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	5414	59470	1
2.	Sean KELLY 1974 - 1994	1974 - 1994	3869	46994	3
3.	Alejandro VALVERDE BELMONTE 1999 - 2022	1999 - 2022	3416	49963	2
4.	Tadej POGAČAR 2017 - 2025	2017 - 2025	3329	33293	14
5.	Francesco MOSER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	3294	38879	5
6.	Gino BARTALI 1931 - 1954	1931 - 1954	3291	46499	4
7.	Bernard HINAULT 1975 - 1986	1975 - 1986	3290	34080	11
8.	Felice GIMONDI 1963 - 1979	1963 - 1979	3001	35911	8
9.	Roger DE VLAEMINCK 1967 - 1988	1967 - 1988	2948	35814	9
10.	Jacques ANQUETIL 1951 - 1969	1951 - 1969	2914	34336	10
11.	Laurent JALABERT 1988 - 2002	1988 - 2002	2873	33189	15
12.	Rik VAN LOOY 1952 - 1970	1952 - 1970	2796	33815	12
13.	Fausto COPPI 1938 - 1959	1938 - 1959	2787	33532	13
14.	Alberto CONTADOR VELASCO 2001 - 2017	2001 - 2017	2763	31139	18
15.	Joop ZOETEMELK 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	2736	38700	6
16.	Costante GIRARDENGO 1912 - 1936	1912 - 1936	2699	31854	16
17.	Fiorenzo MAGNI 1938 - 1956	1938 - 1956	2693	28596	23
18.	Lance ARMSTRONG 1990 - 2011	1990 - 2011	2663	31036	19
19.	Miguel INDURÁIN LARRAYA 1983 - 1996	1983 - 1996	2624	27436	26
20.	Christopher FROOME 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	2595	26832	29
21.	Primož ROGLIČ 2011 - 2025	2011 - 2025	2582	26073	31
22.	Alfredo BINDA 1921 - 1942	1921 - 1942	2561	26904	27
23.	Raymond POULIDOR 1960 - 1977	1960 - 1977	2527	36541	7
24.	Louison BOBET 1946 - 1962	1946 - 1962	2495	29225	22
25.	Vincenzo NIBALI 2003 - 2022	2003 - 2022	2488	31691	17
26.	Peter SAGAN 2009 - 2024	2009 - 2024	2482	27900	24
27.	Jan JANSSEN 1959 - 1973	1959 - 1973	2451	24937	36
28.	Tony ROMINGER 1985 - 1997	1985 - 1997	2366	24604	38
29.	Franco BITOSSI 1961 - 1978	1961 - 1978	2356	27892	25
30.	Erik ZABEL 1990 - 2008	1990 - 2008	2320	29792	21
31.	Giuseppe SARONNI 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	2317	24539	39
32.	Joaquim RODRÍGUEZ OLIVER 1998 - 2016	1998 - 2016	2311	26252	30
33.	Ferdi KÜBLER 1940 - 1957	1940 - 1957	2293	24642	37
34.	Cadel EVANS 1997 - 2015	1997 - 2015	2265	25160	35
35.	Jan ULLRICH 1993 - 2006	1993 - 2006	2239	23076	42
36.	Hennie KUIPER 1971 - 1988	1971 - 1988	2146	25739	32
37.	Herman VAN SPRINGEL 1963 - 1981	1963 - 1981	2135	25242	34
38.	Claudio CHIAPPUCCI 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	2130	22925	43
39.	Stan OCKERS 1941 - 1956	1941 - 1956	2120	22388	45
40.	Freddy MAERTENS 1971 - 1987	1971 - 1987	2117	21239	56
41.	Greg VAN AVERMAET 2005 - 2023	2005 - 2023	2064	25736	33
42.	Nicolas FRANTZ 1922 - 1934	1922 - 1934	2058	20970	59
43.	Phil ANDERSON 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	2056	24137	40
44.	Wout VAN AERT 2013 - 2025	2013 - 2025	2056	20604	66
45.	Alex ZÜLLE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	2054	21958	48
46.	Nairo Alexander QUINTANA ROJAS 2009 - 2025	2009 - 2025	2029	21705	51
47.	Philippe GILBERT 2001 - 2022	2001 - 2022	2019	26885	28
48.	Davide REBELLIN 1991 - 2022	1991 - 2022	2009	30788	20
49.	Stephen ROCHE 1978 - 1993	1978 - 1993	2008	21591	53
50.	Julian ALAPHILIPPE 2011 - 2025	2011 - 2025	2007	21240	55
