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 | 2.763 | |
| 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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| 17603447 | BRENNER MarcoTour de Pologne | 08-09 | ||||
| 28003447 | FISHER-BLACK Finn2nd place in Tour de Pologne | 08-09 | ||||
| 22832462 | ROMEO Ivan3rd place in Tour de Pologne | 08-09 | ||||
| 429432 | KUNG Stefan7th stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-09 | ||||
| 3831 | BARRE Louis6th stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-08 | ||||
| 23452461 | CHRISTEN Jan5th stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-07 | ||||
| 3831 | LEMMEN Bart4th stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-06 | ||||
| 390394 | MILAN Jonathan3rd stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-05 | ||||
| 394399 | MILAN Jonathan2nd stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-04 | ||||
| 399404 | MILAN Jonathan1st stage in Tour de Pologne | 08-03 |
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Greatest active riders
| No. | Rider | Team | Born | Points |
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| 1 | POGACAR TadejUAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2.763 | ||
| 2 | ROGLIC PrimozRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1.279 | ||
| 3 | EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1.022 | ||
| 4 | VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 933 | ||
| 5 | VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech | 890 | ||
| 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 | 501 | ||
| 10 | PEDERSEN MadsLidl - Trek | 436 | ||
| 11 | KWIATKOWSKI MichalNetcompany INEOS | 389 | ||
| 12 | PHILIPSEN JasperAlpecin-Premier Tech | 374 |
Greatest Danish riders
| No. | Rider | Born | Points |
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| 1 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | 1996 | 933 |
| 2 | PEDERSEN Mads | 1995 | 436 |
| 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 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | 2000 | 94 |
| 10 | MEYER Charles | 1868 | 88 |
| 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 | 60.3471.410 | ||
| 22 | Belgium | 50.2513.204 | ||
| 36 | France | 43.5171.564 | ||
| 49 | Spain | 20.9321.388 | ||
| 54 | Netherlands | 12.9532.006 | ||
| 616 | Switzerland | 10.272316 | ||
| 711 | Germany | 8.672824 | ||
| 83 | Great Britain | 8.0102.113 | ||
| 913 | USA | 4.965388 | ||
| 1010 | Australia | 4.6521.131 | ||
| 111 | Slovenia | 4.4964.244 | ||
| 125 | Denmark | 3.7491.843 | ||
| 1322 | Luxembourg | 3.661103 | ||
| 147 | Colombia | 3.3621.433 | ||
| 1517 | Ireland | 2.920266 | ||
| 1621 | Russia | 2.092138 | ||
| 1719 | Norway | 1.510169 |
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 | POGACAR Tadej | 2026 | 448 | ||
| 9 | MERCKX Eddy | 1973 | 446 | ||
| 10 | COPPI Fausto | 1949 | 416 | ||
| 11 | MAERTENS Freddy | 1976 | 373 | ||
| 12 | HINAULT Bernard | 1979 | 370 | ||
| 13 | ROCHE Stephen | 1987 | 364 | ||
| 14 | POGACAR Tadej | 2021 | 363 | ||
| 15 | JALABERT Laurent | 1995 | 340 |
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