Top 10 Australian cyclists in history - Cadel Evans, Michael Matthews, Richie Porte, Robbie McEwen...

Australia is a country with a long tradition in cycling. Apart from Phil Anderson, their best riders belong to the last 25-30 years. More comfortable on the track, they can boast of having a Tour de France winner and world champion like Cadel Evans.

In addition, one of the best one-week stage race riders of his generation is Richie Porte who won left and right in the 2010's; and they also have a man who is always well placed when representing his country or competing in top level races as Michael Matthews can do. The land Down Under has provided plenty quality riders and, in collaboration with CiclismoAlDia, we have taken a look at some of the very best.

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1. Robbie McEwen

• 12x - Tour de France Stages ('07, '06, '05, '04, '02, '99)

• 12x - Stages Giro d'Italia ('07, '06, '05, '04, '03, '02)

• 5x - Paris-Bruxelles ('08, '07, '06, '05, '02)

• 3x - Tour de France points classification ('06, '04, '02)

• Vattenfall Cyclassics ('08)

• 7x - Stages Tour de Suisse ('08, '07, '05, '04, '03)

• 2x - Overall classification Circuit Franco-Belge ('11, '02)

• 2x - Trofeo Cala: Cala Millor - Son Servera ('09, '00)

• 10x 2nd - Tour de France Stages ('08, '06, '04, '04, '03, '02, '00, '99, '98)

• Scheldeprijs ('02)

• 3x - Tour de Romandie stages ('08, '07, '06)

• GP de Fourmies / La Voix du Nord ('05)

2. Simon Gerrans

• 4x - General classification Tour Down Under ('16, '14, '12, '06)

• 2x - Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec ('14, '12)

• Liège-Bastogne-Liège ('14)

• Milano-SanRemo ('12)

• GP Ouest France - Plouay ('09)

• Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal ('14)

• 2x - Tour de France stages ('13, '08)

• 5x - Stages Tour Down Under ('16, '14, '13, '06)

• 2x - Herald Sun Tour overall ranking ('06, '05)

• Overall classification Tour of Denmark ('11)

• Stage Giro d'Italia ('09)

• Stage Vuelta a España ('09)

3. Cadel Evans

• General classification Tour de France ('11)

• World Championships Road Race ('09)

• 2x - Overall classification Tour de Romandie ('11, '06)

• Overall standings Tirreno Adriatico ('11)

• Flèche Wallonne ('10)

• 2x - Tour de France stages ('11, '07)

• 2x 2nd - General classification Tour de France ('08, '07)

• Overall classification Criterium Internacional ('12)

• 2x - Österreich-Rundfahrt International General Classification - Tour of Austria ('04, '01)

• 4x 2nd - Overall classification Critérium du Dauphiné ('11, '09, '08, '07)

• Overall classification Giro del Trentino ('14)

• Points classification Giro d'Italia ('10)

4. Richie Porte

• 2x - Overall Paris-Nice classification ('15, '13)

• 2x - General classification Tour Down Under ('20, '17)

• Overall classification Tour de Suisse ('18)

• Overall classification Volta a Catalunya ('15)

• Overall standings Critérium du Dauphiné ('21)

• Overall classification Tour de Romandie ('17)

• 8x - Stages Tour Down Under ('20, '19, '18, '17, '16, '15, '14)

• 5x - Paris-Nice stages ('17, '15, '13)

• Overall standings Giro del Trentino-Melinda ('15)

• 4x 2nd - General Classification Tour Down Under ('19, '18, '16, '15)

• Overall classification Volta ao Algarve ('12)

• 2x 2nd - Overall classification Critérium du Dauphiné ('17, '13)

Richie Porte finished on the podium of the 2020 Tour de France. @Sirotti

5. Michael Rogers

• 3x - World ME - Individual Time Trial (ITT) ('05, '04, '03)

• 2x - Stages Giro d'Italia ('14)

• Overall classification Amgen Tour of California ('10)

• Tour de France Stage ('14)

• Overall classification Bayern Rundfahrt ('12)

• Overall classification Deutschland Tour ('03)

• General classification Ruta del Sol ('10)

• General classification La Route du Sud Cycliste - La Dépêche du Midi ('03)

• Overall classification Tour Down Under ('02)

• Overall classification Tour of Belgium ('03)

• Overall classification Tour de Beauce ('02)

• 2nd - Overall ranking Critérium du Dauphiné ('12)

6. Michael Matthews

• 3x - Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec ('24, '19, '18)

• 4x - Tour de France stages ('22, '17, '16)

• Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal ('18)

• 3x - Giro d'Italia stages ('23, '15, '14)

• 3x - Stages Vuelta a España ('14, '13)

• Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France ('20)

• Tour de France points classification ('17)

• 3x - Paris-Nice stages ('16, '15)

• 3x - Stages Itzulia Basque Country ('17, '15, '14)

• 3x - Stages Volta a Catalunya ('22, '19)

• Classica de Almeria ('12)

• 2x - Vuelta a La Rioja ('16, '14)

Michael Matthews winning at the 2022 Tour de France. @Sirotti

7. Rohan Dennis

• 2x - World Championships - Individual Time Trial (ITT) ('19, '18)

• Overall classification Tour Down Under ('15)

• 2x - Stages Vuelta a España ('18)

• Tour de France Stage ('15)

• Overall classification USA Pro Challenge ('15)

• 3x - Tour de Suisse stages ('19, '17)

• Stage Giro d'Italia ('18)

• 2x - Tirreno-Adriatico stages ('18, '17)

• Overall classification Tour of Alberta ('13)

• Overall classification Tour de la Provence ('17)

• 2x - Stages Tour Down Under ('23, '15)

• Eneco Tour Stage ('16)

8. Stuart O'Grady

• Paris - Roubaix ('07)

• HEW Cyclassics ('04)

• 2x - Tour de France stages ('04, '98)

• 2x - Overall classification Tour Down Under ('01, '99)

• 2x - Stages Critérium du Dauphiné ('04)

• 6x 2nd - Tour de France Stages ('05, '04, '01, '00, '99, '97)

• Classic Haribo ('99)

• Overall ranking Herald Sun Tour ('08)

• GP of Villers-Cotterêts ('04)

• 2x 2nd - General Classification Tour Down Under ('09, '00)

• 2nd - Meisterschaft von Zürich ('06)

• 2nd - GP Ouest France - Plouay ('02)

9. Phil Anderson

• Paris - Tours ('86)

• Overall classification Tour de Suisse ('85)

• Overall classification Critérium du Dauphiné ('85)

• Overall classification Tour de Romandie ('89)

• 2x - Tour de France Stages ('91, '82)

• Amstel Gold Race ('83)

• Züri Metzgete ('84)

• 2x - Eschborn-Frankfurt ('85, '84)

• 2x - Giro d'Italia stages ('90, '89)

• 2x - Overall ranking La Méditerranéenne ('91, '85)

• 2x - General classification Tour de l'Aude ('83, '81)

• 4x - Tour de Suisse stages ('91, '85)

10. Heinrich Haussler

• Tour de France Stage ('09)

• Stage Vuelta a España ('05)

• Stage Tour de Suisse ('10)

• 2nd - Milan-San Remo ('09)

• GP Triberg-Schwarzwald ('09)

• 3x - Bayern Rundfahrt stages ('14, '13, '08)

• Stage Critérium du Dauphiné Liberated ('07)

• 2nd - Tour of Flanders ('09)

• Stage Tour of Beijing ('11)

• 2x - Stages Volta ao Algarve ('09)

• Stage Paris-Nice ('09)

• 2x - Stages Tour of Qatar ('11)