The Big 100: These Pros Might Reach A Hundred Wins in 2025

February 27, 2025

Are you ready for this cycling milestone? Later this season, a new cyclist may cross the hundred career victories mark! But who will get there first? Let’s see who’s closest and predict who might cross the line in this race of its own!

Reaching 100 victories is a milestone in any sport, but it’s especially notable in an endurance sport like cycling.

Usually, this tally marks exceptional careers spanning many years. Legends like Eddy Merckx (who has over 500+ wins!) achieved these massive totals through dominance across multiple disciplines and race types. Past eras also allowed for more racing days and victories in smaller races, contributing to higher career totals.

What changes with modern cycling? Today, riders are more specialized, and their compressed calendar makes 100 wins much more challenging. Mark Cavendish and André Greipel reached one hundred wins primarily through sprint victories, while others like Peter Sagan went for a mix of sprints and classics.

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There is no active rider with one hundred or more wins. However, that might change later this season.

Which current cyclist is most likely to hit the hundred mark first? Let’s take a look!

Note: this list counts single race, stage, and overall GC victories!

Cyclists Closest To Reaching 100 Overall Victories in 2025:

1. Alexander Kristoff

Were you wondering who had the most victories so far? Kristoff has amassed wins in both sprints and classics. At age 37, he has a 15+ year career to look back on, and plenty of victories building out his palmares. His versatility in smaller races has helped to increase his overall victory count to 97 — an impressive figure considering he doesn’t add GC wins to that total!

This year, he’s continuing in his contract with Uno-X. He performed well in 2024, with a whopping eight wins. We hope he will remain competitive in 2025, where we’ll likely see him in Norway and other smaller European races.

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2. Arnaud Démare

Démare has historically targeted a mix of Grand Tour sprint stages and French races. He excels in slightly uphill sprints and has benefited from strong leadout trains throughout his career. He is one of the older sprinters in the peloton at 33 years old, but he isn’t slowing down just yet! Like Kristoff, he has a total of 97 wins throughout his career.

What about in 2025? Last year, Démare started racing for Arkea after a falling-out with his Groupama teammate David Gaudu. He nabbed just two wins in 2024, but he only needs 3 more to cross the hundred threshold.

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3. Elia Viviani

Viviani is a track cycling superstar, but he’s not bad outside of the velodrome, either. Over his career, he’s accumulated 89 wins in road races. The 36-year-old Italian rider specializes in sprinting, and his peak years with Quick-Step significantly contributed to his win total.

Viviani was left without a contract at the start of the 2025 season, but has now signed with Lotto. With no wins on the record in the 2024 season, it’s safe to say that we all hope Viviani finds his legs again and notches a few more victories this year!

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4. Tadej Pogačar

This list just wouldn’t be complete without the rider many consider to be the best of the modern era. Tadej Pogačar’s phenomenal win rate comes from his ability to win across all terrain: one-day classics, stage races, and Grand Tours! He wins the majority of races he lines up for. Keep in mind that his dominance in stage races means he often collects multiple wins in a single event. And at just 26, he has 89 total wins.

Pogačar will race in both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espana this year, so he’s likely to quickly rack up wins. He’s already nabbed two stages and an overall GC at the UAE Tour this year. At this point, it’s not a question of whether he’ll reach 100, but how soon?

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5. Primož Roglič

Slovenia’s most beloved cyclist is 35 years old, so we should probably be talking about him like some of the older riders mentioned above. But “Rogla” remains close to peak performance. He’s accumulated wins through his time trialing and climbing abilities, and like Pogi, he often nets a few wins across a multi-stage event. His late start as a ski jumper hasn’t hampered his victory count, which currently stands at 88 overall — one fewer than Pogačar.

This year, Roglič rests in the final year of his contract with Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe. What he does next will be up to him… but we’re sure this determined athlete will want to keep pushing long enough to hit the 100 number, barring something going terribly wrong for him in the coming seasons.

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6. Dylan Groenewegen

Groenewegen is a controversial figure based on his crash with Fabio Jakobsen in the 2020 Tour of Poland. However, his winning streak isn’t up for debate! He’s built his impressive palmares through pure sprint victories. particularly in flat stages of major races. At 31, Groenewegen is one of the more reliable sprinters of his generation. His total wins number 74, with five of those coming in 2024.

Groenewegen continues with Jayco-Alula this year. We’ll see him at Tirreno-Adriatico as well as other one-day and stage races through the season.

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7. Sam Bennett

Bennett’s career highlights came during his Quick-Step years, with consistent success in bunch sprints. The 34-year-old Irishman has collected a consistent 69 victories throughout the years.

This year, he’ll continue racing with Decathlon AG2R, who he joined for the 2024 season. Considering his five wins last year, we’re rooting for his success. A hundred is on the horizon, but he has some distance still to go!

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8. Caleb Ewan

He feels like a surprising addition to this list, but he shouldn’t be! The Aussie’s explosive sprint power has brought him quite a few victories in the biggest races. At 30, Ewan has won stages in all three Grand Tours and continues to target sprint finishes in all types of races. While he’s not in his prime form these days, he has 63 wins overall and got three of those last year in 2024.

This year, Ewan made a surprise move to INEOS Grenadiers and seems optimistic about the future. Go get ‘em (and that hundred), Caleb!

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9. Remco Evenepoel

Here’s a name all the Belgian fans DID expect to see! Remco Evenepoel has rapidly accumulated wins in time trials, mountaintop finishes, and stage race GCs. He’s only 25, but his ability to win both one-day races and stage race overall classifications, plus individual stages, has led to an impressive victory count of 59.

While Remco is only 3/5ths of the way to the hundred mark, he has a bright future ahead. He remains with his Soudal Quick-Step squad this year despite rumors that he might make a move to Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe. Let’s hope Evenepoel keeps up his winning streak for many seasons to come!

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10. Tim Merlier

Merlier feels like the man of the hour after his recent strong showings in early season races. He specializes in pure bunch sprints and also makes a showing in Belgian one-day races. He’s 32 and has 54 wins overall. Like Evenepoel, he isn’t there yet — but in the next few years, he might be on his way.

Merlier also rides for Soudal Quick-Step, but his focus on sprints gives the team another goal outside of Evenepoel’s. Look for his appearances in the Belgian classics this year, such as Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne and Gent-Wevelgem… he might just pull off some unexpected wins.

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Who will reach 100 first?

It’s tempting to say that Pogačar will reach it first, since he is definitely the best rider on this list. But with 97 career wins each, Alexander Kristoff and Arnaud Démare have the best chance. This is especially true given their focus on sprints! In the humble view of this author, Kristoff has a slight edge due to his win count in 2024.

After that, Tadej Pogačar is likely to cross the mark by the end of the season. With only 11 more wins needed, he could easily rack that up in a few stage races.

What about the rest? Roglič, Groenewegen, and Bennett seem to have the most potential to reach 100 wins by the ends of their careers. Others, like Viviani and Ewan, are less certain.

Keep in mind: this article only focuses on the men’s contest. On the women’s side, Lorena Wiebes is likely to cross the 100 victories threshold as well! She currently stands at 96 wins at the start of the 2025 season.

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Who do you think will reach one hundred wins this season? Let us know in the comments or on social media! ★