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Final Standings
Overall Federico Bahamontes 123h 46' 45"
Second Henry Anglade +4' 01"
Third Jacques Anquetil +5' 05"
Points André Darrigade 613 points
Second Gérard Saint 524 points
Third Jacques Anquetil 503 points
Climber Federico Bahamontes 73 points
Second Charly Gaul 68 points
Third Gérard Saint 65 points
Teams Belgium 372h 02' 13"
Second France +31' 25"
Third Centre-Midi +59' 01"

The 1959 Tour de France was the 46th Tour de France, taking place between June 25 and July 18, 1959. The race featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4,391 km, with riders averaging 35.474 km/h.

The 1959 Tour de France saw the introduction of the Combativity award, the award for the most combative cyclist. The award went to the French cyclist Gérard Saint.

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[edit] Results

Stage results
Stage Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
1 Mülhausen - Metz 238 André Darrigade France André Darrigade France
2 Metz - Namur 234 Vito Favero Italy André Darrigade France
3 Namur - Roubaix 217 Robert Cazala France Robert Cazala France
4 Roubaix - Rouen 230 Dino Bruni Italy Robert Cazala France
5 Rouen - Rennes 286 Jean Graczyk France Robert Cazala France
6 Blain - Nantes 45* Roger Rivière France Robert Cazala France
7 Nantes - La Rochelle 190 Roger Hassenforder France Robert Cazala France
8 La Rochelle - Bordeaux 201 Michel Dejouhannet France Robert Cazala France
9 Bordeaux - Bayonne 207 Marcel Queheille France Eddy Pauwels Belgium
10 Bayonne - Bagnères-de-Bigorre 235 Marcel Janssens Belgium Michel Vermeulin France
11 Bagnères-de-Bigorre - Saint-Gaudens 119 André Darrigade France Michel Vermeulin France
12 Saint-Gaudens - Albi 184 Rolf Graf Switzerland Michel Vermeulin France
13 Albi - Aurillac 219 Henry Anglade France Jos Hoevenaers Belgium
14 Aurillac - Clermont Ferrand 231 André Le Dissez France Jos Hoevenaers Belgium
15 Puy de Dôme - Puy-de-Dôme 12* Federico Bahamontes Spain Jos Hoevenaers Belgium
16 Clermont Ferrand - Saint-Étienne 210 Dino Bruni Italy Eddy Pauwels Belgium
17 Saint-Étienne - Grenoble 197 Charly Gaul Luxembourg Federico Bahamontes Spain
18 Le Lautaret - Saint-Vincent Italy 243 Ercole Baldini Italy Federico Bahamontes Spain
19 Saint-Vincent Italy - Annecy 251 Rolf Graf Switzerland Federico Bahamontes Spain
20 Annecy - Chalon-sur-Saône 202 Brian Robinson United Kingdom Federico Bahamontes Spain
21 Seurre - Dijon 69* Roger Rivière France Federico Bahamontes Spain
22 Dijon - Paris 331 Joseph Groussard France Federico Bahamontes Spain

Stages with a * were individual time trials.

[edit] General classification

Rank Name Country Team Time
1 Federico Bahamontes  Spain 123h 46' 45"
2 Henry Anglade  France 4' 01"
3 Jacques Anquetil  France 5' 05"
4 Roger Rivière  France 5' 17"
5 François Mahe  France 8' 22"
6 Ercole Baldini  Italy 10' 18"
Jan Adriaensens  Belgium s.t.
8 Jos Hoevenaers  Belgium 11' 02"
9 Gérard Saint  France 17' 40"
10 Jean Brankart  Belgium 20' 38"
11 Eddy Pauwels  Belgium 22' 20"
12 Charly Gaul  Luxembourg 23' 59"
13 Louis Bergaud  France 36' 54"
14 Fernando Manzaneque  Spain 57' 29"
15 Jean Dotto  France 1h 00' 04"
16 André Darrigade  France 1h 03' 01"
17 Jozef Planckaert  Belgium 1h 05' 00"
18 Lothar Friedrich  Germany 1h 11' 51"
19 Brian Robinson  United Kingdom 1h 12' 11"
20 Michel Vermeulin  France 1h 16' 10"
21 Rolf Graf  Switzerland 1h 19' 32"
22 Michel Van Aerde  Belgium 1h 19' 35"
23 Armand Desmet  Belgium 1h 23' 07"
24 Joseph Thomin  France 1h 33' 34"
25 Marcel Janssens  Belgium 1h 40' 39"
26 Marcel Queheille  France 1h 42' 22"
27 Piet Damen  Netherlands 1h 42' 26"
28 Raphaël Geminiani  France 1h 43' 57"
29 Raymond Hoorelbeke  France 1h 44' 35"
30 Michele Gismondi  Italy 1h 45' 19"
31 Alfred De Bruyne  Belgium 1h 48' 50"
32 Robert Cazala  France 1h 49' 59"
33 Marcel Ernzer  Luxembourg 1h 50' 33"
34 Jean Forestier  France 1h 50' 45"
35 Jean Graczyk  France 1h 56' 50"
36 Ernesto Bono  Italy 1h 57' 48"
37 Vic Sutton  United Kingdom 1h 58' 34"
38 Aurelio Cestari  Italy 1h 59' 31"
39 Manuel Busto  France 1h 59' 37"
40 Julio San Emeterio  Spain 2h 01' 51"
41 Adolf Christian  Austria 2h 06' 10"
42 Nello Fabbri  Italy 2h 07' 29"
43 Carmelo Morales  Spain 2h 08' 43"
44 Fernand Picot  France 2h 11' 49"
45 Aldo Bolzan  Italy 2h 15' 20"
46 Félix Lebuhotel  France 2h 17' 06"
47 José Gomez del Moral  Spain 2h 19' 21"
48 Valentin Huot  France 2h 21' 00"
49 Franz Reitz  Germany 2h 22' 22"
50 Jaap Kersten  Netherlands 2h 24' 38"
51 Marcel Rohrbach  France 2h 25' 13"
52 Arrigo Padovan  Italy 2h 25' 48"
53 Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium 2h 26' 21"
54 Edouard Delberghe  France 2h 26' 32"
55 Ernst Traxel  Switzerland 2h 33' 18"
56 Joseph Groussard  France 2h 33' 36"
57 Waldemaro Bartolozzi  Italy 2h 35' 07"
58 Juan Campillo  Spain 2h 35' 09"
59 Louis Rostollan  France 2h 38' 40"
60 Pierino Baffi  Italy 2h 44' 08"
61 Kamiel Buysse  Belgium 2h 46' 36"
62 Tino Sabbadini  France 2h 53' 15"
63 Max Bleneau  France 2h 54' 28"
64 Dino Bruni  Italy 3h 05' 13"
65 Louis Bisilliat  France 3h 12' 35"

[edit] Team classification

Ten teams, national and regional, competed in the 1959 Tour:

Rank Team Time
1 Belgium 372h 02' 13"
2 France 31' 25"
3 Centre-Midi 59' 01"
4 West Southwest 1h 17' 38"
5 Spain 2h 17' 22"
6 Italy 3h 11' 27"
7 Holland-Luxembourg 3h 15' 00"
8 Switzerland-Germany 4h 11' 47"
9 International 4h 34' 57"
10 Paris North-East 4h 45' 19"

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