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Ranking 1959

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#	Name	Birthday	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY	20-Dec-1933	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2715
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL	08-Jan-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2638
3.	Miguel POBLET	18-Mar-1928	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2317
4.	Charly GAUL	08-Dec-1932	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2317
5.	Federico MARTIN BAHAMONTES	09-Jul-1928	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2243
6.	Roger RIVIERE	23-Feb-1936	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2169
7.	Andre DARRIGADE	24-Apr-1929	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2135
8.	Jos HOEVENAERS	30-Nov-1932	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2082
9.	Henri ANGLADE	06-Jul-1933	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2017
10.	Louison BOBET	12-Mar-1925	L. Bobet	FRA	1896
11.	Ercole BALDINI	26-Jan-1933	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1855
12.	Gerard SAINT	11-Jul-1935	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1674
13.	Angelo CONTERNO	13-Mar-1925	Carpano	ITA	1622
14.	Antonio SUAREZ VAZQUEZ	20-May-1932	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1520
15.	Gastone NENCINI	01-Mar-1930	Carpano	ITA	1510
16.	Diego RONCHINI	09-Dec-1935	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1504
17.	Rolf GRAF	19-Aug-1932	Tigra	SUI	1402
18.	Fred DEBRUYNE	21-Oct-1930	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1364
19.	Jean GRACZYK	26-May-1933	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1258
20.	Frans SCHOUBBEN	11-Nov-1933	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1224
21.	Michel VAN AERDE	02-Oct-1933	Carpano	BEL	1216
22.	Hans JÜNKERMANN	06-May-1934	Faema - Guerra	GER	1215
23.	Gilbert DESMET I	03-Feb-1931	Carpano	BEL	1113
24.	Pierino BAFFI	15-Sep-1930	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1101
25.	Nino DEFILIPPIS	21-Mar-1932	Carpano	ITA	1086
26.	Willy VANNITSEN	08-Feb-1935	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1078
27.	Jean BRANKART	12-Jul-1930	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1060
28.	Leon VAN DAELE	24-Feb-1933	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1035
29.	Marcel JANSSENS	30-Dec-1931	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1035
30.	Rino BENEDETTI	18-Nov-1928	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1034
31.	Vito FAVERO	21-Oct-1932	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1023
32.	Michele GISMONDI	11-Jun-1931	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1018
33.	Alessandro FANTINI	01-Jan-1932	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1006
34.	Armando PELLEGRINI	03-Jun-1933	EMI - Guerra	ITA	993
35.	Eddy PAUWELS	02-May-1935	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	987
36.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SANCHEZ	04-Feb-1934	Licor 43	ESP	986
37.	Silvano CIAMPI	22-Feb-1932	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	983
38.	Dino BRUNI	13-Apr-1932	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	973
39.	Edgard SORGELOOS	14-Dec-1930	Faema - Guerra	BEL	919
40.	Frans AERENHOUTS	04-Jul-1937	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	919
41.	Noel FORÉ	23-Dec-1932	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	899
42.	Guido CARLESI	07-Nov-1936	Molteni	ITA	888
43.	Jean DOTTO	27-Mar-1928	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	884
44.	Francois MAHE	02-Sep-1930	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	882
45.	Norbert KERCKHOVE	21-Oct-1932	Faema - Guerra	BEL	866
46.	Pierre EVERAERT	21-Dec-1933	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	864
47.	Jose SEGU SORIANO	08-Mar-1935	Kas	ESP	826
48.	Bruno MONTI	12-Jun-1930	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	825
49.	Joseph PLANCKAERT	04-May-1934	Carpano	BEL	825
50.	Jean ADRIAENSENS	06-Jun-1932	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	824
51.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN	21-Jan-1932	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	820
52.	Seamus ELLIOTT	04-Jun-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	819
53.	Joseph GROUSSARD	02-Mar-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	803
54.	Brian ROBINSON	03-Nov-1930	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	803
55.	Frans DE MULDER	14-Dec-1937	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	756
56.	Cleto MAULE	14-Mar-1931	Carpano	ITA	755
57.	Graziano BATTISTINI	12-May-1936	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	745
58.	Arrigo PADOVAN	16-Jun-1927	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	731
59.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN	22-Jun-1932	Faema - Guerra	BEL	725
60.	Adriano ZAMBONI	22-Jun-1933	Torpado - Clément	ITA	723
61.	Guido BONI	04-Nov-1933	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	720
62.	Kurt GIMMI	13-Jan-1936	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	718
63.	Petrus OELLIBRANDT	01-Dec-1935	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	703
64.	Alfredo SABBADIN	20-Jan-1936	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	688
65.	Armand DESMET	23-Jan-1931	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	667
66.	Ernesto BONO	25-Apr-1936	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	663
67.	Aldo MOSER	07-Feb-1934	EMI - Guerra	ITA	653
68.	Jean GAINCHE	12-Aug-1932	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	651
69.	Imerio MASSIGNAN	02-Jan-1937	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	650
70.	Hilaire COUVREUR	22-Sep-1924	Faema - Guerra	BEL	649
71.	Marcel ERNZER	23-Mar-1926	EMI - Guerra	LUX	640
72.	Agostino COLETTO	14-Aug-1927	Carpano	ITA	631
73.	Salvador BOTELLA	27-Mar-1929	Faema - Guerra	ESP	623
74.	Raymond MASTROTTO	01-Nov-1934	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	614
75.	Michel VERMEULIN	06-Sep-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	610
76.	Aurelio CESTARI	16-Jun-1934	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	598
77.	Rene PRIVAT	04-Dec-1930	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	586
78.	Nello FABBRI	15-Mar-1934	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	567
79.	Manuel BUSTO	01-Oct-1932	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	563
80.	Fernand PICOT	10-May-1930	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	548
81.	Max SCHELLENBERG	06-Oct-1927	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	548
82.	Marcel ROHRBACH	08-Apr-1933	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	546
83.	Tino SABBADINI	21-Aug-1928	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	543
84.	Piet DAMEN	20-Jul-1934	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	542
85.	Jesus GALDEANO PORTILLO	06-Jan-1932	Faema - Guerra	ESP	537
86.	Robert CAZALA	07-Jan-1934	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	537
87.	Alfred RUEGG	07-May-1934	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	536
88.	Valentin HUOT	01-May-1929	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	533
89.	Lothar FRIEDRICH	11-Dec-1930	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	528
90.	Louis BERGAUD	30-Nov-1928	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	525
91.	Raphaël GEMINIANI	12-Jun-1925	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	522
92.	Giorgio ALBANI	15-Jun-1929	Molteni	ITA	513
93.	Antonino CATALANO	03-Jul-1932	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	508
94.	Michel DEJOUHANNET	03-Jul-1935	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	493
95.	Pasquale FORNARA	29-Mar-1925	EMI - Guerra	ITA	490
96.	Juan CAMPILLO	16-Aug-1928	Faema - Guerra	ESP	488
97.	Rik VAN STEENBERGEN	09-Sep-1924	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	481
98.	Mario TOSATO	11-Dec-1930	Torpado - Clément	ITA	477
99.	Rene PAVARD	03-Oct-1934	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	474
100.	Walter MARTIN	26-Sep-1936	Carpano	ITA	471

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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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