Between December 23 and December 31 all the names that made it into the Favorite 500 are published, one by one every 10 minutes between 9 AM and 8 PM. The top-2 is published together on December 31 at 19:00 (CEST).
The 2nd column contains the position from last years favorite 500 ranking. '% lists of total' means the percentage of lists containing this rider. '+/-%' is the absolute increase or decrease in percentage points compared to last year. For equal votes, tiebreaker is the age of the rider (e.g. as votes for a retired rider are more 'solid' than votes for an active rider).
| # | prev | +/- | Rider | #Lists | % of total lists | +/- % | Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | - | POGAČAR Tadej | 5466 | 61.83 | ▼1.17 | stats | |
| 2 | 2 | - | VAN DER POEL Mathieu | 4228 | 47.83 | ▼4.6 | stats | |
| 3 | 3 | - | VAN AERT Wout | 3931 | 44.47 | ▼1.86 | stats | |
| 4 | 4 | - | SAGAN Peter | 3619 | 40.94 | ▼3.35 | stats | |
| 5 | 8 | ▲3 | EVENEPOEL Remco | 3027 | 34.24 | ▲9.16 | stats | |
| 6 | 5 | ▼1 | ROGLIČ Primož | 2591 | 29.31 | ▼3.29 | stats | |
| 7 | 6 | ▼1 | CONTADOR Alberto | 2534 | 28.67 | ▼2.37 | stats | |
| 8 | 7 | ▼1 | VALVERDE Alejandro | 2440 | 27.60 | ▼2.46 | stats | |
| 9 | 9 | - | MERCKX Eddy | 2178 | 24.64 | ▲0.93 | stats | |
| 10 | 12 | ▲2 | CAVENDISH Mark | 2047 | 23.16 | ▲0.94 | stats | |
| 11 | 11 | - | BOONEN Tom | 2009 | 22.73 | ▲0.07 | stats | |
| 12 | 16 | ▲4 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | 1922 | 21.74 | ▲3.73 | stats | |
| 13 | 17 | ▲4 | VINGEGAARD Jonas | 1883 | 21.30 | ▲4.41 | stats | |
| 14 | 10 | ▼4 | CANCELLARA Fabian | 1758 | 19.89 | ▼2.94 | stats | |
| 15 | 13 | ▼2 | NIBALI Vincenzo | 1605 | 18.16 | ▼1.96 | stats | |
| 16 | 14 | ▼2 | GILBERT Philippe | 1569 | 17.75 | ▼0.79 | stats | |
| 17 | 15 | ▼2 | INDURÁIN Miguel | 1494 | 16.90 | ▼1.13 | stats | |
| 18 | 23 | ▲5 | VOS Marianne | 1473 | 16.66 | ▲3.58 | stats | |
| 19 | 22 | ▲3 | PEDERSEN Mads | 1380 | 15.61 | ▼0.04 | stats | |
| 20 | 18 | ▼2 | FROOME Chris | 1259 | 14.24 | ▼2.15 | stats | |
| 21 | 21 | - | PANTANI Marco | 1189 | 13.45 | ▼2.27 | stats | |
| 22 | 20 | ▼2 | PINOT Thibaut | 1099 | 12.43 | ▼3.39 | stats | |
| 23 | 19 | ▼4 | VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek | 1008 | 11.40 | ▼4.68 | stats | |
| 24 | 25 | ▲1 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 1002 | 11.33 | ▼0.28 | stats | |
