Ranking 1869-2002

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Ranking 1869-2002

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#	Rider	Career	Country	Score
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	BEL	59359
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	IRL	46909
3.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	ITA	46432
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	ITA	38819
5.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	NED	38331
6.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	FRA	36539
7.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	BEL	35797
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	ITA	35751
9.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	FRA	34296
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.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	FRA	33170
14.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	ITA	31825
15.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	FRA	29187
16.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	ITA	28546
17.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	ITA	27758
18.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	ESP	27421
19.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	ITA	26936
20.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25673
21.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25218
22.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24932
23.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24634
24.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24578
25.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24479
26.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24126
27.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22870
28.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22335
29.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22170
30.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22020
31.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21967
32.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21618
33.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21512
34.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	21365
35.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21250
36.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21106
37.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	20943
38.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20781
39.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20708
40.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20641
41.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20624
42.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20512
43.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20279
44.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20082
45.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	19977
46.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	19831
47.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19768
48.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19743
49.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19217
50.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19100
51.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19088
52.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18785
53.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18579
54.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18529
55.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18280
56.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18164
57.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18073
58.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18053
59.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18011
60.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	17967
61.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17861
62.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	17747
63.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17729
64.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17650
65.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17629
66.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	17616
67.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17579
68.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17494
69.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17453
70.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17435
71.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17359
72.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17299
73.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17295
74.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17238
75.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17061
76.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17000
77.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
78.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16864
79.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16845
80.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16808
81.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	16768
82.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16733
83.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16702
84.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16589
85.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16564
86.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16468
87.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16408
88.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16332
89.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	16245
90.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	15962
91.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15773
92.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15724
93.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15716
94.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15625
95.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15619
96.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15618
97.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15474
98.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15294
99.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	15246
100.	Eugène CHRISTOPHE 1904 - 1928	1904 - 1928	FRA	15230

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2002. 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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