Ranking 1869-1979

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Ranking 1869-1979

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59359
2.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46432
3.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36539
4.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35751
5.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34296
6.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33721
7.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33456
8.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31825
9.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	31521
10.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29187
11.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28546
12.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27758
13.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26936
14.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	25796
15.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24932
16.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24634
17.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	24285
18.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	23021
19.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22335
20.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22170
21.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20781
22.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20641
23.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19768
24.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19743
25.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	19182
26.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19100
27.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19088
28.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18785
29.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18579
30.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18529
31.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18280
32.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18073
33.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18011
34.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17861
35.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17579
36.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17299
37.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17238
38.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17061
39.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17000
40.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
41.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16845
42.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16808
43.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16733
44.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16589
45.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	16460
46.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16408
47.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16332
48.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15625
49.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15619
50.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15618
51.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	15564
52.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15474
53.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	15371
54.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15294
55.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15230
56.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15126
57.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15047
58.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	15028
59.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14935
60.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14758
61.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	14717
62.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14673
63.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14622
64.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14583
65.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14499
66.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14302
67.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14091
68.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14051
69.	Maurice DEWAELE 1921 - 1935	1921 - 1935	BEL	14024
70.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	13916
71.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	13884
72.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13761
73.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13751
74.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13511
75.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13383
76.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13379
77.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13248
78.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13056
79.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13052
80.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	12995
81.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12894
82.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	12811
83.	Gaston REBRY 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	BEL	12787
84.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	12786
85.	Antonin ROLLAND 1946 - 1963	1946 - 1963	FRA	12769
86.	Rolf WOLFSHOHL 1960 - 1976	1960 - 1976	GER	12733
87.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	12568
88.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	12537
89.	Lucien AIMAR 1962 - 1973	1962 - 1973	FRA	12322
90.	Félix SELLIER 1912 - 1931	1912 - 1931	BEL	12318
91.	Angelo GREMO 1911 - 1926	1911 - 1926	ITA	12281
92.	Jean GRACZYK 1955 - 1972	1955 - 1972	FRA	12277
93.	Roger SWERTS 1962 - 1978	1962 - 1978	BEL	12277
94.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ 1954 - 1968	1954 - 1968	ESP	12208
95.	Raymond DELISLE 1963 - 1977	1963 - 1977	FRA	12178
96.	Jos HUYSMANS 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	12178
97.	Luigi GANNA 1905 - 1915	1905 - 1915	ITA	12098
98.	Tom SIMPSON 1958 - 1967	1958 - 1967	GBR	11960
99.	Franco BALMAMION 1960 - 1972	1960 - 1972	ITA	11930
100.	Francisco GALDÓS GAUNA 1968 - 1980	1968 - 1980	ESP	11923

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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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