| 25 | 26 | ▲1 | ULLRICH Jan | 973 | 11.01 | ▼0.23 | stats | |
| 26 | 32 | ▲6 | HINAULT Bernard | 873 | 9.88 | ▲0.51 | stats | |
| 27 | 29 | ▲2 | KELLY Sean | 866 | 9.80 | ▼0.12 | stats | |
| 28 | 24 | ▼4 | THOMAS Geraint | 848 | 9.59 | ▼3.14 | stats | |
| 29 | 36 | ▲7 | KOPECKY Lotte | 831 | 9.40 | ▲1.29 | stats | |
| 30 | 28 | ▼2 | MOHORIČ Matej | 788 | 8.91 | ▼1.58 | stats | |
| 31 | 45 | ▲14 | BARDET Romain | 755 | 8.54 | ▲2.15 | stats | |
| 32 | 33 | ▲1 | COPPI Fausto | 700 | 7.92 | ▼0.55 | stats | |
| 33 | 47 | ▲14 | VOLLERING Demi | 700 | 7.92 | ▲1.81 | stats | |
| 34 | 59 | ▲25 | NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna | 666 | 7.53 | ▲2.84 | stats | |
| 35 | 35 | - | JALABERT Laurent | 658 | 7.44 | ▼0.74 | stats | |
| 36 | 42 | ▲6 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | 638 | 7.22 | ▲0.24 | stats | |
| 37 | 40 | ▲3 | LEMOND Greg | 633 | 7.16 | ▲0.02 | stats | |
| 38 | 109 | ▲71 | GIRMAY Biniam | 633 | 7.16 | ▲4.93 | stats | |
| 39 | 39 | - | SCHLECK Andy | 629 | 7.12 | ▼0.28 | stats | |
| 40 | 41 | ▲1 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 624 | 7.06 | ▼0.03 | stats | |
| 41 | 50 | ▲9 | ALMEIDA João | 620 | 7.01 | ▲1.45 | stats | |
| 42 | 34 | ▼8 | DUMOULIN Tom | 585 | 6.62 | ▼1.6 | stats | |
| 43 | 30 | ▼13 | PIDCOCK Thomas | 580 | 6.56 | ▼3.06 | stats | |
| 44 | 55 | ▲11 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 547 | 6.19 | ▲1.04 | stats | |
| 45 | 38 | ▼7 | PHILIPSEN Jasper | 538 | 6.09 | ▼1.48 | stats | |
| 46 | 54 | ▲8 | MUSEEUW Johan | 530 | 6.00 | ▲0.76 | stats | |
| 47 | 90 | ▲43 | CARAPAZ Richard | 526 | 5.95 | ▲3.05 | stats | |
| 48 | 49 | ▲1 | BARTALI Gino | 513 | 5.80 | ▼0.17 | stats | |
| 49 | 43 | ▼6 | FREIRE Óscar | 512 | 5.79 | ▼0.92 | stats | |
| 50 | 52 | ▲2 | ZABEL Erik | 504 | 5.70 | ▲0.27 | stats | |
| 51 | 51 | - | VOIGT Jens | 504 | 5.70 | ▲0.26 | stats | |
| 52 | 61 | ▲9 | YATES Adam | 495 | 5.60 | ▲0.98 | stats | |
| 53 | 37 | ▼16 | KWIATKOWSKI Michał | 492 | 5.57 | ▼2.04 | stats | |
| 54 | 62 | ▲8 | LANDA Mikel | 487 | 5.51 | ▲1.07 | stats | |
| 55 | 31 | ▼24 | GANNA Filippo | 486 | 5.50 | ▼3.96 | stats | |
| 56 | 46 | ▼10 | QUINTANA Nairo | 482 | 5.45 | ▼0.89 | stats | |
| 57 | 44 | ▼13 | DE LIE Arnaud | 482 | 5.45 | ▼1.12 | stats | |
| 58 | 27 | ▼31 | KUSS Sepp | 472 | 5.34 | ▼5.61 | stats | |
| 59 | 219 | ▲160 | JORGENSON Matteo | 468 | 5.29 | ▲4.46 | stats | |
