Ranking 1869-2004

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Ranking 1869-2004

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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.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	USA	26290
21.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	NED	25673
22.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	BEL	25218
23.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	NED	24932
24.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	SUI	24634
25.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	SUI	24578
26.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	ITA	24479
27.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	AUS	24126
28.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	GER	23221
29.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	22870
30.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	BEL	22653
31.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	BEL	22335
32.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	BEL	22170
33.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	ESP	21967
34.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	21948
35.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	ESP	21618
36.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	IRL	21512
37.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	BEL	21250
38.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	ITA	21106
39.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	BEL	20943
40.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	GER	20877
41.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	LUX	20781
42.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	ITA	20739
43.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	ITA	20708
44.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	BEL	20641
45.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	NED	20624
46.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	BEL	20512
47.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	USA	20279
48.	Wladimiro PANIZZA 1967 - 1985	1967 - 1985	ITA	20082
49.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	FRA	19831
50.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	FRA	19768
51.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	FRA	19743
52.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	FRA	19527
53.	Rolf SØRENSEN 1985 - 2002	1985 - 2002	DEN	19217
54.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	ITA	19177
55.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	BEL	19100
56.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN 1943 - 1966	1943 - 1966	BEL	19088
57.	Briek SCHOTTE 1939 - 1959	1939 - 1959	BEL	18785
58.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	ITA	18579
59.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	ESP	18529
60.	Viatcheslav EKIMOV 1990 - 2006	1990 - 2006	RUS	18369
61.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	ITA	18280
62.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	ESP	18164
63.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	FRA	18073
64.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	FRA	18053
65.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	ESP	18011
66.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	ITA	17861
67.	Robert MILLAR 1978 - 1995	1978 - 1995	GBR	17729
68.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	NED	17650
69.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	NED	17629
70.	Italo ZILIOLI 1962 - 1976	1962 - 1976	ITA	17579
71.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	NED	17494
72.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	ITA	17453
73.	Gerrie KNETEMANN 1971 - 1989	1971 - 1989	NED	17435
74.	Pierino GAVAZZI 1972 - 1992	1972 - 1992	ITA	17359
75.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	SUI	17299
76.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	BEL	17295
77.	Domingo "Txomin" PERURENA TELLETXEA 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	ESP	17238
78.	Gaetano BELLONI 1914 - 1932	1914 - 1932	ITA	17061
79.	Frans BONDUEL 1928 - 1947	1928 - 1947	BEL	17000
80.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	ITA	16924
81.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	BEL	16864
82.	Wim VAN EST 1948 - 1965	1948 - 1965	NED	16845
83.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	ITA	16808
84.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	GER	16733
85.	Erik BREUKINK 1984 - 1997	1984 - 1997	NED	16702
86.	Michele BARTOLI 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	ITA	16677
87.	Gerben KARSTENS 1962 - 1980	1962 - 1980	NED	16589
88.	Joaquim AGOSTINHO 1968 - 1984	1968 - 1984	POR	16564
89.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	ESP	16468
90.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	ITA	16408
91.	Joseph PLANCKAERT 1954 - 1965	1954 - 1965	BEL	16332
92.	Laurent DUFAUX 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	SUI	15884
93.	Bernard THÉVENET 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	FRA	15773
94.	Ludo PEETERS 1973 - 1990	1973 - 1990	BEL	15724
95.	Michel POLLENTIER 1971 - 1984	1971 - 1984	BEL	15716
96.	Mariano CAÑARDO LACASTA 1926 - 1943	1926 - 1943	ESP	15625
97.	Gustave GARRIGOU 1904 - 1914	1904 - 1914	FRA	15619
98.	Gastone NENCINI 1951 - 1965	1951 - 1965	ITA	15618
99.	Jean STABLINSKI 1952 - 1968	1952 - 1968	FRA	15474
100.	Carlo GALETTI 1903 - 1931	1903 - 1931	ITA	15294

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This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 2004. 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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