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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 12h

With just a few weeks left of the season, 🇪🇸 Ion Izagirre crashed in training, meaning his career is over. Despite the unfortunate ending, he can look back on an impressive career with stage wins in all Grand Tours and two overall wins in WT stage races. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/367...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 28/09/2026

Greatest riders born in 1998: 🇸🇮➖ 1. Tadej Pogačar 🏆 🇧🇪➖ 2. Jasper Philipsen 🇵🇹➖ 3. João Almeida 🇺🇸⬆️ 4. Brandon McNulty 🆙 🇦🇺⬇️ 5. Kaden Groves 🇨🇭⬇️ 6. Marc Hirschi 🇦🇹⬇️ 7. Felix Gall 🇬🇧➖ 8. Ethan Hayter 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Sirotti

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 28/09/2026

Greatest riders born in 1990: 🇸🇰➖ 1. Peter Sagan 🏆 🇨🇴➖ 2. Nairo Quintana 🇳🇱➖ 3. Tom Dumoulin 🇦🇺⬆️ 4. Michael Matthews 🆙 🇵🇱⬇️ 5. Michal Kwiatkowski 🇫🇷➖ 6. Romain Bardet 🇫🇷➖ 7. Thibaut Pinot 🇮🇹➖ 8. Fabio Aru 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 28/09/2026

Greatest active riders following 🇨🇴 Nairo Quintana's retirement: 🇸🇮➖ 1. Pogacar 🏆 🇸🇮➖ 2. Roglic 🇧🇪➖ 3. Evenepoel 🇩🇰➖ 4. Vingegaard 🇳🇱➖ 5. Van der Poel 🇧🇪➖ 6. Van Aert 🇪🇨⬆️ 7. Carapaz 🇩🇰⬆️ 8. Pedersen 🇦🇺⬆️ 9. Matthews 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 AFP

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 28/09/2026

Greatest active American riders: 🇺🇸⬆️ 1. Brandon McNulty 🆙 🇺🇸⬇️ 2. Sepp Kuss 🇺🇸⬇️ 3. Matteo Jorgenson 🇺🇸➖ 4. Neilson Powless 🇺🇸➖ 5. Quinn Simmons 🆙 🇺🇸➖ 6. Matthew Riccitello 🇺🇸➖ 7. Magnus Sheffield 🇺🇸➖ 8. Larry Warbasse 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Getty

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 28/09/2026

Greatest South American riders of all time: 🇨🇴 1. Nairo Quintana 🏆👋 🇪🇨 2. Richard Carapaz 🇨🇴 3. Egan Bernal 🇨🇴 4. Rigoberto Urán 🇨🇴 5. Lucho Herrera 🇨🇴 6. Santiago Botero 🇨🇴 7. Miguel Ángel López 🇨🇴 8. Esteban Chaves 👇 Full ranking: 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Getty

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 28/09/2026

🇨🇴 Nairo Quintana has ridden the final race of his career. We say goodbye to a huge rider - and the greatest ever to come from the South American continent. At the end of his career, he ranks seventh among the greatest active riders. Thank you, Nairo. 🙏 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/70/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 27/09/2026

Isaac del Toro attacked again and again and again throughout the World Championships, and for a long time he looked like the strongest rider in the race. In the end, he had to settle for fifth place, but he can be extremely proud of his performance. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/910...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 27/09/2026

🇺🇸 Quinn Simmons rode a superb race, and for a long time it even looked like he had a good chance of taking a medal. In the end, he had to settle for fourth place, but he probably won't mind too much with his compatriot taking the world title. 🌈 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/227...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 27/09/2026

🇳🇱 Mathieu van der Poel may not have had quite as strong a season as he hoped, simply because he hasn't won a monument. But he's still a rider of the very highest calibre, and he proved it once again by taking bronze on a very tough course in Montréal. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/41/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 27/09/2026

🇦🇺 Michael Matthews is a championship rider of a very special kind, and he has claimed his second silver medal, 11 years after his first - which came at the same continent in Richmond. He moves into the top 10 among the greatest active riders. 👏 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/145...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 27/09/2026

🇺🇸 Brandon McNulty is the world champion after an incredible solo performance through the streets of Montréal. He timed his attack to perfection and had the legs to finish it off, and he has now claimed an absolutely monumental win. Chapeau! 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/877...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 27/09/2026