| 60 | 53 | ▼7 | BETTINI Paolo | 447 | 5.06 | ▼0.37 | stats | |
| 61 | 57 | ▼4 | ANQUETIL Jacques | 445 | 5.03 | ▲0.22 | stats | |
| 62 | 48 | ▼14 | POULIDOR Raymond | 419 | 4.74 | ▼1.24 | stats | |
| 63 | 56 | ▼7 | RODRÍGUEZ Joaquim | 401 | 4.54 | ▼0.44 | stats | |
| 64 | 63 | ▼1 | VOECKLER Thomas | 401 | 4.54 | ▲0.15 | stats | |
| 65 | 224 | ▲159 | O'CONNOR Ben | 395 | 4.47 | ▲3.69 | stats | |
| 66 | 78 | ▲12 | MATTHEWS Michael | 374 | 4.23 | ▲0.88 | stats | |
| 67 | 58 | ▼9 | GREIPEL André | 363 | 4.11 | ▼0.67 | stats | |
| 68 | 68 | - | HUSHOVD Thor | 346 | 3.91 | ▲0.29 | stats | |
| 69 | 60 | ▼9 | DE GENDT Thomas | 339 | 3.83 | ▼0.81 | stats | |
| 70 | 67 | ▼3 | KITTEL Marcel | 339 | 3.83 | ▼0.07 | stats | |
| 71 | 84 | ▲13 | MOLLEMA Bauke | 334 | 3.78 | ▲0.62 | stats | |
| 72 | 102 | ▲30 | VAN LOOY Rik | 331 | 3.74 | ▲1.37 | stats | |
| 73 | 66 | ▼7 | EVANS Cadel | 329 | 3.72 | ▼0.32 | stats | |
| 74 | 65 | ▼9 | MARTIN Tony | 329 | 3.72 | ▼0.39 | stats | |
| 75 | 202 | ▲127 | MERLIER Tim | 328 | 3.71 | ▲2.8 | stats | |
| 76 | 141 | ▲65 | HIRSCHI Marc | 321 | 3.63 | ▲2.04 | stats | |
| 77 | 126 | ▲49 | LONGO BORGHINI Elisa | 313 | 3.54 | ▲1.7 | stats | |
| 78 | 251 | ▲173 | NYS Thibau | 302 | 3.42 | ▲2.75 | stats | |
| 79 | 140 | ▲61 | PIETERSE Puck | 300 | 3.39 | ▲1.74 | stats | |
| 80 | 250 | ▲170 | MILAN Jonathan | 298 | 3.37 | ▲2.7 | stats | |
| 81 | 73 | ▼8 | BERNAL Egan | 297 | 3.36 | ▼0.05 | stats | |
| 82 | 87 | ▲5 | KRISTOFF Alexander | 293 | 3.31 | ▲0.29 | stats | |
| 83 | 94 | ▲11 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 291 | 3.29 | ▲0.55 | stats | |
| 84 | 99 | ▲15 | HEALY Ben | 287 | 3.25 | ▲0.84 | stats | |
| 85 | 69 | ▼16 | DEGENKOLB John | 286 | 3.24 | ▼0.38 | stats | |
| 86 | 72 | ▼14 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | 280 | 3.17 | ▼0.37 | stats | |
| 87 | 139 | ▲52 | CAMPENAERTS Victor | 280 | 3.17 | ▲1.52 | stats | |
| 88 | 79 | ▼9 | KÜNG Stefan | 280 | 3.17 | ▼0.18 | stats | |
| 89 | 64 | ▼25 | VAN DER BREGGEN Anna | 277 | 3.13 | ▼1.13 | stats | |
| 90 | 98 | ▲8 | CORT Magnus | 277 | 3.13 | ▲0.67 | stats | |
| 91 | 92 | ▲1 | MAJKA Rafał | 268 | 3.03 | ▲0.24 | stats | |
| 92 | 83 | ▼9 | CHIAPPUCCI Claudio | 267 | 3.02 | ▼0.22 | stats | |
| 93 | 88 | ▼5 | FIGNON Laurent | 262 | 2.96 | - | stats | |
| 94 | 80 | ▼14 | DELGADO Pedro | 256 | 2.90 | ▼0.42 | stats | |
| 95 | 82 | ▼13 | VIRENQUE Richard | 255 | 2.88 | ▼0.37 | stats | |
