1959 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 24 April – 10 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 84h 36' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 14th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 10 May 1959. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,048 km (1,894 mi), and was won by Antonio Suárez. Suárez also won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
Teams and riders
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 29 April | Madrid – Madrid | 9 km (6 mi) | Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop | |
1b | 29 April | Madrid – Toledo | 114 km (71 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
2 | 30 April | Manzanares – Córdoba | 228 km (142 mi) | Antonio Karmany (ESP) | ||
3 | 1 May | Córdoba – Seville | 140 km (87 mi) | Vicente Iturat (ESP) | ||
4 | 2 May | Seville – Granada | 240 km (149 mi) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | ||
5 | 3 May | Guadix – Murcia | 225 km (140 mi) | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | ||
6 | 4 May | Murcia – Alicante | 173 km (107 mi) | Gabriel Mas (ESP) | ||
7 | 5 May | Alicante – Castellón | 233 km (145 mi) | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) | ||
8 | 6 May | Castellón – Tortosa | 130 km (81 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
9 | 7 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 196 km (122 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
10 | 8 May | Granollers – Lleida | 183 km (114 mi) | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | ||
11 | 9 May | Lleida – Pamplona | 242 km (150 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
12 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 210 km (130 mi) | José Carlos Sousa Cardoso (POR) | ||
13 | 11 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 9 km (6 mi) | Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop | |
14 | 12 May | Eibar – Vitoria | 62 km (39 mi) | Individual time trial | Roger Rivière (FRA) | |
15 | 13 May | Vitoria – Santander | 230 km (143 mi) | Julio San Emeterio (ESP) | ||
16 | 14 May | Santander – Bilbao | 187 km (116 mi) | Roger Rivière (FRA) | ||
17 | 15 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) | ||
Total | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) |
Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Antonio Suárez | Licor 43 | 84h 36' 20" |
2 | José Segu Soriano | Kas | + 1' 06" |
3 | Rik Van Looy | Faema-Guerra | + 7' 00" |
4 | Pierre Everaert | St.Raphael | + 7' 44" |
5 | Emmanuel Busto | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | + 16' 29" |
6 | Roger Rivière | St.Raphael | + 17' 30" |
7 | Hilaire Couvreur | Faema-Guerra | + 24' 24" |
8 | Luis Otano | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | + 26' 34" |
9 | Joseph Vloeberghs | Faema-Guerra | + 27' 17" |
10 | Jesus Galdeano | Faema | + 29' 40" |
11 | Marcel Rohrbach | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | |
12 | René Marigil | Licor 43 | |
13 | Juan Campillo | Faema | |
14 | Frans Van Looveren | Faema-Guerra | |
15 | Hans Junkermann | Faema-Guerra | |
16 | José Luis Talamillo | Boxing | |
17 | Guido Boni | Tricofilina-Coppi | |
18 | Jesús Loroño | Faema | |
19 | Claude Colette | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | |
20 | Julio San Emeterio | Kas | |
21 | Andres Trobat | Licor 43 | |
22 | Antonio Karmany | Kas | |
23 | Gabriel Company Bauza | Faema | |
24 | Salvador Botella | Faema | |
25 | Fernando Manzaneque | Licor 43 |