All the data for these stats came from the UCI Pro-Tour website http://www.uciprotour.com.
The term “Neo” is equivalent to a rookie, I guess it is a Euro thing.
The age format used below is year:days and the age is taken as of 1 Jan of each year
Year |
Total Riders |
Neo |
No: of teams |
Avg Age |
Avg age of Neo |
Biggest Team |
Smallest Team |
2006 |
553 |
61 |
20 |
27:255 |
21:262 |
30 |
24 |
2007 |
558 |
56 |
20 |
27:256 |
21:215 |
30 |
25 |
2008 |
499 |
48 |
18 |
27:204 |
21:295 |
30 |
24 |
2009 |
476 |
38 |
17 |
27:204 |
21:321 |
30 |
22 |
2010 |
471 |
38 |
18 |
27:248 |
21:120 |
28 |
24 |
2011 |
489 |
43 |
18 |
27:361 |
21:229 |
30 |
24 |
Oldest Rider |
Birthdate |
Age |
Year |
Youngest Rider |
Birth date |
Age |
EKIMOV Viatcheslaw – RUS |
04/02/1966 |
39:331 |
2006 |
CAPECCHI Eros – ITA |
13/06/1986 |
19:200 |
BROCHARD Laurent – FRA |
26/03/1968 |
38:278 |
2007 |
VINTHER Troels Ronning – DEN |
24/02/1987 |
19:311 |
BALDATO Fabio – ITA |
13/06/1968 |
39:200 |
2008 |
BARLA Luca – ITA |
29/09/1987 |
20:93 |
NOE Andrea – ITA |
15/01/1969 |
39:350 |
2009 |
BELLIS Jonathan – GBR |
16/08/1988 |
20:136 |
KNAVEN Servais – NED |
06/03/1971 |
38:299 |
2010 |
PINOT Thibaut – FRA |
29/05/1990 |
19:214 |
VOIGT Jens – GER |
17/09/1971 |
39:105 |
2011 |
VAN KEIRBULCK Guillaume – BEL |
14/02/1991 |
19:321 |
The table below shows the countries which are doing better than others based on their population, in other words, which nations are punching above the weight. It shows how many pro riders they have as a percentage of the population (The percentage is per 1,000,000 people of the population.). I only included countries that had at least three pro riders otherwise the percentages became a little too random.
2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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|
Country |
Riders |
% |
|
Country |
Riders |
% |
|
Country |
Riders |
% |
|
Country |
Riders |
% |
|
Country |
Riders |
% |
|
Country |
Riders |
% |
LUX |
4 |
8.431% |
ó |
LUX |
4 |
8.329% |
ó |
LUX |
4 |
8.329% |
ó |
LUX |
3 |
6.100% |
ó |
LUX |
5 |
10.167% |
ó |
LUX |
4 |
8.134 |
BEL |
43 |
4.143% |
ó |
BEL |
54 |
5.196% |
ó |
BEL |
44 |
4.234% |
ó |
BEL |
43 |
4.129% |
ó |
BEL |
46 |
4.417% |
ó |
BEL |
49 |
4.705 |
SUI |
24 |
3.190% |
ñ |
DEN |
