939
BEL
12800
85.
1946 - 1963
1946 - 1963
FRA
12770
86.
1960 - 1976
1960 - 1976
GER
12732
87.
1912 - 1931
1912 - 1931
BEL
12588
88.
1975 - 1986
1975 - 1986
FRA
12569
89.
1971 - 1984
1971 - 1984
BEL
12541
90.
1962 - 1973
1962 - 1973
FRA
12324
91.
1911 - 1926
1911 - 1926
ITA
12291
92.
1955 - 1972
1955 - 1972
FRA
12278
93.
1962 - 1978
1962 - 1978
BEL
12278
94.
1954 - 1968
1954 - 1968
ESP
12200
95.
1962 - 1977
1962 - 1977
BEL
12179
96.
1963 - 1977
1963 - 1977
FRA
12178
97.
1905 - 1915
1905 - 1915
ITA
12107
98.
1958 - 1967
1958 - 1967
GBR
12101
99.
1942 - 1961
1942 - 1961
BEL
12084
100.
1903 - 1914
1903 - 1914
FRA
12008
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1979. Use the year and country filters below to look at the same overall ranking until a specific year in the past and/or for a specific country. Riders score points based on their results in the races. These points depend on the (historic) importance of the race, the competition during the race and the toughness of the course. 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.

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