Trending Cyclists — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed cyclists on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026. Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Michael Schumacher. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
5,914,182
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
Michael Schumacher
German racing driver (born 1969)
527,875
views
views
2
Steve McQueen
American actor (1930-1980)
334,578
views
views
3
Tadej Pogačar
Slovenian cyclist (born 1998)
221,073
views
views
4
Keith Flint
British singer and musician (1969-2019)
216,802
views
views
5
Brandon McNulty
American cyclist
212,644
views
views
6
Thylacine
Extinct species of carnivorous marsupial
191,824
views
views
7
Valentino Rossi
Italian motorcycle racer
154,677
views
views
8
Lance Armstrong
cyclist from the United States
153,636
views
views
9
Enric Mas
Spanish cyclist
145,261
views
views
10
Evel Knievel
American stunt performer and artist (1938–2007)
144,236
views
views
11
Ken Miles
British racing driver (1918–1966)
130,478
views
views
12
Sarah Storey
British swimmer, track and road cyclist
115,357
views
views
13
Carey Hart
American freestyle motocross, motorcycle and off-road truck racer
111,399
views
views
14
Finlay Tarling
British cyclist (2006–2026)
108,735
views
views
15
Remco Evenepoel
Belgian cyclist
95,361
views
views
16
Dale Earnhardt
American racing driver (1951-2001)
94,069
views
views
17
Jorge Martín
Spanish motorcycle racer
88,302
views
views
18
Mikel Landa
Spanish road cyclist
79,948
views
views
19
Gilles Villeneuve
Canadian racing driver (1950–1982)
71,030
views
views
20
Mathieu van der Poel
Dutch cyclist, cyclo-cross and road racing
69,541
views
views
21
Primož Roglič
Slovenian ski jumper and bicycle racer
64,826
views
views
22
Sonny Barger
American outlaw biker (1938–2022)
64,448
views
views
23
Demi Vollering
Dutch cyclist (born 1996)
64,339
views
views
24
Pedro Acosta
Spanish motorcycle racer
63,435
views
views
25
Megumu Morohashi
Japanese keirin cyclist (1977-2026)
62,296
views
views
26
Nicolò Bulega
Italian motorcycle racer
62,186
views
views
27
Matthew Brennan
British cyclist
59,980
views
views
28
Alex Zanardi
Italian racing driver and para-cyclist (1966–2026)
59,558
views
views
29
Travis Pastrana
American professional motorsports competitor and stunt performer
56,310
views
views
30
Wout van Aert
Belgian cyclist
56,005
views
views
31
Dave Mirra
American BMX rider (1974–2016)
55,806
views
views
32
Paul Seixas
French cyclist
55,208
views
views
33
Marc Webb
American music video and film director
54,291
views
views
34
Jonas Vingegaard
Danish cyclist (born 1996)
53,388
views
views
35
Bruce McLaren
New Zealand racecar driver, designer and team owner (1937-1970)
50,378
views
views
36
Marco Simoncelli
Italian motorcycle racer (1987–2011)
47,729
views
views
37
Eddy Merckx
Belgian cyclist (born 1945)
47,479
views
views
38
Marco Bezzecchi
Italian motorcycle racer
45,660
views
views
39
Benjamín Noval González
road bicycle racer
43,992
views
views
40
Axel Pons
Spanish motorcycle racer
40,405
views
views
41
Josh Tarling
British cyclist
37,889
views
views
42
Human Torch
character in Marvel Comics
36,190
views
views
43
Stig Broeckx
Belgian road cyclist
35,742
views
views
44
Chris Hoy
British racing driver and former track cyclist
34,505
views
views
45
Ai Ogura
Japanese motorcycle racers (2001–)
31,732
views
views
46
Thomas Pidcock
British cyclist
31,394
views
views
47
Michael Matthews
Australian racing cyclist
31,293
