France

Ranking 1869 - 1998

Rider Career Score
1.
1960 - 1977
1960 - 1977 36539
2.
1951 - 1969
1951 - 1969 34296
3.
1975 - 1986
1975 - 1986 34029
4.
1946 - 1962
1946 - 1962 29187
5.
1988 - 2002
1988 - 2002 24578
6.
1981 - 1993
1981 - 1993 19831
7.
1951 - 1966
1951 - 1966 19768
8.
1922 - 1942
1922 - 1942 19743
9.
1923 - 1939
1923 - 1939 18073
10.
1983 - 1994
1983 - 1994 18053
11.
1967 - 1981
1967 - 1981 15773
12.
1904 - 1914
1904 - 1914 15619
13.
1952 - 1968
1952 - 1968 15474
14.
1904 - 1928
1904 - 1928 15230
15.
1944 - 1960
1944 - 1960 15126
16.
1910 - 1928
1910 - 1928 14583
17.
1907 - 1926
1907 - 1926 14499
18.
1943 - 1961
1943 - 1961 13751
19.
1975 - 1995
1975 - 1995 13663
20.
1950 - 1965
1950 - 1965 12894
21.
1946 - 1963
1946 - 1963 12769
22.
1990 - 2004
1990 - 2004 12565
23.
1962 - 1973
1962 - 1973 12322
24.
1955 - 1972
1955 - 1972 12277
25.
1963 - 1977
1963 - 1977 12178
26.
1903 - 1914
1903 - 1914 11923
27.
1931 - 1953
1931 - 1953 11833
28.
1952 - 1965
1952 - 1965 11823
29.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 11597
30.
1900 - 1914
1900 - 1914 11518
31.
1930 - 1944
1930 - 1944 11397
32.
1983 - 1996
1983 - 1996 11353
33.
1945 - 1961
1945 - 1961 11285
34.
1966 - 1976
1966 - 1976 11251
35.
1976 - 1988
1976 - 1988 11195
36.
1984 - 1998
1984 - 1998 11058
37.
1949 - 1963
1949 - 1963 10941
38.
1900 - 1914
1900 - 1914 10872
39.
1973 - 1984
1973 - 1984 10821
40.
1947 - 1960
1947 - 1960 10711
41.
1979 - 1994
1979 - 1994 10547
42.
1964 - 1974
1964 - 1974 10518
43.
1977 - 1991
1977 - 1991 10498
44.
1952 - 1967
1952 - 1967 10492
45.
1967 - 1990
1967 - 1990 10441
46.
1930 - 1946
1930 - 1946 10178
47.
1967 - 1978
1967 - 1978 10132
48.
1954 - 1968
1954 - 1968 10124
49.
1930 - 1949
1930 - 1949 9570
50.
1922 - 1939
1922 - 1939 9412
51.
1929 - 1950
1929 - 1950 9168
52.
1949 - 1959
1949 - 1959 9102
53.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 9033
54.
1931 - 1946
1931 - 1946 8989
55.
1982 - 1997
1982 - 1997 8966
56.
1934 - 1956
1934 - 1956 8378
57.
1984 - 1996
1984 - 1996 8378
58.
1919 - 1929
1919 - 1929 8351
59.
1914 - 1932
1914 - 1932 8313
60.
1922 - 1951
1922 - 1951 8176
61.
1921 - 1938
1921 - 1938 8014
62.
1930 - 1941
1930 - 1941 7986
63.
1907 - 1914
1907 - 1914 7889
64.
1953 - 1966
1953 - 1966 7655
65.
1973 - 1989
1973 - 1989 7553
66.
1951 - 1962
1951 - 1962 7551
67.
1933 - 1951
1933 - 1951 7433
68.
1984 - 1995
1984 - 1995 7422
69.
1905 - 1914
1905 - 1914 7341
70.
1970 - 1982
1970 - 1982 7308
71.
1971 - 1983
1971 - 1983 7266
72.
1982 - 1992
1982 - 1992 7064
73.
1939 - 1957
1939 - 1957 7047
74.
1968 - 1981
1968 - 1981 7017
75.
1904 - 1927
1904 - 1927 6916
76.
1903 - 1912
1903 - 1912 6841
77.
1988 - 2007
1988 - 2007 6800
78.
1955 - 1968
1955 - 1968 6749
79.
1912 - 1928
1912 - 1928 6724
80.
1908 - 1924
1908 - 1924 6688
81.
1940 - 1957
1940 - 1957 6610
82.
1923 - 1937
1923 - 1937 6567
83.
1945 - 1958
1945 - 1958 6556
84.
1974 - 1984
1974 - 1984 6550
85.
1982 - 1994
1982 - 1994 6549
86.
1961 - 1973
1961 - 1973 6524
87.
1957 - 1971
1957 - 1971 6461
88.
1927 - 1939
1927 - 1939 6450
89.
1986 - 1996
1986 - 1996 6422
90.
1960 - 1969
1960 - 1969 6406
91.
1939 - 1955
1939 - 1955 6394
92.
1972 - 1985
1972 - 1985 6387
93.
1973 - 1985
1973 - 1985 6378
94.
1958 - 1969
1958 - 1969 6366
95.
1986 - 1997
1986 - 1997 6356
96.
1951 - 1965
1951 - 1965 6353
97.
1975 - 1985
1975 - 1985 6352
98.
1981 - 1995
1981 - 1995 6337
99.
1914 - 1930
1914 - 1930 6268
100.
1984 - 1993
1984 - 1993 6072
About this ranking

This is the overall all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world from 1869 to 1998. 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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