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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2949
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2803
3.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2570
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2528
5.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2407
6.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2391
7.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	2336
8.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2320
9.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2259
10.	Henry ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2155
11.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1935
12.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1904
13.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1885
14.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1859
15.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1640
16.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1632
17.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1532
18.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1469
19.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1433
20.	Hans JUNKERMANN Molteni	Molteni	GER	1419
21.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1344
22.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1328
23.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1308
24.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1291
25.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1250
26.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1247
27.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1245
28.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1213
29.	Gilbert DESMET I Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1197
30.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1183
31.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1130
32.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1117
33.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1117
34.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1106
35.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1101
36.	Josep SEGÚ I SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1091
37.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1089
38.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1079
39.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1064
40.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1057
41.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1052
42.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1049
43.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1044
44.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1037
45.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1034
46.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1030
47.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1020
48.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	998
49.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	959
50.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	955
51.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	946
52.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	936
53.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	914
54.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	910
55.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	908
56.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	898
57.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	889
58.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	876
59.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	861
60.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	853
61.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	848
62.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	827
63.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	824
64.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	814
65.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	798
66.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	796
67.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	787
68.	Kurt GIMMI Condor	Condor	SUI	783
69.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	773
70.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	769
71.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	752
72.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	741
73.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	734
74.	Juan CAMPILLO GARCÍA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	725
75.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	720
76.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	718
77.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	712
78.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	712
79.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	710
80.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	703
81.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	684
82.	Luis OTAÑO ARCELUS Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	662
83.	Mario TOSATO Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	654
84.	Jo DE HAAN Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	NED	653
85.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	632
86.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	629
87.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	627
88.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	620
89.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	620
90.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	618
91.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	604
92.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	598
93.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	590
94.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	583
95.	Freddy RÜEGG Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	SUI	580
96.	Giorgio ALBANI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	566
97.	Friedhelm FISCHERKELLER Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	557
98.	Giorgio TINAZZI Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	552
99.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	551
100.	René MARIGIL DE MINGO Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	545

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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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