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 | 2.435 | |
| 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 gained | Points | Date mm-dd | |
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| 19302149 | SEIXAS Paul5th stage in Itzulia Basque Country | 04-10 | ||||
| 18402041 | ARANBURU Alex4th stage in Itzulia Basque Country | 04-09 | ||||
| 337342 | MERLIER TimScheldeprijs | 04-08 | ||||
| 27893433 | LAURANCE Axel3rd stage in Itzulia Basque Country | 04-08 | ||||
| 21492407 | SEIXAS Paul2nd stage in Itzulia Basque Country | 04-07 | ||||
| 24072788 | SEIXAS Paul1st stage in Itzulia Basque Country | 04-06 | ||||
| 22 | POGACAR TadejRonde van Vlaanderen | 04-05 | ||||
| 3940 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu2nd place in Ronde van Vlaanderen | 04-05 | ||||
| 3234 | EVENEPOEL Remco3rd place in Ronde van Vlaanderen | 04-05 | ||||
| 6667 | VAN AERT Wout4th place in Ronde van Vlaanderen | 04-05 |
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Greatest active riders
| No. | Rider | Team | Born | Points |
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| 1 | POGACAR TadejUAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2.435 | ||
| 2 | ROGLIC PrimozRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1.279 | ||
| 3 | FROOME Chris | 1.250 | ||
| 4 | EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 905 | ||
| 5 | VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech | 862 | ||
| 6 | VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 804 | ||
| 7 | VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 654 | ||
| 8 | QUINTANA NairoMovistar Team | 639 | ||
| 9 | ALAPHILIPPE JulianTudor Pro Cycling Team | 626 | ||
| 10 | CARAPAZ RichardEF Education-EasyPost | 443 | ||
| 11 | PEDERSEN MadsLidl - Trek | 406 | ||
| 12 | KWIATKOWSKI MichalINEOS Grenadiers | 389 |
Greatest Danish riders
| No. | Rider | Born | Points |
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| 1 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | 1996 | 804 |
| 2 | PEDERSEN Mads | 1995 | 406 |
| 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 | 94 |
| 9 | MEYER Charles | 1868 | 88 |
| 10 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | 2000 | 83 |
| 11 | ANDERSEN Kim | 1958 | 73 |
| 11 | HAMBURGER Bo | 1970 | 73 |
| 13 | MORTENSEN Leif | 1946 | 71 |
| 14 | BRESCHEL Matti | 1984 | 67 |
| 15 | VALGREN Michael | 1992 | 65 |
| 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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| 19 | Italy | 60.2831.346 | ||
| 22 | Belgium | 49.9892.942 | ||
| 37 | France | 43.3511.398 | ||
| 48 | Spain | 20.9091.365 | ||
| 54 | Netherlands | 12.9001.953 | ||
| 616 | Switzerland | 10.252296 | ||
| 711 | Germany | 8.639791 | ||
| 83 | Great Britain | 7.9952.098 | ||
| 914 | USA | 4.951374 | ||
| 1010 | Australia | 4.6181.097 | ||
| 111 | Slovenia | 4.1683.916 | ||
| 1222 | Luxembourg | 3.661103 | ||
| 135 | Denmark | 3.5641.658 | ||
| 146 | Colombia | 3.3541.425 | ||
| 1517 | Ireland | 2.920266 | ||
| 1618 | Russia | 2.092138 | ||
| 1719 | Norway | 1.476135 |
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 | COPPI Fausto | 1952 | 335 |
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