Time to reveal the final top-100 of the King of the Echelon All-Time Ranking. Find out which legends of professional cycling took spots 100 to 85. More to follow in the next weeks as we continue our countdown!
If you prefer to skip the details behind the rider's points total, you can jump right into the ranking here. But what good is counting down without actually counting points? Don't worry, I did the counting already, but I let you take a look at the rider's achievements below. Only the races on which the King of the Echelon ranking is built, are listed. If you're curious about what these are and what the points schema is, you can find out in this blog post.
Please note this is the status on 31 December 2021.
100. Jean ALAVOINE (FRA) - 2069pts
Tour de France | 2nd (1919, 1922) 3rd (1909, 1914) 5th (1912) |
|---|---|
Giro d'Italia | 3rd (1920) |
Paris-Tours | 2nd (1909) |
Bordeaux-Paris | 2nd(1921) 3rd (1924) |
Tour de France stage wins | 2x (1909) 3x (1912) 1x (1914) 5x (1919) 3x (1922) 3x (1923) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 2x (1920) |
99. Alexander KRISTOFF (NOR) - 2072pts
Alexander Kristoff holds the record of most GP Frankfurt ("Rund um den Henninger Turm") victories (4).
World Championship Road Race | 2nd (2017) 4th (2015) |
|---|---|
Olympic Games Road Race | 3rd (2012) |
Milano-Sanremo | 1st (2014) 2nd (2015) |
Ronde van Vlaanderen | 1st (2015) 3rd (2019, 2020) |
Gent-Wevelgem | 1st (2019) |
Cyclassics Hamburg | 1st (2014) 2nd (2015) 3rd (2013, 2018) |
GP Frankfurt | 1st (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) 3rd (2019, 2021) |
GP Quebec | 3rd (2015) |
Scheldeprijs | 1st (2015) |
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | 1st (2015) 2nd (2013, 2016) 3rd (2017) |
Tour de France Points classif. | 2nd (2014, 2018) |
Tour de France stage wins | 2x (2014) 1x (2018) 1x (2020) |
2015 is the year of Alexander Kristoff, winning the Driedaagse De Panne, the Ronde van Vlaanderen and the Scheldeprijs in 1 week. Relive Kristoff's powerful masterpiece:
98. Louis TROUSSELIER (FRA) - 2073pts
Tour de France | 1st (1905) 3rd (1906) |
|---|---|
Il Lombardia | 3rd (1909) |
Milano-Sanremo | 2nd (2011) |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège | 1st (1908) |
Paris-Roubaix | 1st (1905) 2nd (1909) 3rd (1903, 1907) |
Paris-Tours | 2nd (1906, 1910) |
Bordeaux-Paris | 1st (1908) 2nd (1909, 1910) 3rd (1906) |
Paris-Bruxelles | 3rd (1908) |
Tour de France stage wins | 5x (1905) 4x (1906) 1x (1907) 1x (1909) 1x (1910) |
97. Eric VANDERAERDEN (BEL) - 2074pts
Eric Vanderaerden holds the record of most Driedaagse De Panne victories (5)
Milano-Sanremo | 2nd (1987) 3rd (1984, 1991) |
|---|---|
Paris-Roubaix | 1st (1987) |
Ronde van Vlaanderen | 1st (1985) 3rd (1987) |
Gent-Wevelgem | 1st (1985) 2nd (1984, 1993) |
Paris-Tours | 2nd (1989) |
E3 Harelbeke | 1st (1986) 3rd (1992) |
GP Frankfurt | 2nd (1984) |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 3rd (1992, 1993) |
Paris-Bruxelles | 1st (1984) 3rd (1987) |
Scheldeprijs | 2nd (1990) 3rd (1986, 1996) |
4 Jours de Dunkerque | 3rd (1988) |
Driedaagse De Panne-Koksijde | 1st (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993) 2nd (1984) |
Tour de France Points classif. | 1st (1986) 3rd (1984) |
Tour de France stage wins | 1x (1983) 2x (1984) 2x (1985) |
Eric Vanderaerden was one of 3 riders (post WW2) to not win Paris-Roubaix on the velodrome of Roubaix but in front of the offices of La Redoute. The finish looks very weird, to say the least:
96. Francesco CASAGRANDE (ITA) - 2080pts
Giro d'Italia | 2nd (2000) |
|---|---|
World Championship Road Race | 4th (1999) |
Il Lombardia | 2nd (2000) 3rd (1997) |
Tirreno-Adriatico | 1st (1996) |
Tour de Romandie | 2nd (1995) 3rd (1998) |
Tour de Suisse | 1st (1999) |
Vuelta al País Vasco | 1st (1996) |
Clasica San Sebastian | 1st (1998, 1999) 2nd (2001) |
Cyclassics Hamburg | 2nd (2000) |
Flèche Wallonne | 1st (2000) |
Züri Metzgete | 3rd (2000) |
Giro dell'Emilia | 1st (1994) 2nd (2001, 2004) |
Giro del Lazio | 2nd (1999) 3rd (1997) |
Giro del Veneto | 2nd (1999, 2000) |
Milano-Torino | 1st (1994) 3rd (1995, 2004) |
Semana Catalana | 3rd (1996) |
Tour de France Mountains classif. | 3rd (1997) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 1x (1995) 1x (2000) |
95. Marco PANTANI (ITA) - 2083pts
No rider managed to win Tour and Giro in the same year since Marco Pantani in 1998.
