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	59359
2.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46432
3.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38815
4.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38331
5.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36539
6.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35797
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35751
8.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34296
9.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	34050
10.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	FRA	34029
11.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	BEL	33721
12.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	ITA	33456
13.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31825
14.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29187
15.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28546
16.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27758
17.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26936
18.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25387
19.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25218
20.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24932
21.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24634
22.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	23122
23.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22335
24.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22170
25.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21250
26.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20781
27.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	20744
28.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20641
29.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20512
30.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20082
31.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19768
32.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19743
33.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19100
34.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19088
35.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18785
36.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18579
37.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18529
38.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18280
39.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18164
40.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18073
41.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18011
42.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17861
43.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17579
44.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17494
45.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17323
46.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17299
47.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17238
48.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17061
49.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17000
50.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	16962
51.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
52.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16845
53.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16808
54.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16733
55.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	16726
56.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16589
57.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16564
58.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16408
59.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16332
60.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	16199
61.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15773
62.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15716
63.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15625
64.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15619
65.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15618
66.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15474
67.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15294
68.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15230
69.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	15146
70.	Raphael GÉMINIANI 1944 - 1960	1944 - 1960	FRA	15126
71.	Charly GAUL 1952 - 1965	1952 - 1965	LUX	15047
72.	François FABER 1906 - 1914	1906 - 1914	LUX	15028
73.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ESP	14935
74.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	14812
75.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN 1953 - 1972	1953 - 1972	GER	14758
76.	Pasquale FORNARA 1948 - 1961	1948 - 1961	ITA	14673
77.	Gilbert DESMET I 1950 - 1968	1950 - 1968	BEL	14622
78.	Henri PÉLISSIER 1910 - 1928	1910 - 1928	FRA	14583
79.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	14500
80.	Jean ALAVOINE 1907 - 1926	1907 - 1926	FRA	14499
81.	Adolfo LEONI 1937 - 1952	1937 - 1952	ITA	14302
82.	Julián BERRENDERO MARTÍN 1933 - 1949	1933 - 1949	ESP	14091
83.	Sylvère MAES 1932 - 1948	1932 - 1948	BEL	14051
84.	Maurice DEWAELE 1921 - 1935	1921 - 1935	BEL	14024
85.	Didi THURAU 1974 - 1988	1974 - 1988	GER	13830
86.	Domenico PIEMONTESI 1922 - 1938	1922 - 1938	ITA	13761
87.	Jean ROBIC 1943 - 1961	1943 - 1961	FRA	13751
88.	Fred DEBRUYNE 1953 - 1961	1953 - 1961	BEL	13511
89.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	13409
90.	Angelo CONTERNO 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	ITA	13383
91.	Aldo BINI 1933 - 1955	1933 - 1955	ITA	13379
92.	Louis MOTTIAT 1910 - 1926	1910 - 1926	BEL	13248
93.	Marcel KINT 1934 - 1951	1934 - 1951	BEL	13056
94.	Aldo MOSER 1954 - 1974	1954 - 1974	ITA	13052
95.	Bruno MONTI 1952 - 1960	1952 - 1960	ITA	12995
96.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	12918
97.	François MAHÉ 1950 - 1965	1950 - 1965	FRA	12894
98.	Philippe THYS 1909 - 1927	1909 - 1927	BEL	12811
99.	Gaston REBRY 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	BEL	12787
100.	Marino BASSO 1966 - 1978	1966 - 1978	ITA	12786

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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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