Top 10 NON-European cyclists of all time: Quintana, Porte, Evans, LeMond...
CyclingSaturday, 26 October 2024 at 12:00
Cycling is a sport that has always been dominated by Europeans. However, there are a few exceptions that we want to highlight in this article. The Australians probably have the largest congregation of top-level riders among those who do not come from the Old Continent. Men like Phil Anderson, Robbie McEwen, Cadel Evans or Michael Matthews stand out.
This has been analyzed together with CiclismoAlDia. The best of the lot under normal circumstances would have been Lance Armstrong, but as it turned out, he lost all his results since 1998 and has ended up dropping down the rankings accordingly. His presence in the list is a grey zone, he is not on the Top10, but his achievements at the time can't be ignored nonetheless. His American compatriots Greg LeMond and Levi Leipheimer are big names to watch out for.
There are also the South Americans, among whom Nairo Quintana clearly stands out. Of the Asians, those with the best careers are Kazakhstan's Alexandr Vinokourov and Uzbekistan's Djamolidine Abdoujaparov. Here are what we consider to be the 10 most important cyclists in the history of cyclists from outside Europe.
1. Greg LeMond
- 3 Tour de France (+5 stages and 9 times 2nd) and 1 time 2nd.
- 2 World Championships and 2 times 2nd
- 1 Critérium du Dauphiné (+4 stages)
- 2 Coors Classic
- 1 DuPont Tour
- 1 stage in the Giro d'Italia
- 1 Circuit Cycliste Sarthe - Pays de la Loire
2. Nairo Quintana
- 1 Vuelta a España (+2 stages)
- 1 Giro d'Italia (+3 stages)
- 2 Tirreno-Adriatico
- 3 stages in the Tour de France and 2 times 2nd in the general classification.
- 1 Volta a Catalunya
- 1 Itzulia Basque Country
- 1 Tour de Romandie
- 2 Tour de la Provence
- 2 Vuelta a Burgos
3. Cadel Evans
- 1 Tour de France (+2 stages) and 2 times 2nd place
- 1 World Championships Road Race
- 2 Tour de Romandie
- 1 Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1 Flèche Wallonne
- 1 Criterium International
- 2 Tour of Austria
- 4 times 2nd in Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1 Giro del Trentino
- 1 Points classification Giro d'Italia
4. Alexandre Vinokourov
- 2 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 1 Vuelta a España (+4 stages)
- 1 gold medal at the Olympic Games
- 2 Paris-Nice (+5 stages)
- 1 stage in the Tour de France
- 1 Amstel Gold Race
- 1 Tour de Suisse
- 1 Critérium du Dauphiné (+4 stages)
- 1 4 Jours de Dunkerque
5. Robbie McEwen
- 12 stages in the Tour de France (10 times 2nd) and 3 Points Classification
- 12 stages in the Giro d'Italia
- 5 Paris-Brussels
- 1 BEMER Cyclassics
- 7 stages in the Tour de Suisse
- 2 Circuit Franco-Belge
- 1 Scheldeprijs
- 3 stages in the Tour de Romandie
- 1 GP of Fourmies / La Voix du Nord
6. Richie Porte
- 2 Paris-Nice (+5 stages)
- 2 Tour Down Under (+ 8 stages & 4 times 2nd place)
- Tour de Suisse
- Volta a Catalunya
- Tour de Romandie
- Volta ao Algarve
- 3rd 2020 Tour de France
7. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov
- 9 stages in the Tour de France (9 times 2nd) and 3 Points Classification
- 7 stages in the Vuelta a España and 1 points classification
- 1 Gent-Wevelgem
- 1 Giro d'Italia points classification +1 stage (7 times 2nd)
- 2 stages in Paris-Nice
- 2 stages in the Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1 Rik Van Steenbergen Memorial / Kempen Classic
8. Simon Gerrans
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- Milano - Sanremo
- 4 Tour Down Under (+5 stages)
- 2 GP de Québec
- 1 GP de Montréal
- 1 Bretagne Classic
- 1 stage at the Giro d'Italia
- 1 stage at the Vuelta a España
9. Levi Leipheimer
- 3 Tour of California (+6 stages)
- 1 Tour de Suisse
- 1 Critérium du Dauphiné
- 1 Deutschland Tour
- 2 stages in the Vuelta a España and 1 time 2nd in the general classification
- 2 Tour of Utah
- 1 La Route du Sud Cycliste - La Dépêche du Midi
- 1 Tour of Castilla y León
- 1 US Pro Challenge
- 1 Tour de San Luis
10. Michael Matthews
- 3 GP de Québec
- 4 stages in the Tour de France and 1 Points classification
- 1 GP de Montréal
- 3 stages in the Giro d'Italia
- 3 stages in the Vuelta a España
- 1 Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France
- 3 stages in Paris-Nice
- 3 stages in the Itzulia Basque Country
- 3 stages in the Volta a Catalunya
- 1 Classica de Almeria
- 2 Vuelta a La Rioja
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