Most racedays per season

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Overview per season of the top-3 riders with the most racedays to their name. Also the average number of racedays for the riders in the top 100 of the racedays ranking is displayed.
Season Rider Racedays Avg. top-100
2025 MÄRKL Niklas7659.9
2024 GAMPER Patrick9279.4
2023 SÁNCHEZ Luis León9179.7
2022 DE GENDT Thomas9777.7
2021 BENEDETTI Cesare9075.9
2020 BILBAO Pello7258.2
2019 SÁNCHEZ Luis León9783.4
2018 ZHUPA Eugert9984.1
2017 MOHORIČ Matej9586.7
2016 LUDVIGSSON Tobias9787.1
2015 KEIZER Martijn10287.7
2014 VEELERS Tom10389.4
2013 TIMMER Albert10489.1
2012 IGNATIEV Mikhail10889.3
2011 SØRENSEN Nicki10691.1
2010 VOIGT Jens10690.0
2009 DELAGE Mickaël10790.0
2008 ZABEL Erik10390.1
2007 ZABEL Erik10790.6
2006 ZABEL Erik10891.2
2005 AERTS Mario10688.8
2004 ZABEL Erik11386.2
2003 ZABEL Erik10886.8
2002 ZABEL Erik11289.6
2001 ZABEL Erik11190.8
2000 ZABEL Erik11490.4
1999 TAFI Andrea11389.9
1998 EKIMOV Viatcheslav10380.2
1997 JALABERT Laurent10773.1
1996 DEN BAKKER Maarten10276.8
1995 VIRENQUE Richard9965.8
1994 CHIAPPUCCI Claudio9571.6
1993 CHIAPPUCCI Claudio9665.5
1992 ALCALÁ Raúl8664.2
1991 HODGE Stephen8258.5
1990 CHIAPPUCCI Claudio8255.9
1989 KELLY Sean8854.6
1988 KELLY Sean10952.1
1987 KELLY Sean8958.0
1986 ZOETEMELK Joop7749.4
1985 KELLY Sean10654.2
1984 KELLY Sean8857.9
1983 KELLY Sean8250.9
1982 KELLY Sean8554.3
1981 FERNÁNDEZ Juan7851.5
1980 KELLY Sean7954.8
1979 ZOETEMELK Joop9555.3
1978 ZOETEMELK Joop8649.0
1977 MAERTENS Freddy8348.6
1976 PERURENA Domingo8351.0
1975 MERCKX Eddy8853.1
1974 LASA Miguel María9249.1
1973 VAN SPRINGEL Herman9055.4
1972 MERCKX Eddy7847.8
1971 ZOETEMELK Joop7350.9
1970 MERCKX Eddy8851.4
1969 VAN SPRINGEL Herman7246.7
1968 BITOSSI Franco6838.4
1967 JANSSEN Jan7945.0
1966 KARSTENS Gerben6341.0
1965 POULIDOR Raymond7344.5
1964 POULIDOR Raymond6541.6
1963 ANQUETIL Jacques5939.5
1962 DESMET Armand7148.5
1961 ANQUETIL Jacques6538.9
1960 DEFILIPPIS Nino7447.2

Average number of racedays top-100

The average number of racedays for the top-100 of the PCS ranking plotted since 2000. It peaked in 2011 and in recent there is a trend for top riders to do less racedays per season. Note that in the early 2000s the number of racedays could be incomplete due to missing results.
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