- 5 times winner of the Tour de France (1985, 1982, 1981, 1979, 1978)
- 1 time best climber of the Tour de France (1986)
- 1 time best sprinter of the Tour de France (1979)
- 28 stages of the Tour de France (3 in 1978, 7 in 1979, 3 in 1980, 5 in 1981, 4 in 1982, 1 in 1984, 2 in 1985, 3 in 1986)
Top 10:
- 7 top 10 of the Tour de France (2nd in 1986, 1st in 1985, 2nd in 1984, 1st in 1982, 1st in 1981, 1st in 1979, 1st in 1978)
- Vuelta a España (1st in 1978, 1st in 1983)
- Giro d'Italia (1st in 1980, 1st in 1982, 1st in 1985)
- Paris-Nice (2nd in 1978, 3rd in 1984)
- Gent-Wevelgem (1st in 1977)
- Paris-Roubaix (1st in 1981)
- Amstel Gold Race (1st in 1981)
- Liège-Bastogne-Liège (1st in 1977, 2nd in 1979, 1st in 1980)
- Tour de Romandie (1st in 1980)
- Critérium du Dauphiné (1st in 1977, 1st in 1979, 1st in 1981, 2nd in 1984)
- Giro di Lombardia (3rd in 1978, 1st in 1979, 1st in 1984)
- La Flèche Wallonne (1st in 1979, 3rd in 1980, 1st in 1983)
- Circuit de la Sarthe (1st in 1975, 1st in 1976)
- Four Days of Dunkirk (1st in 1984)
| Tour de France | Stage | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Prologue | 9th |
| 1978 | 8 | 1st |
| 1978 | 11 | 2nd |
| 1978 | 13 | 4th |
| 1978 | 14 | 4th |
| 1978 | 15 | 1st |
| 1978 | 16 | 2nd |
| 1978 | 17 | 3rd |
| 1978 | 20 | 1st |
| 1979 | Prologue | 4th |
| 1979 | 1 | 5th |
| 1979 | 2 | 1st |
| 1979 | 3 | 1st |
| 1979 | 5 | 5th |
| 1979 | 6 | 2nd |
| 1979 | 11 | 1st |
| 1979 | 15 | 1st |
| 1979 | 16 | 2nd |
| 1979 | 17 | 8th |
| 1979 | 18 | 3rd |
| 1979 | 19 | 4th |
| 1979 | 20 | 5th |
| 1979 | 21 | 1st |
| 1979 | 23 | 1st |
| 1979 | 24 | 1st |
| 1980 | Prologue | 1st |
| 1980 | 3 | 8th |
| 1980 | 4 | 1st |
| 1980 | 5 | 1st |
| 1980 | 11 | 5th |
| 1981 | Prologue | 1st |
| 1981 | 5 | 2nd |
| 1981 | 6 | 1st |
| 1981 | 12b | 6th |
| 1981 | 14 | 1st |
| 1981 | 17 | 2nd |
| 1981 | 18 | 1st |
| 1981 | 19 | 2nd |
| 1981 | 20 | 1st |
| 1982 | Prologue | 1st |
| 1982 | 11 | 2nd |
| 1982 | 13 | 6th |
| 1982 | 14 | 1st |
| 1982 | 16 | 5th |
| 1982 | 17 | 6th |
| 1982 | 19 | 1st |
| 1982 | 21 | 1st |
| 1984 | Prologue | 1st |
| 1984 | 7 | 3rd |
| 1984 | 13 | 10th |
| 1984 | 14 | 3rd |
| 1984 | 15 | 6th |
| 1984 | 16 | 4th |
| 1984 | 17 | 7th |
| 1984 | 18 | 10th |
| 1984 | 19 | 4th |
| 1984 | 20 | 10th |
| 1984 | 21 | 4th |
| 1984 | 22 | 3rd |
| 1984 | 23 | 4th |
| 1985 | Prologue | 1st |
| 1985 | 5 | 5th |
| 1985 | 8 | 1st |
| 1985 | 11 | 2nd |
| 1985 | 13 | 2nd |
| 1985 | 15 | 8th |
| 1985 | 18a | 8th |
| 1985 | 20 | 8th |
| 1985 | 21 | 2nd |
| 1986 | Prologue | 3rd |
| 1986 | 9 | 1st |
| 1986 | 12 | 2nd |
| 1986 | 18 | 1st |
| 1986 | 19 | 6th |
| 1986 | 20 | 1st |
| 1986 | 22 | 8th |
| 1986 | 23 | 4th |
77 Top 10 in the stages of the Tour de France.