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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2841
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2701
3.	Miguel POBLET Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2367
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2367
5.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2291
6.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2283
7.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2187
8.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2127
9.	Henri ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2061
10.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet	L. Bobet	FRA	1942
11.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1895
12.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1830
13.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1726
14.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1640
15.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1573
16.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1536
17.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1495
18.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1432
19.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1394
20.	Hans JUNKERMANN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	1371
21.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1290
22.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1255
23.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1250
24.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1242
25.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1224
26.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1194
27.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1177
28.	Gilbert DESMET I Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1137
29.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1108
30.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1102
31.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1079
32.	José SEGÚ SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1063
33.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1057
34.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1057
35.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1056
36.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1045
37.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1035
38.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1015
39.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1009
40.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1007
41.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1005
42.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1001
43.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	993
44.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	982
45.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	981
46.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	949
47.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	938
48.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	924
49.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	919
50.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	904
51.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	885
52.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	878
53.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	871
54.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	842
55.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	837
56.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	836
57.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	826
58.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	819
59.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	799
60.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	799
61.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	798
62.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	782
63.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	772
64.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	771
65.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	753
66.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	746
67.	Kurt GIMMI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	733
68.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	720
69.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	719
70.	Salvador BOTELLA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	713
71.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	691
72.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	686
73.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	681
74.	Juan CAMPILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	681
75.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	677
76.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	667
77.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	657
78.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	654
79.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	646
80.	Luis OTAÑO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	631
81.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	624
82.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	611
83.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	605
84.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	604
85.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	587
86.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	581
87.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	579
88.	Jo DE HAAN Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	NED	563
89.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	560
90.	Mario TOSATO Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	553
91.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	553
92.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	549
93.	Alfred RÜEGG Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	547
94.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	540
95.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	539
96.	Giorgio TINAZZI Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	528
97.	Giorgio ALBANI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	524
98.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	519
99.	René MARIGIL Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	515
100.	Michel DEJOUHANNET Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	506

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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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