Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869-2025

Top 10 Year Average Ranking 1869 - 2025

#	Rider	Career	Avg Score	Total Score	Rank
1.	Eddy MERCKX 1963 - 1978	1963 - 1978	5410	59359	1
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	3869	46909	3
3.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 1999 - 2022	1999 - 2022	3414	49936	2
4.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3289	38819	5
5.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	3287	46432	4
6.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3285	34029	11
7.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	2993	35751	9
8.	Tadej POGAČAR 2017 - 2025	2017 - 2025	2984	29845	20
9.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	2947	35797	8
10.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	2910	34296	10
11.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	2871	33170	14
12.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	2787	33721	12
13.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	2783	33456	13
14.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2001 - 2017	2001 - 2017	2761	31120	17
15.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	2712	38331	6
16.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2696	31825	15
17.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2688	28546	23
18.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2662	31010	18
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	2622	27421	26
20.	Christopher FROOME 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	2594	26799	29
21.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2564	26936	27
22.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2527	36539	7
23.	Primož ROGLIČ 2011 - 2025	2011 - 2025	2513	25269	33
24.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2491	29187	22
25.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2003 - 2022	2003 - 2022	2485	31657	16
26.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2024	2009 - 2024	2480	27882	24
27.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	2450	24932	36
28.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2364	24578	38
29.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2344	27758	25
30.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2319	29772	21
31.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2313	24479	39
32.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 1998 - 2016	1998 - 2016	2309	26235	30
33.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2292	24634	37
34.	Cadel EVANS 1997 - 2015	1997 - 2015	2264	25142	35
35.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2237	23064	42
36.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2141	25673	32
37.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	2134	25218	34
38.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2127	22870	43
39.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2118	21250	54
40.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2115	22335	45
41.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	2063	25727	31
42.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2056	24126	40
43.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	2053	21948	48
44.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	2039	20781	60
45.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2025	2009 - 2025	2028	21514	52
46.	Philippe GILBERT 2001 - 2022	2001 - 2022	2018	26872	28
47.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	2008	30751	19
48.	Julian ALAPHILIPPE 2011 - 2025	2011 - 2025	2007	20782	59
49.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	2000	23983	41
50.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	2000	21512	53
51.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	1993	21117	55
52.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	1967	20279	67
53.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	1935	21967	47
54.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	1931	20708	61
55.	Wout VAN AERT 2013 - 2025	2013 - 2025	1930	19334	76
56.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	1926	19831	70
57.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	1925	21618	51
58.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	1859	21721	50
59.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	1857	19206	79
60.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	1855	18579	87
61.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1854	22653	44
62.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	1849	19743	72
63.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1802	19100	80
64.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1779	18011	95
65.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	1765	20943	58
66.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 1997 - 2017	1997 - 2017	1757	21740	49
67.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1754	18073	93
68.	Geraint THOMAS 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	1749	20706	62
69.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	1748	20624	64
70.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	1747	17494	101
71.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1744	17861	96
72.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1735	21106	56
73.	Damiano CUNEGO 2000 - 2022	2000 - 2022	1716	18501	89
74.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1714	19768	71
75.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1707	18823	85
76.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1706	21017	57
77.	Michael MATTHEWS 2008 - 2025	2008 - 2025	1703	19303	77
78.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1701	20641	63
79.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1700	18053	94
80.	Tom DUMOULIN 2010 - 2022	2010 - 2022	1699	17362	104
81.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1697	19527	73
82.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1693	18281	90
83.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	1692	16924	113
84.	Romain BARDET 2010 - 2025	2010 - 2025	1691	19008	82
85.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1688	17650	98
86.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1687	20476	66
87.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1687	18529	88
88.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	1687	17299	106
89.	Alexander KRISTOFF 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1679	19897	69
90.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	1670	17453	102
91.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1666	16808	117
92.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1651	16733	118
93.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	1647	22170	46
94.	Michał KWIATKOWSKI 2009 - 2025	2009 - 2025	1640	18108	92
95.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1640	16408	128
96.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1639	16468	125
97.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1624	17295	107
98.	Miguel María LASA URQUÍA 1967 - 1981	1967 - 1981	1599	18164	91
99.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	1598	17629	99
100.	Andrei TCHMIL 1987 - 2002	1987 - 2002	1593	16864	114

About this ranking

This is the top 10 year average all time ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world since 1869. The ranking is calculated as follows:

Take the top 150 riders of the overall ranking.
Take for each rider the best 10 years in their career.
Divide this score by 10.
Display the top 100 of this list, combined with their overall score and rank.

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.