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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2905
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2762
3.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2522
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2491
5.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2371
6.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2340
7.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	2302
8.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2286
9.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2226
10.	Henry ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2123
11.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1906
12.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1876
13.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1857
14.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1831
15.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1608
16.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1597
17.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1510
18.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1447
19.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1412
20.	Hans JUNKERMANN Molteni	Molteni	GER	1394
21.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1324
22.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1308
23.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1288
24.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1270
25.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1231
26.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1228
27.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1226
28.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1195
29.	Gilbert DESMET I Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1179
30.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1166
31.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1113
32.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1100
33.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1100
34.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1090
35.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1085
36.	Josep SEGÚ I SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1075
37.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1072
38.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1063
39.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1049
40.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1041
41.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1036
42.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1033
43.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1029
44.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1022
45.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1018
46.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1014
47.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1005
48.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	983
49.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	945
50.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	941
51.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	929
52.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	922
53.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	900
54.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	897
55.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	895
56.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	885
57.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	876
58.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	863
59.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	848
60.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	840
61.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	836
62.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	815
63.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	812
64.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	801
65.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	786
66.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	781
67.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	776
68.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	762
69.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	758
70.	Kurt GIMMI Condor	Condor	SUI	757
71.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	741
72.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	724
73.	Juan CAMPILLO GARCÍA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	714
74.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	709
75.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	707
76.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	702
77.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	702
78.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	700
79.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	697
80.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	692
81.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	674
82.	Luis OTAÑO ARCELUS Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	652
83.	Mario TOSATO Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	645
84.	Jo DE HAAN Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	NED	644
85.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	623
86.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	618
87.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	610
88.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	610
89.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	608
90.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	607
91.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	595
92.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	581
93.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	574
94.	Freddy RÜEGG Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	571
95.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	563
96.	Giorgio ALBANI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	558
97.	Giorgio TINAZZI Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	544
98.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	543
99.	René MARIGIL DE MINGO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	537
100.	René PAVARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	531

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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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