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1959 World Pro Road Cycling Championships
26th edition: Sunday, August 14, 1959
Zandvoort, Netherlands
World Road Cycling Championships podium history | 1960 edition | 1958 edition |
69 riders started, 44 classified finishers.
28 laps of 10.28 km totalling 292 km.
Winner's average speed: 38.88 km/hr
Complete Results:
- André Darrigade (France) 7hr 30min 43sec
- Michele Gismondi (Italy) s.t.
- Noël Foré (Belgium) s.t.
- Tom Simpson (Great Britain) s.t.
- Diego Ronchini (Italy) s.t.
- Albertus Geldermans (Netherlands) s.t.
- Friedhelm Fischerkeller (Germany) s.t.
- Coen Niesten (Netherlands) s.t.
- Jacques Anquetil (France) @ 22sec
- Angelo Conterno (Italy) s.t.
- Frans Schoubben (Belgium) s.t.
- Hans Junkermann (Germany) s.t.
- Tadeusz Wierucki (Poland) s.t.
- Roger Hassenforder (France) s.t.
- Ronald Murray (Australia) s.t.
- Michel Dejouhannet (France) s.t.
- Jo de Haan (Netherlands) s.t.
- Gilbert Desmet (Belgium) s.t.
- Rino Benedetti (Italy) s.t.
- Piet Damen (Netherlands) s.t.
- Armando Pellegrini (Italy) s.t.
- Seamus Elliott (Ireland) s.t.
- Nino Defilippis (Italy) s.t.
- Antonio Suarez (Spain) s.t.
- Ercole Baldini (Italy) s.t.
- Jo de Roo (Netherlands) s.t.
- Piet Oellibrandt (Belgium) s.t.
- Rik van Steenbergen (Belgium) s.t.
- Joop Captein (Netherlands) s.t.
- Léon van Daele (Belgium) s.t.
- Dino Bruni (Italy) s.t.
- Adolf Christian (Austria) s.t.
- Salvador Botella (Spain) s.t.
- Roger Baens (Belgium) s.t.
- Frans Reitz (Germany) s.t.
- Roberto Cazala (France) s.t.
- Attilio Moresi (Switzerland) s.t.
- Rik van Looy (Belgium) s.t.
- Piet Van den Brekel (Netherlands) s.t.
- Gérard Saint (France) s.t.
- Wilfried Thaler (Austria) s.t.
- Lothar Friedrich (Germany) @ 1min 47sec
- Gunther Debussmann (Germany) @ 2min 57sec
- Fritz Galatti (Switzerland) @ 7min 41sec