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#	Name	Birthday	Team	Country	Score
1.	Jacques ANQUETIL	08-Jan-1934	ACBB	FRA	2690
2.	Rik VAN LOOY	20-Dec-1933	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2638
3.	Charly GAUL	08-Dec-1932	EMI	LUX	2232
4.	Roger RIVIERE	23-Feb-1936	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2212
5.	Federico MARTIN BAHAMONTES	09-Jul-1928	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2189
6.	Andre DARRIGADE	24-Apr-1929	ACBB	FRA	2178
7.	Henri ANGLADE	06-Jul-1933	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2031
8.	Miguel POBLET	18-Mar-1928	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	1979
9.	Jos HOEVENAERS	30-Nov-1932	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1814
10.	Ercole BALDINI	26-Jan-1933	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1810
11.	Gerard SAINT	11-Jul-1935	Rapha	FRA	1707
12.	Antonio SUAREZ VAZQUEZ	20-May-1932	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1550
13.	Angelo CONTERNO	13-Mar-1925	Carpano	ITA	1458
14.	Rolf GRAF	19-Aug-1932	Tigra	SUI	1351
15.	Diego RONCHINI	09-Dec-1935	Bianchi	ITA	1304
16.	Fred DEBRUYNE	21-Oct-1930	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1269
17.	Michel VAN AERDE	02-Oct-1933	Carpano	BEL	1240
18.	Hans JÜNKERMANN	06-May-1934	Faema - Guerra	GER	1239
19.	Louison BOBET	12-Mar-1925	L. Bobet	FRA	1230
20.	Jean GRACZYK	26-May-1933	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1225
21.	Gastone NENCINI	01-Mar-1930	Carpano	ITA	1132
22.	Jean BRANKART	12-Jul-1930	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1081
23.	Gilbert DESMET I	03-Feb-1931	Carpano	BEL	1049
24.	Nino DEFILIPPIS	21-Mar-1932	Carpano	ITA	1006
25.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SANCHEZ	04-Feb-1934	Licor 43	ESP	1006
26.	Michele GISMONDI	11-Jun-1931	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	998
27.	Pierino BAFFI	15-Sep-1930	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	991
28.	Marcel JANSSENS	30-Dec-1931	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	985
29.	Eddy PAUWELS	02-May-1935	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	968
30.	Dino BRUNI	13-Apr-1932	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	952
31.	Leon VAN DAELE	24-Feb-1933	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	917
32.	Frans AERENHOUTS	04-Jul-1937	Mercier	BEL	910
33.	Jean DOTTO	27-Mar-1928	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	902
34.	Francois MAHE	02-Sep-1930	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	900
35.	Willy VANNITSEN	08-Feb-1935	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	898
36.	Rino BENEDETTI	18-Nov-1928	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	891
37.	Noel FORÉ	23-Dec-1932	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	891
38.	Pierre EVERAERT	21-Dec-1933	Rapha	FRA	881
39.	Alessandro FANTINI	01-Jan-1932	Atala	ITA	881
40.	Vito FAVERO	21-Oct-1932	Atala	ITA	870
41.	Jose SEGU SORIANO	08-Mar-1935	Kas	ESP	842
42.	Jean ADRIAENSENS	06-Jun-1932	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	840
43.	Brian ROBINSON	03-Nov-1930	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	819
44.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN	21-Jan-1932	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	810
45.	Frans SCHOUBBEN	11-Nov-1933	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	810
46.	Seamus ELLIOTT	04-Jun-1934	ACBB	IRL	805
47.	Guido CARLESI	07-Nov-1936	Molteni	ITA	761
48.	Joseph GROUSSARD	02-Mar-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	730
