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The Top 10 Cyclists of The Modern Era
RANK 1: Eddy Merckx
BORN: June 17th 1945
YEARS ACTIVE: 1965-1978
COUNTRY: Belgium
NICKNAME: The Cannibal
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CAREER WINS: 292
TOTAL POINTS: 418.50
RAW SCORE: 294.5
RANK 2: Bernard Hinault
BORN: November 14th, 1954
YEARS ACTIVE: 1975-1986
COUNTRY: France
NICKNAME: Le Blaireau (The Badger), Le Patron (The Boss)
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CAREER WINS: 149
TOTAL POINTS: 232.5
RAW SCORE: 169.5
RANK 3: Fausto Coppi
BORN: September 15th, 1919
YEARS ACTIVE: 1939-1959
COUNTRY: Italy
NICKNAME: The Heron, Il Campionissimo (The Champion of Champions)
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CAREER WINS: 92
TOTAL POINTS: 220.5
RAW SCORE: 145.5
RANK 4: Gino Bartali
BORN: July 18th, 1914
YEARS ACTIVE: 1935-1954
COUNTRY: Italy
NICKNAME: Gino The Pious/Genetaccio/L'Uomo Di Ferro (The Man of Steel)
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CAREER WINS: 87
TOTAL POINTS: 213
RAW SCORE: 144.5
RANK 5: Jacques Anquetil
BORN: January 18th, 1934
YEARS ACTIVE: 1954-1969
COUNTRY: France
NICKNAME: Monsieur Chrono (Mr. Time), Maître Jacques (Master Jacques)
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CAREER WINS: 132
TOTAL POINTS: 191.5
RAW SCORE: 158.5
RANK 6: Sean Kelly
BORN: May 24th, 1956
YEARS ACTIVE: 1977-1994
COUNTRY: Ireland
NICKNAME: King Kelly
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CAREER WINS: 160
TOTAL POINTS: 169.5
RAW SCORE: 139.5
RANK 7: Francesco Moser
BORN: June 19th, 1951
YEARS ACTIVE: 1973-1988
COUNTRY: Italy
NICKNAME: Checco, Lo Sceriffo (The Sheriff)
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CAREER WINS: 152
TOTAL POINTS: 156.5
RAW SCORE: 116.5
RANK 8: Roger De Vlaeminck
BORN: August 24th, 1947
YEARS ACTIVE: 1969-1984
COUNTRY: Belgium
NICKNAME: The Gypsy/Mr. Paris-Roubaix
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CAREER WINS: 165
TOTAL POINTS: 152
RAW SCORE: 114
RANK 10: Alejandro Valverde
BORN: April 24th, 1980
YEARS ACTIVE: 2002-present
COUNTRY: Spain
NICKNAME: Balaverde (The Green Bullet)/El Imbatido (The Unbeaten)
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CAREER WINS: 129
TOTAL POINTS: 115
RAW SCORE: 105
RANK 9: Rik Van Looy
BORN: December 20th, 1933
YEARS ACTIVE: 1953-1970
COUNTRY: Belgium
NICKNAME: Rik II, King of the Classics, and Keizer Van Herentals (Emperor of Herentals)
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CAREER WINS: 165
TOTAL POINTS: 152
RAW SCORE: 107