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Map of the 1959 Tour de France
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The 1959 Tour was ridden by national and regional teams.
Amid a complex and sordid rivalry within the French teams, Federico Bahamontes became the first Spanish winner of the Tour.
Along the way, Bahomontes also won the Mountains classification.
Though Henry Anglade was the strongest French rider, because of his difficult personality, he got little help from other French riders.
Because Bahamontes and Jacques Anquetil shared the same agents, Anquetil worked to help Bahamontes win.
This was the last Tour for Both Jean Robic and Louison Bobet.
Bobet retired at the summit of the Iseran in stage 18.
Number of stages | 22 |
Number of riders starting | 120 |
Number of riders finishing | 65 |
Distance | 4,391 km |
Average speed | 35.474 km/hr |
Top three finishers | 1. Federico Bahamontes 2. Henry Anglade 3. Jacques Anquetil |
Yellow jerseys | André Darrigade, Robert Cazala, Eddy Pauwels, Michel Vermeulin, Jos Hoevenaers, Eddy Pauwels, Federico Bahamontes |
Best sprinter | André Darrigade |
Best climber | Federico Bahamontes |
Best team | Belgium |
Complete 1959 Tour de France Final General Classification
1 | Federico Bahamontes (Spain) | 123hr 46min 45sec |
2 | Henry Anglade (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 4min 1sec |
3 | Jacques Anquetil (France) | @ 5min 5sec |
4 | Roger Rivière (France) | @ 5min 17sec |
5 | François Mahé (France-West South-West) | @ 8min 22sec |
6 (tie) | Ercole Baldini (Italy) | @ 10min 18sec |
6 (tie) | Jean Andriaenssens (Belgium) | s.t. |
8 | Jos Hoevenaers (Belgium) | @ 11min 2sec |
9 | Gérard Saint (France-West South-West) | @ 17min 40sec |
10 | Jean Brankart (Belgium) | @ 20min 38sec |
11 | Eddy Pauwels (Belgium) | @ 22min 20sec |
12 | Charly Gaul (Holland-Lux) | @ 23min 59sec |
13 | Louis Bergaud (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 36min 54drv |
14 | Fernando Manzaneque (Spain) | @ 57min 29sec |
15 | Jean Dotto (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 1hr 4sec |
16 | André Darrigade (France) | @ 1hr 3min 1sec |
17 | Jozef Planckaert (Belgium) | @ 1hr 5min |
18 | Lothar Friedrich (Swiss-Germany) | @ 1hr 11min 51sec |
19 | Brian Robinson (International) | @ 1hr 12min 11sec |
20 | Michel Vermeulin (France-Paris North-East) | @ 1hr 16min 10sec |
21 | Rolf Graf (Swiss-Germany) | @ 1hr 19min 32sec |
22 | Michel Van Aerde (Belgium) | @ 1hr 19min 35sec |
23 | Armand Desmet (Belgium) | @ 1hr 23min 7sec |
24 | Joseph Thomin (France-West South-West) | @ 1hr 33min 34sec |
25 | Marcel Janssens (Belgium) | @ 1hr 40min 39sec |
26 | Marcel Queheille (France-West South-West) | @ 1hr 42min 22sec |
27 | Piet Damen (Holland-Lux) | @ 1hr 42min 26sec |
28 | Raphaël Géminiani (France) | @ 1hr 43min 57sec |
29 | Raymond Hoorelbeke (France-Paris North-East) | @ 1hr 44min 35sec |
30 | Michele Gismondi (Italy) | @ 1hr 45min 19sec |
31 | Fred De Bruyne (Belgium) | @ 1hr 48min 50sec |
32 | Robert Cazala (France) | @ 1hr 49min 59sec |
33 | Marcel Ernzer (Holland-Lux) | @ 1hr 50min 33sec |
34 | Jean Forestier (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 1hr 50min 45sec |
35 | Jean Graczyk (France) | @ 1hr 56min 50sec |
36 | Ernesto Bono (Italy) | @ 1hr 57min 48sec |
37 | Victor Sutton (International) | @ 1hr 58min 34sec |
38 | Aurelio Cestari (Italy) | @ 1hr 59min 31sec |
39 | Emmanuel Busto (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 1hr 59min 37sec |
40 | Julio San Emeterio (Spain) | @ 2hr 1min 51sec |
41 | Adolf Christian (International) | @ 2hr 6min 10sec |
42 | Nello Fabbri (Italy) | @ 2hr 7min 29sec |
43 | Carmelo Morales (Spain) | @ 2hr 8min 43sec |
44 | Fernand Picot (France-West South-West) | @ 2hr 11min 49sec |
45 | Aldo Bolzan (Holland-Lux) | @ 2hr 15min 20sec |
46 | Félix Lebuhotel (France-West South-West) | @ 2hr 17min 6sec |
47 | José Gomez Del Moral (Spain) | @ 2hr 19min 21sec |
48 | Valentin Huot (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 2hr 21min |
49 | Frans Reitz (Swiss-Germany) | @ 2hr 22min 22sec |
50 | Jaap Kersten (Holland-Lux) | @ 2hr 24min 38sec |