51.	Fabian CANCELLARA 2000 - 2016	2000 - 2016	2001	24000	41
52.	Paolo BETTINI 1996 - 2008	1996 - 2008	1994	21131	57
53.	Greg LEMOND 1978 - 1994	1978 - 1994	1967	20283	69
54.	Laurent FIGNON 1981 - 1993	1981 - 1993	1936	19933	72
55.	Marino LEJARRETA ARRIZABALAGA 1978 - 1992	1978 - 1992	1935	21968	47
56.	Gianni BUGNO 1984 - 1998	1984 - 1998	1935	20744	63
57.	Pedro DELGADO ROBLEDO 1979 - 1994	1979 - 1994	1928	21653	52
58.	Alexandre VINOKOUROV 1993 - 2012	1993 - 2012	1860	21737	50
59.	Francesco CASAGRANDE 1990 - 2005	1990 - 2005	1859	19239	80
60.	Learco GUERRA 1928 - 1945	1928 - 1945	1858	18609	87
61.	Johan MUSEEUW 1987 - 2004	1987 - 2004	1855	22669	44
62.	Antonin MAGNE 1922 - 1942	1922 - 1942	1848	19734	74
63.	Frans VERBEECK 1962 - 1977	1962 - 1977	1804	19114	83
64.	Luís OCAÑA PERNIA 1965 - 1977	1965 - 1977	1778	18007	95
65.	Claude CRIQUIELION 1976 - 1991	1976 - 1991	1766	20963	60
66.	Samuel SÁNCHEZ GONZÁLEZ 1997 - 2017	1997 - 2017	1759	21756	49
67.	Michele DANCELLI 1963 - 1976	1963 - 1976	1757	17990	96
68.	Adrie VAN DER POEL 1978 - 2000	1978 - 2000	1754	20694	64
69.	André LEDUCQ 1923 - 1939	1923 - 1939	1753	18059	94
70.	Geraint THOMAS 2005 - 2025	2005 - 2025	1749	20837	61
71.	Jan RAAS 1972 - 1985	1972 - 1985	1748	17506	102
72.	Gianbattista BARONCHELLI 1973 - 1989	1973 - 1989	1746	21256	54
73.	Damiano CUNEGO 2000 - 2022	2000 - 2022	1722	18560	88
74.	André DARRIGADE 1951 - 1966	1951 - 1966	1718	19810	73
75.	Nino DEFILIPPIS 1952 - 1964	1952 - 1964	1711	18482	90
76.	Michael BOOGERD 1992 - 2007	1992 - 2007	1708	18840	86
77.	Charly MOTTET 1983 - 1994	1983 - 1994	1708	18132	93
78.	Bauke MOLLEMA 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1706	21083	58
79.	Walter GODEFROOT 1964 - 1979	1964 - 1979	1703	20657	65
80.	Michael MATTHEWS 2008 - 2025	2008 - 2025	1703	20107	71
81.	Johan VAN DER VELDE 1977 - 1990	1977 - 1990	1700	17798	98
82.	Tom DUMOULIN 2010 - 2022	2010 - 2022	1699	17364	105
83.	Richard VIRENQUE 1990 - 2004	1990 - 2004	1697	19536	75
84.	Giovanni BRUNERO 1919 - 1929	1919 - 1929	1693	16930	114
85.	Romain BARDET 2010 - 2025	2010 - 2025	1691	19346	78
86.	Hugo KOBLET 1944 - 1958	1944 - 1958	1690	17351	106
87.	Tom BOONEN 2000 - 2017	2000 - 2017	1688	20490	67
88.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS 1945 - 1962	1945 - 1962	1687	18524	89
89.	Alexander KRISTOFF 2006 - 2025	2006 - 2025	1680	20246	70
90.	Mathieu VAN DER POEL 2014 - 2025	2014 - 2025	1680	16891	117
91.	Gianni MOTTA 1964 - 1976	1964 - 1976	1675	16896	116
92.	Maurizio FONDRIEST 1985 - 1998	1985 - 1998	1672	17479	103
93.	Raymond IMPANIS 1945 - 1963	1945 - 1963	1660	22292	46
94.	Rudi ALTIG 1959 - 1971	1959 - 1971	1656	16781	119
95.	Vittorio ADORNI 1961 - 1970	1961 - 1970	1647	16477	128
96.	Michał KWIATKOWSKI 2009 - 2025	2009 - 2025	1640	18158	92
97.	Abraham OLANO MANZANO 1992 - 2002	1992 - 2002	1640	16483	126
98.	Eric VANDERAERDEN 1981 - 1996	1981 - 1996	1625	17308	107
99.	Steven ROOKS 1981 - 1995	1981 - 1995	1607	17718	99
100.	Lucien VAN IMPE 1966 - 1987	1966 - 1987	1606	20781	62

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.