views
views
48
Isaac del Toro
Mexican cyclist
30,909
views
views
49
Alberto Ascari
Italian racing driver (1918–1955)
30,703
views
views
50
Marlen Reusser
Swiss cyclist
29,800
views
views
51
Burt Munro
New Zealand motorcycle racer (1899–1978)
29,770
views
views
52
Giacommo Agostini
Italian motorcycle racer
29,723
views
views
53
Guy Martin
British motorcycle racer
29,517
views
views
54
Steph Davis
American rock climber
29,236
views
views
55
Filippo Ganna
Italian cyclist
28,939
views
views
56
Miguel Induráin
Spanish cyclist
28,732
views
views
57
Alberto Contador
Spanish professional cyclist
28,465
views
views
58
Urška Žigart
Slovenian cyclist
27,936
views
views
59
Casey Stoner
Australian former motorcycle racer
27,027
views
views
60
Felix Gall
Austrian cyclist
26,868
views
views
61
Elisa Longo Borghini
Italian racing cyclist
26,424
views
views
62
Chris Froome
British cyclist (born 1985)
26,414
views
views
63
Alfonso de Portago
racecar driver (1928-1957)
26,160
views
views
64
Richard Carapaz
Ecuadorian bicycle racer
26,091
views
views
65
Jorge Lorenzo
Spanish professional motorcycle road racer
25,974
views
views
66
Jax Teller
fictional character in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy
25,545
views
views
67
Barry Sheene
British motorcycle racer (1950-2003)
25,539
views
views
68
Miguel Herrán
Spanish actor
25,375
views
views
69
Nicky Hayden
American motorcycle racer (1981-2017)
25,331
views
views
70
Marco Pantani
Italian road racing cyclist (1970–2004)
25,250
views
views
71
Charley Boorman
British actor and adventurer
24,831
views
views
72
Kadeena Cox
English athlete
24,827
views
views
73
Michael Dunlop
British motorcycle racer
24,756
views
views
74
Sepp Kuss
American road cyclist
24,525
views
views
75
Colin Strickland
American cyclist
24,482
views
views
76
Kimberley Le Court
Mauritian cyclist
23,993
views
views
77
Vasco Rossi
Italian singer-songwriter (born 1952)
23,913
views
views
78
Ludovico Scarfiotti
racecar driver
23,896
views
views
79
Benjamín Noval
Spanish cyclist (born 2008)
23,626
views
views
80
Antoni Bou
Catalan professional motorcycle trials rider
23,284
views
views
81
Peter Sagan
Slovak cycling champion
23,203
views
views
82
Jan Ullrich
German cyclist
22,977
views
views
83
Gino Bartali
Italian road cyclist (1914–2000)
22,809
views
views
84
Jacky Ickx
Belgian racecar driver
22,780
views
views
85
Taylor Phinney
American racing cyclist
22,516
views
views
86
Ted Jorgensen
American unicycle hockey player & biological father of Jeff Bezos (1944-2015)
22,466
views
views
87
Greg LeMond
American racing cyclist
21,769
views
views
88
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Máximo Quiles
Spanish motorcycle racer
21,428
views
views
89
Tom Pryce
Welsh racing driver
20,735
views
views
90
Bradley Wiggins
British former professional road and track racing cyclist
20,724
views
views
91
Oscar Onley
Scottish cyclist
20,716
views
views
92
Damien Girard
French cyclist
20,692
views
views
93
Bernard Hinault
French cyclist
20,642
views
views
94
Tom Allen
British comedian
20,411
views
views
95
Tazio Nuvolari
Italian racecar driver (1892–1953)
20,121
views
views
96
Mark Cavendish
British professional road racing cyclist
19,991
views
views
97
Dani Pedrosa
Spanish motorcycle racer
19,928
views
views
98
John Surtees
British motorcycle and automobile racer (1934–2017)
19,750
views
views
99
Julian Alaphilippe
French bicycle racer and cyclo-cross cyclist
19,708
views
views
100
Lisa Kelly
American TV personality
19,665
views
views