🌈 World champions with the fewest points earned outside their World Championship win: 🇩🇪 3 - Heinz Müller 🇳🇱 6 - Harm Ottenbros 🇨🇭 19 - Hans Knecht 🇪🇸 32 - Igor Astarloa 🇫🇷 36 - Laurent Brochard 🇧🇪 52 - Jean-Pierre Monsere 🇧🇪 63 - Rudy Dhaenens 🇧🇪 65 - Karel Kaers

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 26/09/2026

Latest riders who used the 🌈 World Championship Road Race to earn the very first Prestigelisten points of their career: 🇺🇦 2008 - Andriy Grivko, 5th 🇫🇷 2005 - Anthony Geslin, 🥉 🇧🇷 2005 - Murilo Antonio Fischer, 5th 🇦🇺 2004 - Allan Davis, 5th 🇸🇮 2002 - Zoran Klemencic, 5th

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 26/09/2026

Greatest riders at the start line of the 🌈 World Championships: 🇸🇮 Primoz Roglic (2) 🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel (3) 🇳🇱 Mathieu van der Poel (5) 🇧🇪 Wout van Aert (6) 🇨🇴 Nairo Quintana (7) 🇩🇰 Mads Pedersen (9) 🇵🇱 Michal Kwiatkowski (11) 🇦🇺 Michael Matthews (12) 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 23/09/2026

2026 is already the greatest season for... ... 🇪🇨 Ecuador since 2021. ... 🇳🇿 New Zealand since 2020. ... 🇫🇷 France since 2019. ... 🇳🇴 Norway since 2017. ... 🇦🇹 Austria since 2008. ... 🇲🇽 Mexico ever. ... 🇺🇾 Uruguay ever. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/year/2026 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 21/09/2026

The 🇫🇷 French riders haven't had a season this strong since 2019 - and it's not over yet. With riders such as 🇫🇷 Paul Seixas, 🇫🇷 Paul Magnier and 🇫🇷 Lenny Martinez, could 🇫🇷 France be heading into a new golden era? 🤔 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/nation/3/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 21/09/2026

🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel in championships: World Championships RR 🥇🥈 World Championships TT 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Olympics RR 🥇 Olympics TT 🥇 European Championships RR 🥈🥈 European Championships TT 🥇🥇🥉 National Championships RR 🥇🥈🥉 National Championships TT 🥇🥇🥈🥉

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 20/09/2026

Most Prestigelisten points earned at championships of all time: 🇧🇪 412 - Remco Evenepoel 🏆🆙 🇨🇭 290 - Fabian Cancellara 🇮🇹 277 - Alfredo Binda 🇧🇪 272 - Rik Van Steenbergen 🇧🇪 267 - Eddy Merckx 🇸🇰 262 - Peter Sagan 🇮🇹 262 - Paolo Bettini 🇪🇸 257 - Óscar Freire 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 20/09/2026

Even though he will still be a teenager until Thursday, there is very little 🇫🇷 Paul Seixas can't do. He has now also emphatically proven his ability against the clock with a hugely impressive bronze medal at the World Championships. 🥉 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/419...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 20/09/2026

🇮🇹 Filippo Ganna probably doesn't care about second places, but perhaps he should start, because he has the potential to end up with quite a few of them. He moves level with 🇫🇷 Raphaël Géminiani in 185th place in the ranking of the greatest riders ever. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/222...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 20/09/2026

To absolutely no one’s surprise, 🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel is the world time trial champion for the fourth consecutive year. He moves up to 24th in the all-time ranking, passing two huge names in 🇸🇰 Peter Sagan and 🇮🇹 Giuseppe Saronni. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/45/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 18/09/2026

Most points earned in time trials by riders at the start line of the 🌈 Worlds ITT: 🇧🇪 268 - Remco Evenepoel 🇮🇹 230 - Filippo Ganna 🇨🇭 78 - Stefan Küng 🇳🇴 39 - Tobias Foss 🇨🇭 20 - Stefan Bissegger 🇺🇸 17 - Brandon McNulty 🇳🇱 12 - Daan Hoole 🇮🇹 10 - Matteo Sobrero 📸 Sirotti

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 17/09/2026

Complete list of riders who are greater than all riders younger than themselves: 🇧🇪 Eddy Merckx 🇸🇮 Tadej Pogacar 🇧🇪 Remco Evenepoel 🇲🇽 Isaac Del Toro 🇫🇷 Paul Seixas 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 16/09/2026

