Overview of the top results in general classifications.
By PCS points
| # | Year | Race | Class | Result | PCS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1958 | Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres | CD-C | 1 | 275 |
| 2 | 1957 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | CD-C | 1 | 275 |
| 3 | 1955 | Milano-Sanremo | CD-C | 1 | 275 |
| 4 | 1953 | Paris - Roubaix | CD-C | 1 | 275 |
| 5 | 1953 | World Championships - Road Race | WC | 2 | 260 |
| 6 | 1954 | La Flèche Wallonne | CD-C | 1 | 225 |
| 7 | 1951 | Liège - Bastogne - Liège | CD-C | 2 | 200 |
| 8 | 1955 | World Championships - Road Race | WC | 3 | 190 |
| 9 | 1954 | Paris-Bruxelles | CD-C | 2 | 150 |
| 10 | 1958 | G.P. de Monaco | 1 | 125 |
Top-10s by startlist quality
Obtaining a good result in a one day race is one thing, doing this against the top riders is another. The startlist quality measures the quality of the riders at the start. This list shows all top-10 results sorted by the highest race startlist quality.
| # | Year | Race | Class | Result | Startlist quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1958 | Milano-Sanremo | CD-C | 10 | 1447 |
| 2 | 1953 | Milano-Sanremo | CD-C | 4 | 1208 |
| 3 | 1955 | Milano-Sanremo | CD-C | 1 | 1187 |
| 4 | 1956 | Milano-Sanremo | CD-C | 7 | 1070 |
| 5 | 1957 | World Championships - Road Race | WC | 8 | 958 |
| 6 | 1953 | World Championships - Road Race | WC | 2 | 940 |
| 7 | 1955 | World Championships - Road Race | WC | 3 | 934 |
| 8 | 1956 | World Championships - Road Race | WC | 6 | 934 |
| 9 | 1954 | Paris - Roubaix | CD-C | 8 | 882 |
| 10 | 1952 | Paris-Bruxelles | CD-C | 5 | 864 |