14 |
2.560% |
² |
EST |
4 |
3.040% |
ñ |
DEN |
14 |
2.545% |
ñ |
SLO |
6 |
2.991% |
ó |
SLO |
7 |
3.490 |
ESP |
104 |
2.574% |
ò |
SUI |
19 |
2.515% |
ó |
SUI |
16 |
2.118% |
ò |
EST |
3 |
2.309% |
ò |
DEN |
16 |
2.909% |
ó |
DEN |
15 |
2.727 |
SLO |
5 |
2.487% |
ó |
SLO |
5 |
2.488% |
ó |
SLO |
4 |
1.991% |
ó |
SLO |
4 |
1.994% |
ñ |
ESP |
68 |
1.678% |
ñ |
NED |
34 |
2.034 |
DEN |
12 |
2.202% |
ò |
ESP |
85 |
2.101% |
ó |
ESP |
77 |
1.904% |
ñ |
NED |
30 |
1.795% |
ó |
NED |
27 |
1.615% |
ñ |
SUI |
13 |
1.710 |
NED |
28 |
1.698% |
ó |
NED |
32 |
1.931% |
ó |
NED |
28 |
1.690% |
ò |
ESP |
70 |
1.727% |
ñ |
NZL |
5 |
1.187% |
ò |
ESP |
60 |
1.481 |
FRA |
97 |
1.593% |
ó |
FRA |
98 |
1.538% |
ò |
DEN |
9 |
1.646% |
ò |
SUI |
11 |
1.447% |
ñ |
AUS |
24 |
1.129% |
ó |
AUS |
28 |
1.317 |
ITA |
84 |
1.445% |
ó |
ITA |
79 |
1.359% |
ò |
FRA |
103 |
1.616% |
ó |
FRA |
86 |
1.343% |
ò |
SUI |
8 |
1.052% |
ñ |
NOR |
6 |
1.287 |
AUS |
19 |
0.938% |
ó |
AUS |
24 |
1.175% |
ò |
ITA |
67 |
1.152% |
ó |
ITA |
54 |
0.929% |
ó |
ITA |
60 |
1.032% |
ó |
ITA |
69 |
1.187 |
AUT |
6 |
0.732% |
ñ |
KAZ |
11 |
0.720% |
ñ |
NOR |
4 |
0.864% |
ñ |
AUS |
17 |
0.800% |
ñ |
KAZ |
14 |
0.909% |
ò |
NZL |
5 |
1.187 |
IRL |
3 |
0.739% |
² |
NZL |
3 |
0.729% |
ò |
AUS |
17 |
0.832% |
² |
NZL |
3 |
0.712% |
ò |
FRA |
49 |
0.765% |
² |
IRL |
4 |
0.952 |
NOR |
3 |
0.651% |
ñ |
SWE |
6 |
0.664% |
ò |
KAZ |
10 |
0.654% |
ñ |
SWE |
6 |
0.662% |
² |
NOR |
3 |
0.644% |
ò |
KAZ |
14 |
0.909 |
FIN |
3 |
0.573% |
ò |
NOR |
3 |
0.648% |
² |
SVK |
3 |
0.551% |
ò |
KAZ |
10 |
0.649% |
ñ |
BLR |
6 |
0.622% |
² |
LTU |
3 |
0.844 |
GER |
41 |
0.497% |
ó |
GER |
41 |
0.498% |
ñ |
AUT |
4 |
0.488% |
ñ |
BLR |
5 |
0.518% |
ñ |
AUT |
5 |
0.609% |
ñ |
SVK |
4 |
0.732 |
SWE |
4 |
0.444% |
ò |
AUT |
4 |
0.488% |
ò |
GER |
39 |
0.473% |
ò |
AUT |
4 |
0.487% |
² |
SVK |
3 |
0.549% |
ñ |
POR |
6 |
0.560 |
KAZ |
5 |
0.328% |
ñ |
CZE |
3 |
3.805% |
² |
BLR |
4 |
0.411% |
ò |
GER |
28 |
0.340% |
ò |
SWE |
4 |
0.442% |
ò |
FRA |
32 |
0.500 |
CZE |
3 |
3.825% |
ñ |
UKR |
8 |
0.173% |
ò |
SWE |
3 |
0.332% |
ñ |
RUS |
22 |
0.157% |
² |
POR |
4 |
0.374% |
ò |
BLR |
4 |
0.415 |
POR |
3 |
0.283% |
ñ |
COL |
6 |
0.135% |
ò |
CZE |
3 |
3.805% |
² |
CAN |
4 |
0.119% |
ò |
GER |
29 |
0.352% |
ò |
AUT |
3 |
0.365 |
UKR |