51 | Marcel Rohrbach (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 2hr 25min 13sec |
52 | Arigo Padovan (Italy) | @ 2hr 25min 48sec |
53 | Martin Van Geneugden (Belgium) | @ 2hr 26min 21sec |
54 | Edouard Delberghe (France-Paris North-East) | @ 2hr 26min 32sec |
55 | Ernst Traxel (Swiss-Germany) | @ 2hr 33min 18sec |
56 | Joseph Groussard (France-West South-West) | @ 2hr 33min 36sec |
57 | Waldemaro Bartolozzi (Italy) | @ 2hr 35min 7sec |
58 | Juan Campillo (Spain) | @ 2hr 35min 9sec |
59 | Louis Rostollan (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 2hr 38min 40sec |
60 | Pierino Baffi (Italy) | @ 2hr 44min 8sec |
61 | Camille Buysse (Belgium) | @ 2hr 46min 36sec |
62 | Tino Sabbadini (France-West South-West) | @ 2hr 53min 15sec |
63 | Max Bleneau (France-West South-West) | @ 2hr 54min 28sec |
64 | Dino Bruni (Italy) | @ 3hr 5min 13sec |
65 | Louis Bisilliat (France-Centre-Midi) | @ 3hr 12min 35sec |
Final Team General Classification
1 | Belgium | 372hr 2min 13sec |
2 | France | 372hr 33min 38sec |
3 | France-Centre-Midi | 373hr 1min 14sec |
4 | France-West South-West | 373hr 19min 51sec |
5 | Spain | 374hr 19min 35sec |
6 | Italy | 375hr 13min 40sec |
7 | Holland-Luxembourg | 375hr 17min 13sec |
8 | Switzerland-Germany | 376hr 14min |
9 | International | 376hr 37min 10sec |
10 | France-Paris North-East | 376hr 47min 32sec |
Climbers' Competition:
Points (Sprinter) Competition:
1 | André Darrigade | 613 points |
2 | Gérard Saint | 524 |
3 | Jacques Anquetil | 503 |
4 (tie) | Charly Gaul | 425 |
4 (tie) | Federico Bahamontes | 425 |
6 | Rolf Graf | 394 |
7 | Roger Rivière | 390 |
8 | Jos Hoevenaers | 387 |
9 | Henry Anglade | 383 |
10 | Michel Van Aerde | 366 |
11 | Ercole Baldini | 315 |
12 | Brian Robinson | 314 |
13 | Dino Bruni | 301 |
14 | Martin Van Geneugden | 296 |
15 | Arigo Padovan | 273 |
16 | Jean Graczyk | 266 |
17 | François Mahé | 247 |
18 | Michel Vermeulin | 227 |
19 | Jean Brankart | 218 |
20 | Jean Andriaenssens | 208 |
Stage Results with Running GC:
Stage 1: Thursday, June 25, Mulhouse - Metz, 238 km
GC after Stage 1:
Stage 2: Friday, June 26, Metz - Namur, 240 km
GC after Stage 2:
Stage 3: Saturday, June 27, Namur - Roubaix: 217 km
GC after Stage 3:
Stage 4: Sunday, June 28, Roubaix - Rouen, 230 km
GC after Stage 4:
Stage 5: Monday, June 29, Rouen - Rennes, 286 km
GC after stage 5:
Stage 6: Tuesday, June 30, Blain - Nantes 45.3 km Individual Time Trial
GC after Stage 6:
Stage 7: Wednesday, July 1, Nantes - La Rochelle, 190 km
GC after Stage 7:
Stage 8: Thursday, July 2, La Rochelle - Bordeaux, 201 km
GC after stage 8:
Stage 9: Friday, July 3, Bordeaux - Bayonne, 207 km
GC after Stage 9:
Stage 10: Sunday, July 5, Bayonne - Bagnères de Bigorre, 235 km
Major ascent: Tourmalet
GC after Stage 10:
Stage 11: Monday, July 6, Bagnères de Bigorre - St. Gaudens, 119 km
Major ascents: Aspin, Peyresourde
GC after stage 11:
Stage 12: Tuesday, July 7, St. Gaudens - Albi, 184 km
GC after Stage 12:
Stage 13: Wednesday, July 8, Albi - Aurillac, 219 km
Major ascent: Montsalvy
GC after Stage 13:
Stage 14: Thursday, July 9, Aurillac - Clermont Ferrand, 231 km
Major ascents: Puy Mary (Pas de Pérol), La Roche Vendeix, Diane
GC after Stage 14:
Stage 15: Friday, July 10, Clermont Ferrand - Puy de Dôme 12.5 km Individual Time Trial
Major ascent: Puy de Dôme
GC after Stage 15:
Stage 16: Saturday, July 11, Clermont Ferrand - St. Etienne, 210 km
GC after Stage 16:
Stage 17: Monday, July 13, St. Etienne - Grenoble, 197 km
Major ascents: Grand Bois, Romeyere
GC after Stage 17:
Stage 18: Tuesday, July 14, Grenoble - St. Vincent d'Aoste, 243 km
Major ascents: Galibier, Iseran, Petit St. Bernard
GC after stage 18:
Stage 19: Wednesday, July 15, St. Vincent d'Aoste - Annecy, 251 km
Major ascents: Grand St. Bernard, Forclaz, Montets, Forclaz
GC after Stage 19:
Stage 20: Thursday, July 16, Annecy - Chalon sur Saône, 202 km
GC after Stage 20:
Stage 21: Friday, July 17, Seurre - Dijon 69.2 km Individual Time Trial
GC after stage 21:
Stage 22 (Final Stage): Saturday, July 18, Dijon - Paris, 331 km
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