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 | 2.335 | |
| 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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| 5051 | VINGEGAARD Jonas4th stage in Paris-Nice | 03-11 | ||||
| 20392333 | LUND ANDRESEN Tobias3rd stage in Tirreno-Adriatico | 03-11 | ||||
| 4242 | VAN DER POEL Mathieu2nd stage in Tirreno-Adriatico | 03-10 | ||||
| 3431 | KANTER Max2nd stage in Paris-Nice | 03-09 | ||||
| 215218 | GANNA Filippo1st stage in Tirreno-Adriatico | 03-09 | ||||
| 3431 | LAMPERTI Luke1st stage in Paris-Nice | 03-08 | ||||
| 22 | POGACAR TadejStrade Bianche | 03-07 | ||||
| 27883807 | SEIXAS Paul2nd place in Strade Bianche | 03-07 | ||||
| 631656 | DEL TORO Isaac3rd place in Strade Bianche | 03-07 | ||||
| 17892038 | BRENNAN MatthewKuurne-Bruxelles-Kuurne | 03-01 |
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Greatest active riders
| No. | Rider | Team | Born | Points |
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| 1 | POGACAR TadejUAE Team Emirates - XRG | 2.335 | ||
| 2 | ROGLIC PrimozRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 1.279 | ||
| 3 | FROOME Chris | 1.250 | ||
| 4 | EVENEPOEL RemcoRed Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | 892 | ||
| 5 | VAN DER POEL MathieuAlpecin-Premier Tech | 832 | ||
| 6 | VINGEGAARD JonasTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 745 | ||
| 7 | QUINTANA NairoMovistar Team | 639 | ||
| 8 | VAN AERT WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike | 635 | ||
| 9 | ALAPHILIPPE JulianTudor Pro Cycling Team | 626 | ||
| 10 | CARAPAZ RichardEF Education-EasyPost | 443 | ||
| 11 | PEDERSEN MadsLidl - Trek | 398 | ||
| 12 | KWIATKOWSKI MichalINEOS Grenadiers | 389 |
Greatest Danish riders
| No. | Rider | Born | Points |
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| 1 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | 1996 | 745 |
| 2 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 1965 | 403 |
| 3 | PEDERSEN Mads | 1995 | 398 |
| 4 | RIIS Bjarne | 1964 | 295 |
| 5 | FUGLSANG Jakob | 1985 | 268 |
| 6 | RASMUSSEN Michael | 1974 | 123 |
| 7 | ASGREEN Kasper | 1995 | 114 |
| 8 | CORT Magnus | 1993 | 91 |
| 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 | 62 |
| 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 | 60.2611.324 | ||
| 22 | Belgium | 49.9312.884 | ||
| 37 | France | 43.3181.365 | ||
| 48 | Spain | 20.9061.362 | ||
| 54 | Netherlands | 12.8621.915 | ||
| 616 | Switzerland | 10.252296 | ||
| 711 | Germany | 8.629781 | ||
| 83 | Great Britain | 7.9752.078 | ||
| 914 | USA | 4.946369 | ||
| 1010 | Australia | 4.6151.094 | ||
| 111 | Slovenia | 4.0683.816 | ||
| 1221 | Luxembourg | 3.661103 | ||
| 135 | Denmark | 3.4871.581 | ||
| 146 | Colombia | 3.3461.417 | ||
| 1517 | Ireland | 2.920266 | ||
| 1618 | Russia | 2.092138 | ||
| 1719 | Norway | 1.472131 |
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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