Ranking the best cyclists of all time is an endless debate. It's impossible to compare cycling eras and there's always a personal preference involved. However, the question of who's the greatest cyclist of all time is easy to answer and cannot be debated. Based on the points schema of the King of the Echelon cycling ranking, these 10 legends make up the all-time cycling hall of fame. If you're curious about the details of the points schema, I wrote about it in this blog post: Pointless rider rankings are useful. 10. Felice GIMONDI (ITA) - 6393pts Can you imagine: Felice Gimondi is the 10th b ..read more

The start of the 2022 Tour de France is the perfect time to release another batch of cycling legends as we continue to reveal the King of the Echelon Cycling Ranking. Check out who finished outside the top 10 of best cyclists ever. 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 cur ..read more

Our countdown takes us to the best cobblestone riders of all time. 4 Ronde van Vlaanderen record-holders and 1 of Paris-Roubaix cross our path with a well-deserved spot in the top-39 of the King of the Echelon Cycling Ranking. 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 ..read more

The further we count down, the more cycling greatness appears. We're entering the all-time cyclist top-50 and are now officially on Legends territory. 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 ..read more

It's been a while since the last blog post, but let's be clear: nothing will hold us back from finishing the King of the Echelon ranking countdown. Today we'll meet one of the most stylish Italian bike riders ever and his former domestique. But both of them end below their compatriot who figured in one of the most absurd team efforts of all time. 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 ri ..read more

Today I'm releasing the next batch of cycling champions that made it to the all-time top 100. We say hi to the 1988 world champion at no. 84, then we meet the godfather of Flandriens and we skip a visit to a Kazakh rider who didn't always play by the rules. 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. On ..read more

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 ..read more

Our countdown takes us to the best cobblestone riders of all time. 4 Ronde van Vlaanderen record-holders and 1 of Paris-Roubaix cross our path with a well-deserved spot in the top-39 of the King of the Echelon Cycling Ranking. 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 ..read more

The further we count down, the more cycling greatness appears. We're entering the all-time cyclist top-50 and are now officially on Legends territory. 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 ..read more

No rider has recently caused more controversy in professional cycling than Remco Evenepoel.  You're either on the hype train praising the Lord for sending his latest son. Or you're downplaying the achievements of the arrogant football player without bike handling skills.  Whether Remco can win a Grand Tour has become THE million-dollar question and divides the world of cycling.  Do I care? No, future will tell.  Am I a believer?  More than ever. In every man, there's a child; they say.  That's precisely what I felt counting down the days until the ..read more