Cycling isn't a game, it's a sport. Tough, hard and unpitying, and it requires great sacrifices. One plays football, or tennis, or hockey. One doesn't play at cycling.
- Jean De Gribaldy
Welcome - here’s our take on a ranking of riders with the most prestigious results in the world of road cycling.
Primarily, the purpose of Prestigelisten is to enable useful rider comparison over time. We’ve tried to create the point scale so that neither modern riders nor those from earlier generations are overly favored. The idea is to balance the growing number of prestigious races over the past 150 years with the steadily increasing level of competition in the sport.
All time greatest riders
| No. | Rider | Country | Born | Points |
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| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 1945 | 3.995 | |
| 2 | POGACAR Tadej | 1998 | 2.604 | |
| 3 | HINAULT Bernard | 1954 | 2.244 | |
| 4 | COPPI Fausto | 1919 | 1.885 | |
| 5 | BARTALI Gino | 1914 | 1.794 | |
| 6 | ANQUETIL Jacques | 1934 | 1.751 | |
| 7 | VALVERDE Alejandro | 1980 | 1.606 | |
| 8 | KELLY Sean | 1956 | 1.521 | |
| 9 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 1971 | 1.518 | |
| 10 | BINDA Alfredo | 1902 | 1.485 | |
| 11 | MOSER Francesco | 1951 | 1.432 | |
| 12 | INDURAIN Miguel | 1964 | 1.399 | |
| 13 | CONTADOR Alberto | 1982 | 1.393 | |
| 14 | GIRARDENGO Costante | 1893 | 1.352 | |
| 15 | GIMONDI Felice | 1942 | 1.331 | |
| 16 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 1947 | 1.294 | |
| 17 | ROGLIC Primoz | 1989 | 1.279 |
Latest results
| No. | Rider | Result | Points earned | Points | Date mm-dd | |
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| 314338 | MERLIER Tim7th stage in Tour de France | 07-10 | ||||
| 22 | POGACAR TadejDay in leader's jersey in Tour de France | 07-10 | ||||
| 22 | POGACAR Tadej6th stage in Tour de France and Day in leader's jersey in Tour de France | 07-09 | ||||
| 697777 | KOOIJ Olav5th stage in Tour de France | 07-08 | ||||
| 15311658 | TRÆEN TorsteinDay in leader's jersey in Tour de France | 07-08 | ||||
| 120124 | PEDERSEN Mads4th stage in Tour de France | 07-07 | ||||
| 16581987 | TRÆEN TorsteinDay in leader's jersey in Tour de France | 07-07 | ||||
| 22 | POGACAR Tadej3rd stage in Tour de France and Day in leader's jersey in Tour de France | 07-06 |
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Greatest active riders
| No. | Rider | Team | Born | Points |
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| 1 | POGACAR TadejUAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2.604 | ||
| 2 | ROGLIC PrimozRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1.279 | ||
| 3 | EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 938 | ||
| 4 | VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 933 | ||
| 5 | VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech | 866 | ||
| 6 | VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 707 | ||
| 7 | QUINTANA NairoMovistar Team | 639 | ||
| 8 | ALAPHILIPPE JulianTudor Pro Cycling Team | 626 | ||
| 9 | CARAPAZ RichardEF Education-EasyPost | 448 | ||
| 10 | PEDERSEN MadsLidl - Trek | 418 | ||
| 11 | KWIATKOWSKI MichalNetcompany INEOS | 389 | ||
| 12 | MATTHEWS MichaelTeam Jayco AlUla | 373 |
Greatest Danish riders
| No. | Rider | Born | Points |
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| 1 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | 1996 | 933 |
| 2 | PEDERSEN Mads | 1995 | 418 |
| 3 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 1965 | 403 |
| 4 | RIIS Bjarne | 1964 | 295 |
| 5 | FUGLSANG Jakob | 1985 | 268 |
| 6 | RASMUSSEN Michael | 1974 | 123 |
| 7 | ASGREEN Kasper | 1995 | 114 |
| 8 | CORT Magnus | 1993 | 97 |
| 9 | MEYER Charles | 1868 | 88 |
| 10 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | 2000 | 87 |
| 11 | ANDERSEN Kim | 1958 | 73 |
| 11 | VALGREN Michael | 1992 | 73 |
| 11 | HAMBURGER Bo | 1970 | 73 |
| 14 | MORTENSEN Leif | 1946 | 71 |
| 15 | BRESCHEL Matti | 1984 | 67 |
| 16 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Søren | 1994 | 56 |
| 17 | SKIBBY Jesper | 1964 | 55 |
Countries
Only active riders
| No. | Country | Rider count | Points per rider | Points |
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| 18 | Italy | 60.3411.404 | ||
| 22 | Belgium | 50.1313.084 | ||
| 36 | France | 43.4721.519 | ||
| 49 | Spain | 20.9221.378 | ||
| 54 | Netherlands | 12.9271.980 | ||
| 616 | Switzerland | 10.256300 | ||
| 711 | Germany | 8.657809 | ||
| 83 | Great Britain | 7.9992.102 | ||
| 913 | USA | 4.965388 | ||
| 1010 | Australia | 4.6521.131 | ||
| 111 | Slovenia | 4.3374.085 | ||
| 125 | Denmark | 3.7241.818 | ||
| 1322 | Luxembourg | 3.661103 | ||
| 147 | Colombia | 3.3621.433 | ||
| 1517 | Ireland | 2.920266 | ||
| 1621 | Russia | 2.092138 | ||
| 1719 | Norway | 1.498157 |
Greatest individual seasons
| No. | Rider | Greatest results | Season | Age | Points |
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| 1 | POGACAR Tadej | 2024 | 627 | ||
| 2 | POGACAR Tadej | 2025 | 574 | ||
| 3 | MERCKX Eddy | 1972 | 562 | ||
| 4 | MERCKX Eddy | 1971 | 529 | ||
| 5 | MERCKX Eddy | 1970 | 527 | ||
| 6 | MERCKX Eddy | 1969 | 497 | ||
| 7 | MERCKX Eddy | 1974 | 487 | ||
| 8 | MERCKX Eddy | 1973 | 446 | ||
| 9 | COPPI Fausto | 1949 | 416 | ||
| 10 | MAERTENS Freddy | 1976 | 373 | ||
| 11 | HINAULT Bernard | 1979 | 370 | ||
| 12 | ROCHE Stephen | 1987 | 364 | ||
| 13 | POGACAR Tadej | 2021 | 363 | ||
| 14 | JALABERT Laurent | 1995 | 340 | ||
| 15 | BINDA Alfredo | 1927 | 335 |
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