The 1959 Tour de France, occuring between June 25th and July 18th of the year, featured 120 riders, of which 65 finished. The Tour included 22 stages over 4391 kilometers , with the top finisher being Federico Bahamontes of Spain. The race began in Strasbourg and ended in Avenue of the Champs-Elysees in Paris.

Participating Teams

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

Belgium

France

Centre-Midi

West South-West

Spain

Italty

Holland-Luxembourg

Switzerland-Germany

International

Paris North-East

Individual Time Rankings

The top ten individual rankings, by time, were:

1 Federico Bahamontes (Spain) 123 h 46 min 45 sec

2 Henry Anglade (Centre-Midi) 123-50-46

3 Jacques Anquetil (France) 123 -51-50

4 Roger Riviere (France) 123-52-02

5 Franois Mahe (West South-West) 123-55-07

6 (tie) Ercole Baldini (Italty) 123-57-03

6 (tie) Jean Andriaenssens (Belgium) 123-57-03

8 Jos Hoevenaers (Belgium) 123-57-47

9 Gerard Saint (West South-West) 124-04-25

10 Jean Brankart (Belgium) 124-07-23

Other Individual Titles

The Yellow Jersey winners were:

Andre Darregade, Robert Cazala, Eddy Pauwels, Michel Vermeulin, Jos Hoevenaers, Eddy Pauwels, and Federico Bahamontes.

The best sprinter was Andre Darrigade.

The best climber Federico Bahamontes

Team Rankings

The Final Team Rankings, by time, were:

1 Belgium 372 hr 02 min 13 sec

2 France 372-33-38

3 Centre-Midi 373-01-14

4 West South-West 373-19-51

5 Spain 374-19-35

6 Italy 375-13-40

7 Holland-Luxembourg 375-17-13

8 Switzerland-Germany 376-14-00

9 International 376-37-10

10 Paris North-East 376-47-32

Sources

Tour de France Rewind - Editorials from our archives - 1959: Tour dominates