1.Jason Kenny
Sir Jason Francis Kenny, an English track cyclist who specialises in individual and team sprints, became Great Britains most successful Olympian after winning his 11th medal, and 7th gold in the Tokyo Olympics.
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2.Chris Hoy
Sir Christopher Andrew Hoy is a former track cyclist and a racing driver from Scotland. He has represented Britain in World Championships and the Olympics, and Scotland in the Commonwealth Games, being an Olympic champion six times and a World Champion eleven times.
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3.Bradley Wiggins
Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, a former professional track and road cyclist from Britain, competed professionally from 2001 to 2016. He is the only athlete to have won both Olympic and World Championships on both, the road as well as the track, along with winning the Tour de France.
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4.Laura Kenny
Dame Laura Rebecca Kenny, a road and track cyclist from Britain, with her 5 gold and 1 silver medal in Olympics, is not only the most successful cyclist, but also the most successful British woman athlete. She has a total of 33 medals and has won 7 World Championships, 14 European Championships and 1 Commonwealth Games titles.
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5.Leontien van Moorsel
Leontien van Moorsel is a retired Dutch racing cyclist. She was a supreme cyclist and had won 4 Olympic gold medals during the 1990s and early 2000s. She also held the hour record for women from 2003 to 2015. She has won major races on both, the road as well as the track.
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6.Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich, a former professional road cyclist from Germany, won silver and gold medals in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics. He has won several races and his victory in the 1997 Tour de France is one of his many achievements.
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7.Eddy Merckx
douard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx, also known as Eddy Merckx, a professional track and road bicycle racer from Belgium, is one of the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. He has won 11 Grand Tours, all 5 Monuments, 3 World Championships, almost every major one-day race and set the hour record.
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8.Jens Voigt
Jens Voigt, a former professional German road bicycle racer, won the Critrium International 5 times, setting a record. He is also known for winning the Tour de France twice and a number of one-week stage races. He became a cycling sports broadcast commentator upon retirement.
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9.Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel, a former professional road bicycle racer from Germany, is considered one of the greatest cycling sprinters and German cyclists of all time owing to his 152 professional wins and a total of 211 wins in his career. He also won nine point classification in several Grand tours, including the Tour de France for six consecutive years.
10.Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd, a former professional road bicycle racer from Norway, is known for his time trailing and sprinting. He has won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship three times and is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France.
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