Ranking 1869-1987

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Ranking 1869-1987

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59366
2.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46469
3.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38893
4.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38332
5.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36534
6.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35824
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35795
8.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34302
9.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	34056
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34031
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33790
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33525
13.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31839
14.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29196
15.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28596
16.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27817
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26898
18.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25388
19.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25220
20.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24933
21.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24639
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	23173
23.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22389
24.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22234
25.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21251
26.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20962
27.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	20772
28.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20643
29.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20516
30.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20140
31.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19778
32.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19728
33.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19104
34.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19101
35.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18838
36.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18603
37.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18524
38.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18403
39.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18165
40.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18054
41.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18011
42.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17929
43.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17599
44.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17493
45.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17321
46.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17311
47.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17242
48.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17066
49.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17016
50.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	16979
51.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16958
52.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16922
53.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16848
54.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	16810
55.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16737
56.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1981	1962 - 1981	NED	16589
57.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16565
58.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16465
59.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16323
60.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	16202
61.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15773
62.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15717
63.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15672
64.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15652
65.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15629
66.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15474
67.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15305
68.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15239
69.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	15147
70.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15131
71.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15042
72.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	15037
73.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14956
74.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	14813
75.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14767
76.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14732
77.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14711
78.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14590
79.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14508
80.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	14505
81.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14381
82.	Maurice DEWAELE 1920 - 1935	1920 - 1935	BEL	14129
83.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14110
84.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14095
85.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	13829
86.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13763
87.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13753
88.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13524
89.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13455
90.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13429
91.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	13410
92.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13255
93.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13132
94.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13058
95.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	13019
96.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12948
97.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	12921
98.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	12851
99.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	12817
100.	Gaston REBRY 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	BEL	12800

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1987. 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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