7 |
0.150% |
ñ |
GBR |
7 |
0.231% |
ò |
UKR |
7 |
0.151% |
ñ |
GBR |
6 |
0.098% |
ó |
GBR |
13 |
0.213% |
ò |
SWE |
3 |
0.331 |
COL |
5 |
0.115% |
ñ |
RUS |
12 |
0.085% |
ò |
COL |
4 |
0.090% |
ó |
COL |
4 |
0.088% |
ò |
RUS |
20 |
0.143% |
² |
CZE |
3 |
0.294 |
CAN |
3 |
0.091% |
ñ |
POL |
3 |
0.078% |
ò |
GBR |
5 |
0.165% |
ò |
UKR |
4 |
0.065% |
ñ |
POL |
5 |
0.130% |
ò |
GER |
22 |
0.267 |
POL |
3 |
0.078% |
ñ |
USA |
14 |
4.046% |
ò |
RUS |
11 |
0.078% |
² |
POL |
3 |
0.078% |
ò |
CAN |
4 |
0.119% |
ò |
GBR |
16 |
0.262 |
RUS |
11 |
0.077% |
|
|
|
|
ò |
USA |
9 |
2.601% |
ó |
USA |
19 |
5.437% |
ò |
UKR |
5 |
0.082% |
ò |
POL |
8 |
0.208 |
GBR |
4 |
0.142% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ò |
COL |
3 |
0.069% |
ò |
UKR |
9 |
0.197 |
USA |
15 |
4.371% |
|
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|
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|
|
² |
RSA |
3 |
0.061% |
ò |
RUS |
20 |
0.143 |
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|
|
|
|
ò |
USA |
18 |
5.151% |
ó |
USA |
28 |
0.091 |
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Details of the country codes can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_IOC_country_codes
Sorry the traffic light trend arrows only work in a browser that supports wingding fonts. i.e. IE9 but you should bet the idea of the trend from the arrows
Here are the same stats but in alphabetical order.
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
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2010 |
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2011 |
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|
Country |
Riders |
% |
Rank |
Riders |
% |
Rank |
Riders |
% |
Rank |
Riders |
% |
Rank |
Riders |
% |
Rank |
Riders |
% |
Rank |
Argentina |
0 |
0.000 |
38 |
1 |
0.025 |
36 |
1 |
0.025 |
36 |
1 |
0.024 |
39 |
2 |
0.049 |
37 |
2 |
0.049 |
36 |
Australia |
19 |
0.938 |
11 |
24 |
1.175 |
11 |
17 |
0.832 |
12 |
17 |
0.800 |
11 |
24 |
1.129 |
8 |
28 |
1.317 |
8 |
Austria |
6 |
0.732 |
13 |
4 |
0.488 |
17 |
4 |
0.488 |
15 |
4 |
0.487 |
16 |
5 |
0.609 |
17 |
3 |
0.365 |
23 |
Belarus |
1 |
0.097 |
28 |
2 |
0.206 |
24 |
4 |
0.411 |
20 |
5 |
0.518 |
15 |
6 |
0.622 |
16 |
4 |
0.415 |
21 |
Belgium |
43 |
4.143 |
2 |
54 |
5.196 |
2 |
44 |
4.234 |