49.	Norbert KERCKHOVE	21-Oct-1932	Faema - Guerra	BEL	697
50.	Kurt GIMMI	13-Jan-1936	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	697
51.	Frans DE MULDER	14-Dec-1937	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	697
52.	Petrus OELLIBRANDT	01-Dec-1935	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	684
53.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN	22-Jun-1932	Faema - Guerra	BEL	677
54.	Jean GAINCHE	12-Aug-1932	Mercier	FRA	664
55.	Armand DESMET	23-Jan-1931	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	653
56.	Marcel ERNZER	23-Mar-1926	EMI	LUX	652
57.	Adriano ZAMBONI	22-Jun-1933	Torpado - Clément	ITA	649
58.	Ernesto BONO	25-Apr-1936	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	636
59.	Salvador BOTELLA	27-Mar-1929	Faema - Guerra	ESP	635
60.	Raymond MASTROTTO	01-Nov-1934	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	627
61.	Michel VERMEULIN	06-Sep-1934	Essor	FRA	622
62.	Graziano BATTISTINI	12-May-1936	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	614
63.	Joseph PLANCKAERT	04-May-1934	Carpano	BEL	611
64.	Hilaire COUVREUR	22-Sep-1924	Faema - Guerra	BEL	607
65.	Imerio MASSIGNAN	02-Jan-1937	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	605
66.	Rene PRIVAT	04-Dec-1930	Mercier	FRA	598
67.	Guido BONI	04-Nov-1933	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	587
68.	Arrigo PADOVAN	16-Jun-1927	Atala	ITA	578
69.	Agostino COLETTO	14-Aug-1927	Carpano	ITA	577
70.	Manuel BUSTO	01-Oct-1932	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	574
71.	Cleto MAULE	14-Mar-1931	Carpano	ITA	570
72.	Fernand PICOT	10-May-1930	Mercier	FRA	559
73.	Max SCHELLENBERG	06-Oct-1927	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	559
74.	Marcel ROHRBACH	08-Apr-1933	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	557
75.	Tino SABBADINI	21-Aug-1928	Mercier	FRA	553
76.	Piet DAMEN	20-Jul-1934	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	552
77.	Bruno MONTI	12-Jun-1930	Atala	ITA	550
78.	Jesus GALDEANO PORTILLO	06-Jan-1932	Faema - Guerra	ESP	547
79.	Robert CAZALA	07-Jan-1934	Mercier	FRA	547
80.	Alfred RUEGG	07-May-1934	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	546
81.	Valentin HUOT	01-May-1929	Mercier	FRA	543
82.	Armando PELLEGRINI	03-Jun-1933	EMI	ITA	541
83.	Aurelio CESTARI	16-Jun-1934	Atala	ITA	540
84.	Lothar FRIEDRICH	11-Dec-1930	Torpedo	GER	538
85.	Louis BERGAUD	30-Nov-1928	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	535
86.	Raphaël GEMINIANI	12-Jun-1925	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	533
87.	Silvano CIAMPI	22-Feb-1932	Bianchi	ITA	505
88.	Michel DEJOUHANNET	03-Jul-1935	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	503
89.	Juan CAMPILLO	16-Aug-1928	Faema - Guerra	ESP	498
90.	Rene PAVARD	03-Oct-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	483
91.	Rene MARIGIL	24-Oct-1928	Licor 43	ESP	477
92.	Giorgio TINAZZI	04-Mar-1936	Torpado - Clément	ITA	477
93.	Edgard SORGELOOS	14-Dec-1930	Faema - Guerra	BEL	473
94.	Roger HASSENFORDER	23-Jul-1930	Tricofilina - Coppi	FRA	466
95.	Joseph THOMIN	30-Jun-1931	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	463
96.	Antonio KARMANY	21-Jan-1934	Kas	ESP	453
97.	Jaap KERSTEN	10-Nov-1934	Magneet	NED	449
98.	Friedhelm FISCHERKELLER	03-Jan-1935	Faema - Guerra	GER	444
99.	Jan ZAGERS	20-Mar-1931	Libertas - Eura Drinks	BEL	442
100.	Arthur DE CABOOTER	03-Oct-1936	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	440

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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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