1959 Vuelta a España
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.[1] It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,048 km (1,894 mi), and was won by Antonio Suárez.[2] Suárez also won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
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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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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) | |||
2 | 30 April | Manzanares – Córdoba | 228 km (142 mi) | |||
3 | 1 May | Córdoba – Seville | 140 km (87 mi) | |||
4 | 2 May | Seville – Granada | 240 km (149 mi) | |||
5 | 3 May | Guadix – Murcia | 225 km (140 mi) | |||
6 | 4 May | Murcia – Alicante | 173 km (107 mi) | |||
7 | 5 May | Alicante – Castellón | 233 km (145 mi) | |||
8 | 6 May | Castellón – Tortosa | 130 km (81 mi) | |||
9 | 7 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 196 km (122 mi) | |||
10 | 8 May | Granollers – Lleida | 183 km (114 mi) | |||
11 | 9 May | Lleida – Pamplona | 242 km (150 mi) | |||
12 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 210 km (130 mi) | |||
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 | ||
15 | 13 May | Vitoria – Santander | 230 km (143 mi) | |||
16 | 14 May | Santander – Bilbao | 187 km (116 mi) | |||
17 | 15 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | |||
Total | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) |
Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Licor 43 | 84h 36' 20" | |
2 | Kas | + 1' 06" | |
3 | Faema-Guerra | + 7' 00" | |
4 | St.Raphael | + 7' 44" | |
5 | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | + 16' 29" | |
6 | St.Raphael | + 17' 30" | |
7 | Faema-Guerra | + 24' 24" | |
8 | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | + 26' 34" | |
9 | Faema-Guerra | + 27' 17" | |
10 | Faema | + 29' 40" | |
11 | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | ||
12 | Licor 43 | ||
13 | Faema | ||
14 | Faema-Guerra | ||
15 | Faema-Guerra | ||
16 | Boxing | ||
17 | Tricofilina-Coppi | ||
18 | Faema | ||
19 | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | ||
20 | Kas | ||
21 | Licor 43 | ||
22 | Kas | ||
23 | Faema | ||
24 | Faema | ||
25 | Licor 43 |
References
- "XIV Vuelta Ciclista a Espana". El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "General Information 1959". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- "1959 » 14th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "14ème Vuelta a España 1959". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- "Vuelta Ciclista a Espana 1959" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 May 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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