3 |
43 |
4.129 |
2 |
46 |
4.417 |
2 |
49 |
4.705 |
2 |
Brazil |
1 |
0.005 |
37 |
2 |
0.011 |
38 |
2 |
0.011 |
37 |
1 |
0.005 |
41 |
1 |
0.005 |
39 |
1 |
0.005 |
41 |
Canada |
3 |
0.091 |
29 |
1 |
0.030 |
35 |
1 |
0.030 |
34 |
4 |
0.119 |
31 |
4 |
0.119 |
33 |
2 |
0.060 |
35 |
China |
0 |
0.000 |
38 |
1 |
0.001 |
40 |
0 |
0.000 |
39 |
0 |
0.000 |
42 |
1 |
0.001 |
40 |
1 |
0.001 |
42 |
Columbia |
5 |
0.115 |
26 |
6 |
0.135 |
27 |
4 |
0.090 |
30 |
4 |
0.088 |
34 |
3 |
0.069 |
35 |
2 |
0.046 |
37 |
Costa Rica |
0 |
0.000 |
38 |
0 |
0.000 |
41 |
0 |
0.000 |
39 |
1 |
0.235 |
25 |
1 |
0.235 |
26 |
1 |
0.235 |
28 |
Croatia |
1 |
0.222 |
23 |
1 |
0.223 |
23 |
1 |
0.223 |
24 |
1 |
0.223 |
27 |
1 |
0.223 |
28 |
1 |
0.223 |
30 |
Cuba |
0 |
0.000 |
38 |
0 |
0.000 |
41 |
0 |
0.000 |
39 |
1 |
0.087 |
35 |
0 |
0.000 |
41 |
0 |
0.000 |
43 |
Czech Republic |
3 |
0.293 |
20 |
3 |
0.293 |
21 |
3 |
0.293 |
23 |
2 |
0.196 |
28 |
2 |
0.196 |
30 |
3 |
0.294 |
25 |
Denmark |
12 |
2.202 |
6 |
14 |
2.560 |
3 |
9 |
1.646 |
8 |
14 |
2.545 |
3 |
16 |
2.909 |
4 |
15 |
2.727 |
4 |
Estonia |
2 |
1.510 |
9 |
2 |
1.520 |
9 |
4 |
3.040 |
4 |
3 |
2.309 |
4 |
1 |
0.770 |
13 |
1 |
0.770 |
15 |
Finland |
3 |
0.573 |
15 |
2 |
0.382 |
20 |
2 |
0.382 |
21 |
2 |
0.381 |
20 |
2 |
0.381 |
21 |
2 |
0.381 |
22 |
France |
97 |
1.593 |
8 |
98 |
1.538 |
8 |
103 |
1.616 |
9 |
86 |
1.343 |
9 |
49 |
0.765 |
14 |
32 |
0.500 |
18 |
Germany |
41 |
0.497 |
17 |
41 |
0.498 |
16 |
39 |
0.473 |
17 |
28 |
0.340 |
22 |
29 |
0.352 |
23 |
22 |
0.267 |
26 |
Hungary |
1 |
0.100 |
27 |
1 |
0.100 |
29 |
1 |
0.100 |
28 |
1 |
0.101 |
32 |
0 |
0.000 |
41 |
1 |
0.101 |
34 |
Ireland |
3 |
0.739 |
12 |
2 |
0.487 |
18 |
2 |
0.487 |
16 |
2 |
0.476 |
17 |
2 |
0.476 |
19 |
4 |
0.952 |
12 |
Italy |
84 |
1.445 |
10 |
79 |
1.359 |
10 |
67 |
1.152 |
11 |
54 |
0.929 |
10 |
60 |
1.032 |
10 |
69 |
1.187 |
10 |
Japan |
1 |
0.008 |
36 |
1 |
0.008 |
39 |
0 |
0.000 |
39 |
1 |
0.008 |
40 |
1 |
0.008 |
38 |
1 |
0.008 |
40 |
Kazakhstan |
5 |
0.328 |
19 |
11 |
0.720 |
13 |
10 |
0.654 |
13 |
10 |
0.649 |
14 |
14 |
0.909 |
11 |
14 |
0.909 |
13 |
Latvia |
0 |
0.000 |
38 |
1 |
0.443 |
19 |
1 |
0.443 |
18 |
1 |
0.448 |
18 |
2 |
0.896 |
12 |
1 |
0.448 |
20 |
Lithuania |
2 |
0.558 |
16 |
1 |
0.280 |
22 |
2 |
0.559 |
14 |
1 |
0.281 |
24 |
1 |
