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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	3501
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	3283
3.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2996
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2889
5.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2812
6.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2715
7.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2647
8.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2635
9.	Henry ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2419
10.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	2371
11.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2327
12.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	2181
13.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	2177
14.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1886
15.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1882
16.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1874
17.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1687
18.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1637
19.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1608
20.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	1601
21.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1507
22.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1478
23.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1435
24.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1419
25.	Josep SEGÚ I SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1417
26.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1403
27.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1325
28.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1313
29.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1297
30.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1294
31.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1293
32.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	1291
33.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1278
34.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1248
35.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1238
36.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1230
37.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1224
38.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1221
39.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1203
40.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1187
41.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1186
42.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1174
43.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1158
44.	Gilbert DESMET I Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1152
45.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1129
46.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1125
47.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1109
48.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1096
49.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1090
50.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1075
51.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	1049
52.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1037
53.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1028
54.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1012
55.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1009
56.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	974
57.	Juan CAMPILLO GARCÍA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	972
58.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	962
59.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	960
60.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	951
61.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	926
62.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	924
63.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	923
64.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	919
65.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	914
66.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	901
67.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	894
68.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	891
69.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	883
70.	Luis OTAÑO ARCELUS Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	877
71.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	875
72.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	864
73.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	862
74.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	857
75.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	854
76.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	827
77.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	819
78.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	810
79.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	797
80.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	793
81.	Kurt GIMMI Condor	Condor	SUI	778
82.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	777
83.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	756
84.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	756
85.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	740
86.	Vicente ITURAT GIL Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	733
87.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	724
88.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	721
89.	René MARIGIL DE MINGO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	715
90.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	711
91.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	706
92.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	690
93.	Julio SAN EMETERIO ABASCAL Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	686
94.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	676
95.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	674
96.	Antoni KARMANY I MESTRES Kas	Kas	ESP	670
97.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	664
98.	Gabriel COMPANY BAUZÀ Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	643
99.	Jos VLOEBERGHS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	638
100.	Michel DEJOUHANNET Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	638

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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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