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Ranking 1959

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#	Rider	Team	Country	Score
1.	Rik VAN LOOY Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2956
2.	Jacques ANQUETIL Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2811
3.	Miguel POBLET ORRIOLS Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ESP	2577
4.	Charly GAUL EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	2535
5.	Roger RIVIÈRE Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	2413
6.	Federico MARTÍN BAHAMONTES Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ESP	2397
7.	Louison BOBET L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	L. Bobet - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	2342
8.	Jos HOEVENAERS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	2327
9.	André DARRIGADE Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	2265
10.	Henry ANGLADE Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	2161
11.	Ercole BALDINI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1940
12.	Angelo CONTERNO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1909
13.	Gerard SAINT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1890
14.	Gastone NENCINI Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1864
15.	Diego RONCHINI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1646
16.	Antonio SUÁREZ VÁZQUEZ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	ESP	1644
17.	Jean BRANKART Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	BEL	1536
18.	Rolf GRAF Tigra	Tigra	SUI	1473
19.	Fred DEBRUYNE Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1437
20.	Hans "Hennes" JUNKERMANN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	1423
21.	Frans SCHOUBBEN Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	1347
22.	Jean GRACZYK Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	1331
23.	Pierino BAFFI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1311
24.	Michel VAN AERDE Carpano	Carpano	BEL	1294
25.	Nino DEFILIPPIS Carpano	Carpano	ITA	1253
26.	Rino BENEDETTI Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	ITA	1250
27.	Adriano ZAMBONI Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	1248
28.	Armando PELLEGRINI EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	1239
29.	Gilbert DESMET I Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1200
30.	François MAHÉ Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1187
31.	Willy VANNITSEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	1133
32.	Michele GISMONDI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1120
33.	Leon VAN DAELE Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1120
34.	Alessandro FANTINI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1120
35.	Fernando MANZANEQUE SÁNCHEZ Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	1104
36.	Vito FAVERO Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1098
37.	Josep SEGÚ I SORIANO Kas	Kas	ESP	1094
38.	Marcel JANSSENS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1082
39.	Dino BRUNI Ignis - Frejus	Ignis - Frejus	ITA	1067
40.	Jean DOTTO Libéria - Hutchinson	Libéria - Hutchinson	FRA	1060
41.	Silvano CIAMPI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	1054
42.	Bruno MONTI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	1051
43.	Edgard SORGELOOS Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	1047
44.	Guido CARLESI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	1044
45.	Pierre EVERAERT Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	1040
46.	Eddy PAUWELS Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	1032
47.	Guido BONI Tricofilina - Coppi	Tricofilina - Coppi	ITA	1023
48.	Frans AERENHOUTS Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	BEL	1001
49.	Noël FORÉ Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	962
50.	Norbert KERCKHOVE Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	957
51.	Joseph GROUSSARD Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	949
52.	Frans VAN LOOVEREN Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	938
53.	Alfredo SABBADIN Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	930
54.	Joseph PLANCKAERT Carpano	Carpano	BEL	916
55.	Raymond MASTROTTO Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	911
56.	Jan ADRIAENSENS Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	BEL	900
57.	Brian ROBINSON Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	GBR	892
58.	Seamus ELLIOTT Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	IRL	878
59.	Martin VAN GENEUGDEN Ghigi - Ganna	Ghigi - Ganna	BEL	863
60.	Hilaire COUVREUR Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	BEL	855
61.	Graziano BATTISTINI Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	851
62.	Jean GAINCHE Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	829
63.	Frans DE MULDER Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	826
64.	Cleto MAULE Carpano	Carpano	ITA	825
65.	Aldo MOSER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	800
66.	Robert CAZALA Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	800
67.	Salvador BOTELLA RODRIGO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	798
68.	Arrigo PADOVAN Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	797
69.	Kurt GIMMI Condor	Condor	SUI	785
70.	Piet OELLIBRANDT Flandria - Dr. Mann	Flandria - Dr. Mann	BEL	771
71.	René PRIVAT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	754
72.	Marcel ERNZER EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	LUX	743
73.	Imerio MASSIGNAN Legnano - Pirelli	Legnano - Pirelli	ITA	736
74.	Juan CAMPILLO GARCÍA Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	727
75.	Agostino COLETTO Carpano	Carpano	ITA	722
76.	Marcel ROHRBACH Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	720
77.	Fernand PICOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	714
78.	Michel VERMEULIN Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	Helyett - Leroux - Fynsec - Hutchinson…	FRA	714
79.	Ernesto BONO San Pellegrino Sport	San Pellegrino Sport	ITA	712
80.	Armand DESMET Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS	BEL	705
81.	Manuel BUSTO Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	Peugeot - BP - Dunlop	FRA	686
82.	Luis OTAÑO ARCELUS Licor 43	Licor 43	ESP	664
83.	Mario TOSATO Torpado - Clément	Torpado - Clément	ITA	656
84.	Jo DE HAAN Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	NED	655
85.	Nello FABBRI Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	640
86.	Aurelio CESTARI Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	Atala - Pirelli - Lygie	ITA	634
87.	Jesús GALDEANO PORTILLO Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	ESP	631
88.	Louis BERGAUD Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Saint Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	629
89.	Tino SABBADINI Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	621
90.	Antonino CATALANO Bianchi - Pirelli	Bianchi - Pirelli	ITA	619
91.	Piet DAMEN Locomotief - Vredestein	Locomotief - Vredestein	NED	605
92.	Max SCHELLENBERG Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	SUI	599
93.	Valentin HUOT Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	Mercier - BP - Hutchinson	FRA	592
94.	Lothar FRIEDRICH Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	Torpedo - Fichtel & Sachs	GER	584
95.	Freddy RÜEGG Condor	Condor	SUI	581
96.	Giorgio ALBANI Molteni	Molteni	ITA	567
97.	Friedhelm FISCHERKELLER Faema - Guerra	Faema - Guerra	GER	559
98.	Giorgio TINAZZI Mondia - Underberg	Mondia - Underberg	ITA	554
99.	Raphael GÉMINIANI Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	Rapha - R. Geminiani - Dunlop	FRA	553
100.	Pasquale FORNARA EMI - Guerra	EMI - Guerra	ITA	552

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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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