0.281 |
25 |
3 |
0.844 |
14 |
Luxembourg |
4 |
8.431 |
1 |
4 |
8.329 |
1 |
4 |
8.329 |
1 |
3 |
6.100 |
1 |
5 |
10.167 |
1 |
4 |
8.134 |
1 |
Moldova |
0 |
0.000 |
38 |
0 |
0.000 |
41 |
0 |
0.000 |
39 |
1 |
0.231 |
26 |
1 |
0.231 |
27 |
1 |
0.231 |
29 |
Netherlands |
28 |
1.698 |
7 |
32 |
1.931 |
7 |
1 |
0.060 |
32 |
30 |
1.795 |
6 |
27 |
1.615 |
6 |
34 |
2.034 |
5 |
New Zealand |
1 |
0.245 |
22 |
3 |
0.729 |
12 |
28 |
6.803 |
2 |
3 |
0.712 |
12 |
5 |
1.187 |
7 |
5 |
1.187 |
11 |
Norway |
3 |
0.651 |
14 |
3 |
0.648 |
15 |
2 |
0.432 |
19 |
2 |
0.429 |
19 |
3 |
0.644 |
15 |
6 |
1.287 |
9 |
Poland |
3 |
0.078 |
30 |
3 |
0.078 |
32 |
4 |
0.104 |
27 |
3 |
0.078 |
36 |
5 |
0.130 |
32 |
8 |
0.208 |
31 |
Portugal |
3 |
0.283 |
21 |
1 |
0.094 |
30 |
2 |
0.188 |
25 |
2 |
0.187 |
29 |
4 |
0.374 |
22 |
6 |
0.560 |
17 |
Russia |
11 |
0.077 |
31 |
12 |
0.085 |
31 |
1 |
0.007 |
38 |
22 |
0.157 |
30 |
20 |
0.143 |
31 |
20 |
0.143 |
33 |
Slovakia |
1 |
0.184 |
24 |
1 |
0.184 |
25 |
11 |
2.019 |
6 |
2 |
0.366 |
21 |
3 |
0.549 |
18 |
4 |
0.732 |
16 |
Slovenia |
5 |
2.487 |
5 |
5 |
2.488 |
5 |
3 |
1.493 |
10 |
4 |
1.994 |
5 |
6 |
2.991 |
3 |
7 |
3.490 |
3 |
South Africa |
2 |
0.045 |
34 |
1 |
0.023 |
37 |
4 |
0.091 |
29 |
0 |
0.000 |
42 |
3 |
0.061 |
36 |
2 |
0.041 |
38 |
Spain |
104 |
2.574 |
4 |
85 |
2.101 |
6 |
77 |
1.904 |
7 |
70 |
1.727 |
7 |
68 |
1.678 |
5 |
60 |
1.481 |
7 |
Sweden |
4 |
0.444 |
18 |
6 |
0.664 |
14 |
3 |
0.332 |
22 |
6 |
0.662 |
13 |
4 |
0.442 |
20 |
3 |
0.331 |
24 |
Switzerland |
24 |
3.190 |
3 |
19 |
2.515 |
4 |
16 |
2.118 |
5 |
11 |
1.447 |
8 |
8 |
1.052 |
9 |
13 |
1.710 |
6 |
Ukraine |
7 |
0.150 |
25 |
8 |
0.173 |
26 |
7 |
0.151 |
26 |
4 |
0.065 |
37 |
5 |
0.082 |
34 |
9 |
0.147 |
32 |
United Kingdom |
4 |
0.066 |
32 |
7 |
0.115 |
28 |
5 |
0.082 |
31 |
6 |
0.098 |
33 |
13 |
0.213 |
29 |
16 |
0.262 |
27 |
United States |
15 |
0.050 |
33 |
14 |
0.046 |
34 |
9 |
0.030 |
35 |
19 |
0.311 |
23 |
18 |
0.295 |
24 |
28 |
0.458 |
19 |
Uzbekistan |
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|
1 |
0.036 |
39 |
Venezuela |
1 |
0.039 |
35 |
2 |
0.077 |
33 |
1 |
0.038 |
33 |
1 |
0.037 |
38 |
0 |
0.000 |
41 |
0 |
0.000 |
43 |
Next will be something similar but focusing on the Tour de France riders.
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