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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	3507
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	3184
3.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2945
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2869
5.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2697
6.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2635
7.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2634
8.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2543
9.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	2375
10.	Henry ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2326
11.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2252
12.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	2181
13.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	2133
14.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1885
15.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1849
16.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1818
17.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1658
18.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1640
19.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	1578
20.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1526
21.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1454
22.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1442
23.	Josep SEGÚ I SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1419
24.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1397
25.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1379
26.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1374
27.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1327
28.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1296
29.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1295
30.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1291
31.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1257
32.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1251
33.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1250
34.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	1249
35.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1240
36.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1232
37.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1196
38.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1188
39.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1187
40.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1177
41.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1176
42.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1160
43.	Gilbert DESMET I Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1154
44.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1151
45.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1131
46.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1110
47.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1097
48.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1077
49.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1076
50.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	1050
51.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1021
52.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1014
53.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1012
54.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1011
55.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	986
56.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	975
57.	Juan CAMPILLO GARCÍA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	973
58.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	964
59.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	962
60.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	927
61.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	924
62.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	922
63.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	920
64.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	905
65.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	902
66.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	884
67.	Luis OTAÑO ARCELUS Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	879
68.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	865
69.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	859
70.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	846
71.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	845
72.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	844
73.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	828
74.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	828
75.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	821
76.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	818
77.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	817
78.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	794
79.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	789
80.	Kurt GIMMI Condor	Condor	SUI	779
81.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	776
82.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	764
83.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	742
84.	Vicente ITURAT GIL Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	734
85.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	726
86.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	723
87.	René MARIGIL DE MINGO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	716
88.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	707
89.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	702
90.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	691
91.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	691
92.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	679
93.	Julio SAN EMETERIO ABASCAL Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	678
94.	Antoni KARMANY I MESTRES Kas	Kas	ESP	671
95.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	665
96.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	659
97.	Gabriel COMPANY BAUZÀ Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	644
98.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	640
99.	Jos VLOEBERGHS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	639
100.	Michel DEJOUHANNET Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	639

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This is the ranking of the most successful professional cyclists in the world in 1959. Use the year and country filters below to look at the same overall ranking until a specific year in the past and/or for a specific country. Riders score points based on their results in the races. These points depend on the (historic) importance of the race, the competition during the race and the toughness of the course. Click on any rider to get an all time overview of the rider with details on the scores and rank for the various seasons and the most important results for each year.

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