Tour de France | 1st (1998) 3rd (1994, 1997) |
|---|---|
Giro d'Italia | 1st (1998) 2nd (1994) |
World Championship Road Race | 3rd (1995) |
Vuelta al País Vasco | 3rd (1997) |
Tour de France Mountains classif. | 2nd (1994, 1998) |
Tour de France stage wins | 2x (1995) 2x (1997) 2x (1998) 2x (2000) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 2x (1994) 2x (1998) 4x (1999) |
Marco Pantani won the 1998 Tour de France after a legendary attack on the Col de Galibier, putting 9 minutes into Jan Ullrich!
94. Federico BAHAMONTES (ESP) - 2084pts
Tour de France | 1st (1959) 2nd (1963) 3rd (1964) 4th (1956) |
|---|---|
Vuelta a España | 2nd (1957) 4th (1956) |
Tour de Romandie | 2nd (1962) |
Tour de Suisse | 3rd (1959) |
Tour de France Points classif. | 2nd (1956) |
Tour de France Mountains classif. | 1st (1954, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964) 2nd (1956) |
Tour de France stage wins | 2x (1958) 1x (1959) 1x (1962) 1x (1963) 2x (1964) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 1x (1958) |
93. Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA) - 2135pts
Julian Alaphilippe was the 13th rider in history to win more than 1 road World Championship, joining the club of double world champions together with all-time greats Rik Van Looy, Paolo Bettini, Georges Ronsse, Briek Schotte, Greg LeMond, Freddy Maertens and Gianni Bugno.
Tour de France | 5th (2019) |
|---|---|
World Championship Road Race | 1st (2020, 2021) |
Il Lombardia | 2nd (2017) |
Milano-Sanremo | 1st (2019) 2nd (2020) 3rd (2017) |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège | 2nd (2015, 2021) |
Clasica San Sebastian | 1st (2018) |
Flèche Wallonne | 1st (2018, 2019, 2021) 2nd (2015, 2016) |
Strade Bianche | 1st (2019) 2nd (2021) |
Tour de France Mountains classif. | 1st (2018) |
Tour de France stage wins | 2x (2018) 2x (2019) 1x (2020) 1x (2021) |
92. Philippe THYS (BEL) - 2151pts
Tour de France | 1st (1913, 1914, 1920) |
|---|---|
Il Lombardia | 1st (1917) |
Paris-Roubaix | 2nd (1919) |
Paris-Tours | 1st (1917) 3rd (1914) |
Bordeaux-Paris | 3rd (1921) |
Tour de France stage wins | 1x (1913) 1x (1914) 4x (1920) 5x (1922) 1x (1924) |
91. Gianni MOTTA (ITA) - 2154pts
Tour de France | 3rd (1965) |
|---|---|
Giro d'Italia | 1st (1966) 5th (1964) |
World Championship Road Race | 4th (1966, 1967) |
Il Lombardia | 1st (1964) 3rd (1970) |
Milano-Sanremo | 2nd (1967, 1972) |
Tour de Romandie | 1st (1966, 1971) |
Tour de Suisse | 1st (1967) |
Milano-Torino | 1st (1967) 3rd (1972) |
Giro dell'Emilia | 1st (1968, 1969, 1971) |
Giro del Piemonte | 2d (1971) 3rd (1966) |
Giro del Veneto | 3rd (1964, 1965) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 1x (1964) 2x (1966) 1x (1972) 1x (1973) 1x (1974) |
90. Frans VERBEECK (BEL) - 2180pts
After his successful career as a pro-cyclist, Frans Verbeeck founded Vermarc Sport, producing cycling clothing. Anno 2022 Vermarc is providing the equipment to World Tour team Lotto-Soudal.
Il Lombardia | 3rd (1971) |
|---|---|
Liège-Bastogne-Liège | 2nd (1970, 1973) 3rd (1971, 1976) |
Ronde van Vlaanderen | 2nd (1974, 1975) 3rd (1972) |
Tirreno-Adriatico | 2nd (1973) |
Amstel Gold Race | 1st (1971) 2nd (1973) |
Gent-Wevelgem | 2nd (1973, 1975) 3rd (1976) |
Flèche Wallonne | 1st (1974) 2nd (1971, 1975, 1976) 3rd (1973) |
Paris-Tours | 2nd (1969) 3rd (1973) |
Züri Metzgete | 3rd (1974) |
E3 Harelbeke | 1st (1975) 3rd (1974) |
GP Frankfurt | 2nd (1965, 1975, 1976) 3rd (1974, 1977) |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 1st (1970, 1972) |
Paris-Bruxelles | 2nd (1973) |
Scheldeprijs | 1st (1976) |
4 Jours de Dunkerque | 2nd (1976) |
Midi Libre | 3rd (1974) |
After finishing 2nd to Eddy Merckx in the 1975 Ronde van Vlaanderen Frans Verbeeck spoke these legendary words about the Cannibal (jump to 2:40 in the clip below) :
It's incredible, Fred, how fast he (Merckx) rides. It's impossible to say... I've suffered "formidably" (sic). I have to say it like it is... He's riding 5km/h too fast for us.
