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	Overview of the year 1959  back to list  wikipedia information 1959  see overall standings in 1959 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1959 | June 25 - July 18 Mulhouse - Paris total distance: 4358.0 km number of stages: 22 money for winner: 2 000 000 F money total: 40 000 000 F Federico Bahamontes | Spain | Spain | age: 31 time: 123hr 46min 45sec | average speed: 35.474 km/h 2nd place: Henry Anglade (+ 4min 1sec) 3rd place: Jacques Anquetil (+ 5min 5sec) winning team: Belgium number of participants: 120 finished: 65 not finished: 55 Jerseys winners:  Federico Bahamontes  Andre Darrigade  Federico Bahamontes Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  4 358 / 5 745   75,9% Stages number of stages in this year*: 22 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed 1 Mulhouse - Metz   238.0 km     André DARRIGADE   5:33:45   42.8 km/h 2 Metz - Namur   240.0 km     Vito FAVERO   6:25:02   37.4 km/h 3 Namur - Roubaix   217.0 km     Robert CAZALA   6:11:04   35.1 km/h 4 Roubaix - Rouen   230.0 km     Dino BRUNI   6:40:36   34.4 km/h 5 Rouen - Rennes   286.0 km     Jean GRACZYK   8:06:36   35.3 km/h 6 Blain - Nantes   45.3 km     Roger RIVIÈRE   0:56:46   47.9 km/h 7 Nantes - La Rochelle   190.0 km     Roger HASSENFORDER   4:22:44   43.4 km/h 8 La Rochelle - Bordeaux   201.0 km     Michel DEJOUHANNET   4:53:16   41.1 km/h 9 Bordeaux - Bayonne   207.0 km     Marcel QUEHEILLE   5:19:17   38.9 km/h 10 Bayonne - Bagnères-de-Bigorre   235.0 km     Marcel JANSSENS   6:23:33   36.8 km/h 11 Bagnères-de-Bigorre - Saint-Gaudens   119.0 km     André DARRIGADE   3:19:30   35.8 km/h 12 Saint-Gaudens - Albi   184.0 km     Rolf GRAF   4:25:36   41.6 km/h 13 Albi - Aurillac   219.0 km     Henry ANGLADE   6:12:19   35.3 km/h 14 Aurillac - Clermont-Ferrand   231.0 km     André LE DISSEZ   7:03:31   32.7 km/h 15 Clermont-Ferrand - Puy-de-Dôme   12.5 km     Federico BAHAMONTES   0:36:15   20.7 km/h 16 Clermont-Ferrand - Saint-Étienne   210.0 km     Dino BRUNI   6:25:29   32.7 km/h 17 Saint-Étienne - Grenoble   197.0 km     Charly GAUL   5:37:16   35.0 km/h 18 Grenoble - Saint-Vincentd´Aoste   243.0 km     Ercole BALDINI   7:48:43   31.1 km/h 19 Saint-Vincent d´Aoste - Annecy   251.0 km     Rolf GRAF   8:33:31   29.3 km/h 20 Annecy - Chalon-sur-Saône   202.0 km     Brian ROBINSON   5:52:21   34.4 km/h 21 Seurre - Dijon   69.2 km     Roger RIVIÈRE   1:39:38   41.7 km/h 22 Dijon - Paris   331.0 km     Joseph GROUSSARD   9:55:52   33.3 km/h Winners of stages in 1959 by nations (7):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   12   54,55%   ITA   4   18,18%   SUI   2   9,09%   GBR   1   4,55%   BEL   1   4,55%   ESP   1   4,55%   LUX   1   4,55%  Winners of stages in 1959 by cyclists (18):  name   No.wins  share (%)  André DARRIGADE   2   9,09%   Roger RIVIÈRE   2   9,09%   Rolf GRAF   2   9,09%   Dino BRUNI   2   9,09%   Jean GRACZYK   1   4,55%   Marcel JANSSENS   1   4,55%   Charly GAUL   1   4,55%   Robert CAZALA   1   4,55%   Michel DEJOUHANNET   1   4,55%   André LE DISSEZ   1   4,55%   Joseph GROUSSARD   1   4,55%   Ercole BALDINI   1   4,55%   Marcel QUEHEILLE   1   4,55%   Federico BAHAMONTES   1   4,55%   Vito FAVERO   1   4,55%   Roger HASSENFORDER   1   4,55%   Henry ANGLADE   1   4,55%   Brian ROBINSON   1   4,55%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 17 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [7] Col de la Forclaz de Montmin (1157 m):     Rolf GRAF Col de Romeyere (1074 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Forclaz (1527 m):     Gérard SAINT Galibier (2645 m):     Charly GAUL Grand-Saint-Bernard (2470 m):     Carmelo MORALES Iseran (2770 m):     Adolf CHRISTIAN Petit Saint-Bernard (2188 m):     Michele GISMONDI THE PYRENEES [3] Aspin (1490 m):     Jean DOTTO Peyresourde (1569 m):     Valentin HUOT Tourmalet (2115 m):     Armand DESMET Other mountains [7] Col de la Croix Morand ou de Dyane (1401 m):     André LE DISSEZ Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Col des Pradeaux (1196 m):     Valentin HUOT Montsalvy (780 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Puy de Dôme (1415 m):     Federico BAHAMONTES Puy Mary (Pas de Peyrol) (1582 m):     Louis BERGAUD Roche Vendeix (1139 m):     Gérard SAINT Winners of ascents in 1959 by nations (7):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   7   41,18%   ESP   5   29,41%   ITA   1   5,88%   BEL   1   5,88%   SUI   1   5,88%   LUX   1   5,88%   AUT   1   5,88%  Winners of ascents in 1959 by cyclists (12):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Federico BAHAMONTES   4   23,53%   Valentin HUOT   2   11,76%   Gérard SAINT   2   11,76%   Jean DOTTO   1   5,88%   Charly GAUL   1   5,88%   Carmelo MORALES   1   5,88%   Armand DESMET   1   5,88%   Adolf CHRISTIAN   1   5,88%   André LE DISSEZ   1   5,88%   Rolf GRAF   1   5,88%   Michele GISMONDI   1   5,88%   Louis BERGAUD   1   5,88%  Video highlights No video available
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