Who were the Top 10 Italian cyclists of the 21st century? See the impressive list that features Grand Tour winners, World champion and many more!

For this, we take into account only and exclusively from that date onwards. That’s why there are some achievements less for Paolo Bettini, Davide Rebellin or Alessandro Petacchi. It’s not that we have forgotten, it’s just that the results from last century don’t count. Those we have also taken into account are names like those of Ivan Basso or the sadly deceased Michele Scarponi.

1. Vincenzo Nibali

• 2x <a href="https://www.world-today-news.com/turns-off-corona-alarm-after-tour-de-france-stage/" title="Turns off corona alarm after Tour de France stage: -“>Giro d’Italia and two times second (+ 7 stages)
• Tour de France (+ 6 courses)
• 2x Lombardy
• Tirreno-Adriatico
• Return to Spain
• Milan-Sanremo
• GP West France – Plouay
• 2x Tour of Trentino
• Tour of Oman

2. Paolo Bettini

• 2x Gold medal in the World Championships road race
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• 2x Lombardy
• Gold medal at the Olympic Games road race
• 2x Zurich Championship
• Milan-Sanremo
• 5 stages at the Vuelta a Espana
• Tirreno-Adriatico (+ 5 stages)
• HEW Cyclassics
• Classica San Sebastian
• Tour of Lazio

3. Damiano Cunego

• 3x Lombardy
• Giro d’Italia (+ 4 stages)
• Amstel Gold Race
• 3x Tirreno-Adriatico
• 2 stages at the Vuelta a Espana
• 2x International Coppi and Bartali Week
• 2x Japan Cup
• 2x GP Industry & Crafts
• 2x Tour of the Apennines
• 2x GP Nobili Rubinetterie-Pope Carlo Cup-City Cup
• 2 courses at the Tour de Romandie

4. Ivan Basso

• 2x Giro d’Italia (+ 6 stages)
• Criterium International
• Stage at the Tour de France and once second in the overall standings
• Tour of Denmark (+ 4 stages)
• Tour of Emilia
• Japan Cup
• Tour of Trentino
• Tour of Padania

5. Danilo Di Luca

• Giro d’Italia (+ 5 stages)
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• Lombardy
• Return to Basque County
• Amstel Gold Race
• The Walloon Arrow
• 2 stages at the Vuelta a Espana
• 3 stages at the Tirreno-Adriatico
• Tour of Emilia
• Milan – Turin
• Placci Cup

6. Alessandro Petacchi

• 22 stages at the Giro d’Italia
• 18 stages at the Vuelta a Espana
• 6 stages at the Tour de France + 1 points classification
• Milan-Sanremo
• Paris-Tours
• 8 stages at the Tirreno-Adriatico
• 5x Etruscan Coast GP
• 2x Lower Saxony tour
• 3x stages in Paris-Nice
• Scheldt price
• 2x Classic Valencian Community

7. Gilberto Simoni

• 2x Giro d’Italia, once second overall, two times third + points classification (+ 6 stages)
• Tour of Emilia
• Stage at the Vuelta a Espana
• Stage at the Tour de France
• Tour of Veneto
• 2x Tour of the Apennines
• Tour of Trentino

8. Davide Rebellin

• 3x The Walloon Arrow
• Liège-Bastogne-Liège
• Tirreno-Adriatico
• Amstel Gold Race
• Paris-Nice
• Three Varesine Valleys
• 2x Tour of Emilia
• The Mediterranean
• 2x Brixia Tour

9. Michele Scarponi

• Giro d’Italia (+ 3 stages)
• Tirreno-Adriatico and once 2nd (+ 3 stages)
• Return to Catalonia
• Tour of Trentino
• International Coppi and Bartali Week
• Peace Race
• 2x Lombard Cycling Week
• GP Costa degli Etruschi
• 2nd year The Lombardy

10. Stefano Garzelli

• 2nd at the Giro d’Italia (+ 6 stages) + 2 mountain classifications
• Tirreno-Adriatico
• 2x Tre Valli Varesine
• Stage at the Tour de Suisse
• Eschborn-Frankfurt
• Melinda Trophy – Val di Non
• Stage at the Itzulia Basque County
• Aragon Tour