| 96 | 86 | ▼10 | WIGGINS Bradley | 253 | 2.86 | ▼0.22 | stats | |
| 97 | 77 | ▼20 | COSTA Rui | 249 | 2.82 | ▼0.53 | stats | |
| 98 | 71 | ▼27 | LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup | 246 | 2.78 | ▼0.82 | stats | |
| 99 | 133 | ▲34 | MAS Enric | 244 | 2.76 | ▲1.03 | stats | |
| 100 | 97 | ▼3 | MOSER Francesco | 242 | 2.74 | ▲0.28 | stats | |
| 101 | 89 | ▼12 | ROMINGER Tony | 242 | 2.74 | ▼0.17 | stats | |
| 102 | 95 | ▼7 | VANDENBROUCKE Frank | 232 | 2.62 | ▼0.12 | stats | |
| 103 | 103 | - | GIMONDI Felice | 227 | 2.57 | ▲0.23 | stats | |
| 104 | 74 | ▼30 | SKJELMOSE Mattias | 226 | 2.56 | ▼0.84 | stats | |
| 105 | 108 | ▲3 | PETACCHI Alessandro | 223 | 2.52 | ▲0.28 | stats | |
| 106 | 96 | ▼10 | BUGNO Gianni | 222 | 2.51 | ▼0.1 | stats | |
| 107 | 93 | ▼14 | MCEWEN Robbie | 220 | 2.49 | ▼0.26 | stats | |
| 108 | 101 | ▼7 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | 217 | 2.45 | ▲0.07 | stats | |
| 109 | 91 | ▼18 | URÁN Rigoberto | 204 | 2.31 | ▼0.52 | stats | |
| 110 | 112 | ▲2 | BASSO Ivan | 202 | 2.29 | ▲0.21 | stats | |
| 111 | 70 | ▼41 | YATES Simon | 201 | 2.27 | ▼1.33 | stats | |
| 112 | 85 | ▼27 | REBELLIN Davide | 198 | 2.24 | ▼0.9 | stats | |
| 113 | 75 | ▼38 | LAPORTE Christophe | 192 | 2.17 | ▼1.22 | stats | |
| 114 | 76 | ▼38 | BILBAO Pello | 191 | 2.16 | ▼1.21 | stats | |
| 115 | 197 | ▲82 | POLITT Nils | 185 | 2.09 | ▲1.14 | stats | |
| 116 | 106 | ▼10 | CUNEGO Damiano | 181 | 2.05 | ▼0.24 | stats | |
| 117 | 120 | ▲3 | PORTE Richie | 180 | 2.04 | ▲0.12 | stats | |
| 118 | 127 | ▲9 | GESINK Robert | 178 | 2.01 | ▲0.18 | stats | |
| 119 | 100 | ▼19 | BOOGERD Michael | 174 | 1.97 | ▼0.41 | stats | |
| 120 | 111 | ▼9 | POWLESS Neilson | 170 | 1.92 | ▼0.23 | stats | |
| 121 | 81 | ▼40 | KÄMNA Lennard | 170 | 1.92 | ▼1.35 | stats | |
| 122 | 132 | ▲10 | FUGLSANG Jakob | 168 | 1.90 | ▲0.16 | stats | |
| 123 | 119 | ▼4 | SÁNCHEZ Samuel | 167 | 1.89 | ▼0.03 | stats | |
| 124 | 165 | ▲41 | ROCHE Stephen | 162 | 1.83 | ▲0.51 | stats | |
| 125 | 131 | ▲6 | BARTOLI Michele | 162 | 1.83 | ▲0.05 | stats | |
| 126 | 123 | ▼3 | VALTER Attila | 162 | 1.83 | ▼0.07 | stats | |
| 127 | 128 | ▲1 | CHAVANEL Sylvain | 160 | 1.81 | ▼0.01 | stats | |
| 128 | 122 | ▼6 | GAUDU David | 159 | 1.80 | ▼0.11 | stats | |
| 129 | 169 | ▲40 | MAERTENS Freddy | 158 | 1.79 | ▲0.5 | stats | |