Prestigelisten results by 🇪🇸 Movistar Team in 2026: 🇪🇸 Spanish Champion ITT 🇵🇱 3rd in Tour de Pologne 🇪🇸 Stage win in Vuelta a España 🇪🇸 Vuelta a España A single race suddenly transformed a dreadful season with barely any top results in WorldTour races into a major success. 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 16/09/2026

Here comes what will probably be one of the last updates to this year's Prestigelisten Quiz. If you aren't well placed by now, things are starting to look difficult - but there are still a lot of points up for grabs in the World Championships and Il Lombardia.👇 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 16/09/2026

Most points earned in 2026: 🇸🇮 482 - Tadej Pogacar 🇩🇰 191 - Jonas Vingegaard 🇲🇽 152 - Isaac Del Toro 🇧🇪 150 - Remco Evenepoel 🇧🇪 99 - Wout van Aert 🇪🇸 94 - Enric Mas 🇫🇷 91 - Paul Seixas 🇳🇱 75 - Mathieu van der Poel Full ranking: prestigelisten.dk/en/year/2026 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest riders born in 1998: 🇸🇮➖ 1. Tadej Pogačar 🏆 🇧🇪➖ 2. Jasper Philipsen 🇵🇹➖ 3. João Almeida 🇦🇺➖ 4. Kaden Groves 🇨🇭➖ 5. Marc Hirschi 🇦🇹⬆️ 6. Felix Gall 🆙 🇺🇸⬇️ 7. Brandon McNulty 🆙 🇬🇧➖ 8. Ethan Hayter 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest riders born in 1994: 🇧🇪➖ 1. Wout van Aert 🏆🆙 🇦🇺➖ 2. Caleb Ewan 🇨🇴➖ 3. Miguel Ángel López 🇸🇮➖ 4. Matej Mohoric 🇺🇸⬆️ 5. Sepp Kuss 🆙 🇮🇹⬇️ 6. Giulio Ciccone 🇩🇪➖ 7. Maximilian Schachmann 🇨🇴➖ 8. Fernando Gaviria 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Cor Vos

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest active Spanish riders: 🇪🇸⬆️ 1. Enric Mas 🏆🆙 🇪🇸⬇️ 2. Mikel Landa 🇪🇸➖ 3. Ion Izagirre 🇪🇸➖ 4. Juan Ayuso 🇪🇸➖ 5. Francisco Mancebo 🇪🇸➖ 6. Pello Bilbao 🇪🇸➖ 7. Carlos Rodríguez 🇪🇸➖ 8. Óscar Sevilla 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Bettini

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest Austrian riders of all time: 🇦🇹⬆️ 1. Felix Gall 🏆🆙 🇦🇹⬇️ 2. Max Bulla 🇦🇹➖ 3. Bernhard Kohl 🇦🇹➖ 4. Georg Totschnig 🇦🇹➖ 5. Peter Luttenberger 🇦🇹➖ 6. Adolf Christian 🇦🇹➖ 7. Bernhard Eisel 🇦🇹➖ 8. Patrick Konrad 🔗 Full ranking: 👉 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Sirotti

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇪🇸 David de la Cruz is retiring from professional cycling. Most of the biggest moments of his career came in the Vuelta a España, but two stage wins in Paris–Nice are no small achievement either. He finishes just outside the top 100 greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/123...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇪🇸 Jesús Herrada’s career has come to an end. Above all, it featured three superb stage wins in the Vuelta a España and two impressive national titles, which played a major part in him finishing his career among the 100 greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/108...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest riders born in 1993: 🇪🇨 1. Richard Carapaz 🇨🇭 2. Stefan Küng 🇳🇱 3. Dylan Groenewegen 🇩🇰 4. Magnus Cort 🔚👋 🇮🇹 5. Alberto Bettiol 🇪🇸 6. Marc Soler 🇫🇷 7. Guillaume Martin 🇳🇱 8. Koen Bouwman Full ranking: 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Mikkel Berg Pedersen

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest Danish stage hunters of all time: 🇩🇰 1. Jonas Vingegaard - 168 🏆 🇩🇰 2. Mads Pedersen - 124 🇩🇰 3. Magnus Cort - 97 🔚👋 🇩🇰 4. Rolf Sørensen - 74 🇩🇰 5. Bjarne Riis - 64 🇩🇰 6. Michael Rasmussen - 59 🇩🇰 7. Jesper Skibby - 44 🇩🇰 8. Søren Kragh - 32 📸 Getty Images

