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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2860
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2705
3.	Miguel POBLET Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2478
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2423
5.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2323
6.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2303
7.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet	L. Bobet	FRA	2286
8.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2272
9.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2203
10.	Henri ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2087
11.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1895
12.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1845
13.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1820
14.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1780
15.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1573
16.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1573
17.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1494
18.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1431
19.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1393
20.	Hans JUNKERMANN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	1370
21.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1295
22.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1281
23.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1275
24.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1260
25.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1224
26.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1208
27.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1202
28.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1140
29.	Gilbert DESMET I Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1136
30.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1107
31.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1101
32.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1084
33.	José SEGÚ SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1063
34.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1057
35.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1057
36.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1056
37.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1044
38.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1035
39.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1017
40.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1008
41.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1006
42.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1006
43.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1005
44.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1003
45.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1002
46.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	993
47.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	948
48.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	938
49.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	930
50.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	924
51.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	924
52.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	904
53.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	892
54.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	877
55.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	871
56.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	869
57.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	845
58.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	837
59.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	818
60.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	804
61.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	799
62.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	798
63.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	797
64.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	782
65.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	761
66.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	755
67.	Kurt GIMMI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	733
68.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	719
69.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	718
70.	Salvador BOTELLA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	713
71.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	700
72.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	690
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	668
77.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	658
78.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	656
79.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	653
80.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	639
81.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	639
82.	Luis OTAÑO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	631
83.	Mario TOSATO Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	626
84.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	611
85.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	604
86.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	600
87.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	599
88.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	587
89.	Jo DE HAAN Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	NED	586
90.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	581
91.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	559
92.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	557
93.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	553
94.	Alfred RÜEGG Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	547
95.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	540
96.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	539
97.	Giorgio TINAZZI Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	527
98.	Pasquale FORNARA EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	526
99.	Giorgio ALBANI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	524
100.	René MARIGIL Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	515

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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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