| 130 | 107 | ▼23 | JIMÉNEZ José María | 158 | 1.79 | ▼0.48 | stats | |
| 131 | 143 | ▲12 | ABDUZHAPAROV Djamolidine | 154 | 1.74 | ▲0.16 | stats | |
| 132 | 129 | ▼3 | SCHLECK Fränk | 154 | 1.74 | ▼0.06 | stats | |
| 133 | 104 | ▼29 | ŠTYBAR Zdeněk | 154 | 1.74 | ▼0.6 | stats | |
| 134 | 118 | ▼16 | MARTIN Dan | 153 | 1.73 | ▼0.22 | stats | |
| 135 | 170 | ▲35 | VAS Blanka | 150 | 1.70 | ▲0.45 | stats | |
| 136 | 285 | ▲149 | SKUJIŅŠ Toms | 148 | 1.67 | ▲1.13 | stats | |
| 137 | 167 | ▲30 | STUYVEN Jasper | 144 | 1.63 | ▲0.31 | stats | |
| 138 | 124 | ▼14 | HINDLEY Jai | 144 | 1.63 | ▼0.25 | stats | |
| 139 | 149 | ▲10 | KOOIJ Olav | 144 | 1.63 | ▲0.14 | stats | |
| 140 | 125 | ▼15 | ZÜLLE Alex | 143 | 1.62 | ▼0.22 | stats | |
| 141 | 0 | ▼141 | ABRAHAMSEN Jonas | 137 | 1.55 | ▲1.55 | stats | |
| 142 | 0 | ▼142 | DEL TORO Isaac | 136 | 1.54 | ▲1.54 | stats | |
| 143 | 137 | ▼6 | DEIGNAN Elizabeth | 133 | 1.50 | ▼0.16 | stats | |
| 144 | 115 | ▼29 | DÉMARE Arnaud | 133 | 1.50 | ▼0.56 | stats | |
| 145 | 382 | ▲237 | VAN GILS Maxim | 133 | 1.50 | ▲1.16 | stats | |
| 146 | 136 | ▼10 | ASGREEN Kasper | 132 | 1.49 | ▼0.21 | stats | |
| 147 | 117 | ▼30 | TERPSTRA Niki | 131 | 1.48 | ▼0.51 | stats | |
| 148 | 145 | ▼3 | ROLLAND Pierre | 130 | 1.47 | ▼0.1 | stats | |
| 149 | 144 | ▼5 | LONGO Jeannie | 129 | 1.46 | ▼0.11 | stats | |
| 150 | 230 | ▲80 | MORGADO António | 129 | 1.46 | ▲0.7 | stats | |
| 151 | 190 | ▲39 | FERRAND-PRÉVOT Pauline | 128 | 1.45 | ▲0.41 | stats | |
| 152 | 105 | ▼47 | BAHAMONTES Federico | 127 | 1.44 | ▼0.85 | stats | |
| 153 | 121 | ▼32 | CICCONE Giulio | 127 | 1.44 | ▼0.47 | stats | |
| 154 | 135 | ▼19 | SØRENSEN Rolf | 123 | 1.39 | ▼0.32 | stats | |
| 155 | 189 | ▲34 | TRENTIN Matteo | 123 | 1.39 | ▲0.35 | stats | |
| 156 | 116 | ▼40 | LAMPAERT Yves | 123 | 1.39 | ▼0.65 | stats | |
| 157 | 0 | ▼157 | VAN EETVELT Lennert | 123 | 1.39 | ▲1.39 | stats | |
| 158 | 151 | ▼7 | HERAS Roberto | 122 | 1.38 | ▼0.08 | stats | |
| 159 | 194 | ▲35 | VAN DER HOORN Taco | 121 | 1.37 | ▲0.41 | stats | |
| 160 | 156 | ▼4 | AGOSTINHO Joaquim | 118 | 1.33 | ▼0.07 | stats | |
| 161 | 158 | ▼3 | WOODS Michael | 117 | 1.32 | ▼0.06 | stats | |
| 162 | 153 | ▼9 | VANMARCKE Sep | 117 | 1.32 | ▼0.13 | stats | |
| 163 | 134 | ▼29 | LIPPERT Liane | 117 | 1.32 | ▼0.41 | stats | |
| 164 | 198 | ▲34 | GEE Derek | 115 | 1.30 | ▲0.35 | stats | |
| 165 | 173 | ▲8 | BENOOT Tiesj | 114 | 1.29 | ▲0.1 | stats | |