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest Danes of all time: 🇩🇰 1. Jonas Vingegaard 🇩🇰 2. Mads Pedersen 🇩🇰 3. Rolf Sørensen 🇩🇰 4. Bjarne Riis 🇩🇰 5. Jakob Fuglsang 🇩🇰 6. Michael Rasmussen 🇩🇰 7. Kasper Asgreen 🇩🇰 8. Magnus Cort The first from the golden generation to retire. Full ranking: prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Nils Meilvang

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇳🇱 Steven Kruijswijk has ridden his final race. In the late 2010s, he was always a reliable contender for a top Grand Tour GC, before later becoming a highly valued domestique during 🇸🇮 Primož Roglič’s and 🇩🇰 Jonas Vingegaard’s major Grand Tour wins. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/527...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

Greatest Mases of all time: 🇬🇧➖ 1. Geraint ThoMas 🏆 🇪🇸⬆️ 2. Enric Mas 🆙 🇫🇷⬇️ 3. Emile Masson Sr. 🇫🇷➖ 4. ThoMas Voeckler 🇮🇹➖ 5. Imerio Massignan 🇮🇹➖ 6. Vasco BergaMaschi 🇫🇷➖ 7. Emile Masson Jr. 🇧🇪➖ 8. ThoMas De Gendt 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rankings/... 📸 Rafa Gomez

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇨🇴 Harold Tejada has been better than ever in 2026. His season got off to a very promising start with 4th place in UAE Tour, before he went on to win a stage in Paris-Nice. Now he has also secured the first overall top 10 of his career in a Grand Tour. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/430...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

It's never too late to join Prestigelisten. 🇪🇸 Cristian Rodríguez is 31 years old, yet he has only now earned the first points of his career with a 9th place in the Vuelta, capping off a nice season in which he also finished 8th in the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/433...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇫🇷 Clément Berthet abandoned the Tour de France after the opening team time trial, but he more than made up for it at the Vuelta a España with a very consistent race and a top 10 finish overall - the first major result of his career. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/433...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇸🇮 Jakob Omrzel enjoyed a fantastic Grand Tour debut, managing both to win a stage and finish seventh overall. He has already made the leap into the top 200 among the greatest active riders - quite an achievement for such a young rider. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/433...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

For almost the entire race, 🇬🇧 Oscar Onley was on course for top 5 in the Vuelta a España, but right at the end 🇺🇸 Sepp Kuss pushed him down to 6th. That's worth fewer points, but he still climbs 12 places in the ranking of the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/140...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

After a great 2025, 🇺🇸 Brandon McNulty has had a difficult season this year. At GP de Montréal he looked like his old self and finished an impressive 3rd. The result didn't move him up the active riders’ rankings, though, as Felix Gall earned more points. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/877...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 15/09/2026

🇫🇷 Paul Seixas leads a strong French team into the World Championships, and they must be dreaming of the rainbow jersey after the young star's performance at the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, where he finished second. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/419...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 14/09/2026

Before the final mountain stage, 🇺🇸 Sepp Kuss wasn't even in the top 10 - yet a superb finish to the race saw him climb all the way to 5th. That moves him past Christophe Laporte, Tom Pidcock and Giulio Ciccone in the ranking of the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/480...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 14/09/2026

For the first time since joining EF Education-EasyPost, 🇪🇨 Richard Carapaz has looked completely back to his absolute best in 2026. He was also excellent in the Vuelta a España, where he finished 4th overall. He overtakes Abraham Olano and Stan Ockers. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/110...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 14/09/2026

Things haven't gone smoothly for 🇨🇴 Santiago Buitrago since his crash in the Giro d’Italia in May, but he bounced back in the final Grand Tour of the year. He just missed out on a stage win, but made up for it by winning the mountains classification. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/103...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 14/09/2026

🇧🇪 Wout van Aert’s only rival for the points classification in the Vuelta a España was his own teammate, and the Belgian managed to keep him behind. He moves level with 🇧🇪 Johan Museeuw in 54th place in the all-time ranking. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/73/...

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Prestigelisten.dk @prestigelisten.dk · 13/09/2026

🇦🇹 Felix Gall has only two Prestigelisten results in 2026, but they are two Grand Tour podium finishes. His third place in the Vuelta a España moves him level with 🇩🇰 Mattias Skjelmose inside the top 60 in the ranking of the greatest active riders. 🔗 prestigelisten.dk/en/rider/108...

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