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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	3486
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	3101
3.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2933
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2771
5.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2666
6.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2613
7.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2594
8.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2538
9.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	2382
10.	Henry ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2317
11.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2218
12.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	2187
13.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	2078
14.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1891
15.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1854
16.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1788
17.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1626
18.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1616
19.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	1582
20.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1529
21.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1456
22.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1447
23.	Josep SEGÚ I SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1423
24.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1401
25.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1378
26.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1352
27.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1304
28.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1300
29.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1299
30.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1260
31.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1254
32.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	1253
33.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1248
34.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1244
35.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1236
36.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1192
37.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1192
38.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1181
39.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1180
40.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1177
41.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1169
42.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1163
43.	Gilbert DESMET I Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1157
44.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1132
45.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1095
46.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1089
47.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1083
48.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1080
49.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1079
50.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	1053
51.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1024
52.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1017
53.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1015
54.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1014
55.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	984
56.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	978
57.	Juan CAMPILLO GARCÍA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	971
58.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	967
59.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	965
60.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	927
61.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	925
62.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	923
63.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	917
64.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	908
65.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	905
66.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	886
67.	Luis OTAÑO ARCELUS Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	881
68.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	868
69.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	862
70.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	849
71.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	848
72.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	847
73.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	825
74.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	823
75.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	820
76.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	816
77.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	814
78.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	797
79.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	792
80.	Kurt GIMMI Condor	Condor	SUI	781
81.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	766
82.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	759
83.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	744
84.	Vicente ITURAT GIL Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	737
85.	René MARIGIL DE MINGO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	718
86.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	710
87.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	708
88.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	704
89.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	698
90.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	679
91.	Julio SAN EMETERIO ABASCAL Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	674
92.	Antoni KARMANY I MESTRES Kas	Kas	ESP	673
93.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	667
94.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	651
95.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	647
96.	Gabriel COMPANY BAUZÀ Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	646
97.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	642
98.	Jos VLOEBERGHS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	641
99.	Michel DEJOUHANNET Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	641
100.	Mario TOSATO Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	633

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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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