| 166 | 205 | ▲39 | VLASOV Aleksandr | 113 | 1.28 | ▲0.38 | stats | |
| 167 | 142 | ▼25 | AYUSO Juan | 113 | 1.28 | ▼0.31 | stats | |
| 168 | 160 | ▼8 | WIEBES Lorena | 111 | 1.26 | ▼0.11 | stats | |
| 169 | 346 | ▲177 | MUZIC Évita | 110 | 1.24 | ▲0.84 | stats | |
| 170 | 229 | ▲59 | LAZKANO Oier | 110 | 1.24 | ▲0.48 | stats | |
| 171 | 166 | ▼5 | MAYO Iban | 108 | 1.22 | ▼0.1 | stats | |
| 172 | 155 | ▼17 | SASTRE Carlos | 107 | 1.21 | ▼0.21 | stats | |
| 173 | 0 | ▼173 | LIPOWITZ Florian | 107 | 1.21 | ▲1.21 | stats | |
| 174 | 216 | ▲42 | NAESEN Oliver | 104 | 1.18 | ▲0.35 | stats | |
| 175 | 175 | - | KLÖDEN Andreas | 103 | 1.17 | ▲0.02 | stats | |
| 176 | 192 | ▲16 | WELLENS Tim | 103 | 1.17 | ▲0.18 | stats | |
| 177 | 113 | ▼64 | MÄDER Gino | 102 | 1.15 | ▼0.93 | stats | |
| 178 | 162 | ▼16 | RODRÍGUEZ Carlos | 101 | 1.14 | ▼0.22 | stats | |
| 179 | 150 | ▼29 | SCARPONI Michele | 100 | 1.13 | ▼0.35 | stats | |
| 180 | 237 | ▲57 | TRATNIK Jan | 100 | 1.13 | ▲0.41 | stats | |
| 181 | 396 | ▲215 | VACEK Mathias | 99 | 1.12 | ▲0.79 | stats | |
| 182 | 180 | ▼2 | VAN EMPEL Fem | 99 | 1.12 | - | stats | |
| 183 | 203 | ▲20 | PLANCKAERT Eddy | 98 | 1.11 | ▲0.21 | stats | |
| 184 | 154 | ▼30 | BELOKI Joseba | 98 | 1.11 | ▼0.31 | stats | |
| 185 | 148 | ▼37 | MADOUAS Valentin | 97 | 1.10 | ▼0.39 | stats | |
| 186 | 300 | ▲114 | MCNULTY Brandon | 97 | 1.10 | ▲0.6 | stats | |
| 187 | 163 | ▼24 | OCAÑA Luis | 95 | 1.07 | ▼0.27 | stats | |
| 188 | 208 | ▲20 | BETTIOL Alberto | 95 | 1.07 | ▲0.19 | stats | |
| 189 | 186 | ▼3 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | 94 | 1.06 | ▼0.01 | stats | |
| 190 | 161 | ▼29 | ESCARTÍN Fernando | 92 | 1.04 | ▼0.32 | stats | |
| 191 | 0 | ▼191 | CASTRILLO Pablo | 92 | 1.04 | ▲1.04 | stats | |
| 192 | 147 | ▼45 | COLBRELLI Sonny | 90 | 1.02 | ▼0.47 | stats | |
| 193 | 200 | ▲7 | COSNEFROY Benoît | 90 | 1.02 | ▲0.1 | stats | |
| 194 | 236 | ▲42 | GESCHKE Simon | 89 | 1.01 | ▲0.29 | stats | |
| 195 | 184 | ▼11 | SØRENSEN Chris Anker | 88 | 1.00 | ▼0.08 | stats | |
| 196 | 157 | ▼39 | MARTIN Guillaume | 88 | 1.00 | ▼0.4 | stats | |
| 197 | 171 | ▼26 | SIMONI Gilberto | 87 | 0.98 | ▼0.26 | stats | |
| 198 | 176 | ▼22 | TEN DAM Laurens | 87 | 0.98 | ▼0.17 | stats | |
| 199 | 222 | ▲23 | ARU Fabio | 87 | 0.98 | ▲0.19 | stats | |
| 200 | 212 | ▲12 | GRÉGOIRE Romain | 87 | 0.98 | ▲0.12 | stats |