Fred, the interviewer, is former world-class rider Fred De Bruyne (cfr below), a name that will pop up later in the ranking. Also, note that the 1975 Ronde van Vlaanderen ended with a local lap: when Merckx crosses the finish line, the riders in the back had just been lapped.
89. Rudi ALTIG (GER) - 2196pts
Vuelta a España | 1st (1962) |
|---|---|
World Championship Road Race | 1st (1966) 2nd (1965) |
Milano-Sanremo | 1st (1968) |
Ronde van Vlaanderen | 1st (1964) 2nd (1968) |
Paris-Roubaix | 3rd (1967) |
Paris-Nice | 2nd (1963, 1965) |
Tirreno-Adriatico | 3rd (1968) |
Flèche Wallonne | 3rd (1966) |
Giro del Piemonte | 1st (1966) |
GP des Nations | 2nd (1965) |
GP Frankfurt | 1st (1970) 2nd (1963) |
Tour de France Points classif. | 1st (1962) 3rd (1964) |
Tour de France stage wins | 3x (1962) 1x (1964) 3x (1966) 1x (1969) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 1x (1964) 2x (1966) 2x (1967) |
88. Gilberto SIMONI (ITA) - 2210pts
Giro d'Italia | 1st (2001, 2003) 2nd (2005) 3rd (1999, 2000, 2004, 2006) 4th (2007) |
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il Lombardia | 2nd (2005) |
Tour de Suisse | 2nd (2001) 3rd (1999) |
Giro dell'Emilia | 1st (2000, 2005) |
Giro del Lazio | 2nd (2004) |
Giro del Veneto | 1st (2004) |
Tour de France stage wins | 1x (2003) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 1x (2000) 1x (2001) 1x (2002) 3x (2003) 1x (2004) 1x (2007) |
87. Robbie MCEWEN (AUS) - 2227pts
World Championship Road Race | 2nd (2002) 5th (2006) |
|---|---|
Cyclassics Hamburg | 1st (2008) |
Paris-Bruxelles | 1st (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
Scheldeprijs | 1st (2002) 2nd (2004, 2007, 2010) 3rd (2008) |
Tour de France Points classif. | 1st (2002, 2004, 2006) 2nd (2000, 2003) 3rd (2005) |
Tour de France stage wins | 1x (1999) 2x (2002) 2x (2004) 3x (2005) 3x (2006) 1x (2007) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 2x (2002) 2x (2003) 1x (2004) 3x (2005) 3x (2006) 1x (2007) |
86. Miguel POBLET (ESP) - 2231pts
Il Lombardia | 2nd (1958) 3rd (1959) |
|---|---|
Milano-Sanremo | 1st (1957, 1959) 2nd (1958) |
Paris-Roubaix | 2nd (1958) 3rd (1960) |
Volta a Catalunya | 1st (1952, 1960) 2nd (1949) 3rd (1954) |
Milano-Torino | 1st (1957) 2nd (1958) |
Paris-Bruxelles | 3rd (1959) |
Midi Libre | 1st (1955) |
Tour de France Points classif. | 3rd (1955) |
Tour de France stage winse | 2x (1955) 1x (1956) |
Giro d'Italia stage wins | 4x (1956) 4x (1957) 3x (1958) 3x (1959) 2x (1960) 3x (1961) |
85. Fred DE BRUYNE (BEL) - 2260pts
Fred De Bruyne won the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 3 consecutive times (1956-1958). The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was a points competition of the most important one-day and stage races of the year. A precursor of the current World Tour, if you will. In 1959, this competition became the Superprestige Pernod, which existed until 1987. In 1988, the UCI introduced the World Cup, which, however, only consisted of one-day races.
World Championship Road Race | 5th (1956, 1957) |
|---|---|
Il Lombardia | 2nd (1955) |
Liège-Bastogne-Liège | 1st (1956, 1958, 1959) |
Milano-Sanremo | 1st (1956) 2nd (1957) |
Paris-Roubaix | 1st (1957) 2nd (1956) |
Ronde van Vlaanderen | 1st (1957) |
Paris-Nice | 1st (1956, 1958) |
Gent-Wevelgem | 3rd (1958) |
Paris-Tours | 1st (1957) 2nd (1955, 1958) |
Milano-Torino | 2nd (1957) |
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 2nd (1959) |
Midi Libre | 3rd (1955) |
Tour de France stage wins | 3x (1954) 3x (1956) |
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