About this ranking
This is the ranking of the most successful professional cycling teams in the world in 1959. The teams are displayed including riders and sports directors. Use the year filter below to look at the same team ranking for another year. Counted are the individual rider's scores in a given season for all of the riders for the team in 1959.
Groene Leeuw - Sinalco - SAS | 1959
GRL - Belgium | » Historic Overview
Management
| Directeur Sportif | Albert de Kimpe |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 49. | Noël FORÉ | 23-Dec-1932 | BEL | 961 |
| 2. | 63. | Frans DE MULDER | 14-Dec-1937 | BEL | 826 |
| 3. | 80. | Armand DESMET | 23-Jan-1931 | BEL | 704 |
| 4. | 107. | Arthur DE CABOOTER | 03-Oct-1936 | BEL | 523 |
| 5. | 189. | Jos BOSMANS | 30-Jan-1933 | BEL | 286 |
| 6. | 230. | Karel CLERCKX | 02-May-1933 | BEL | 222 |
| 7. | 233. | Victor WARTEL | 18-Aug-1931 | BEL | 216 |
| 8. | 237. | Oswald DECLERCQ | 26-Oct-1934 | BEL | 214 |
| 9. | 247. | Henri DENIJS | 08-Mar-1930 | BEL | 201 |
| 10. | 276. | Peter VAN DER PLAETSEN | 21-Nov-1932 | BEL | 167 |
| 11. | 286. | Roger DE CLERCQ | 02-Sep-1930 | BEL | 156 |
| 12. | 296. | Henri VAN DEN BOSSCHE | 03-May-1933 | BEL | 146 |
| 13. | 311. | Marcel SEYNAEVE | 24-Dec-1933 | BEL | 133 |
| 14. | 324. | Constant DE KEYSER | 20-Feb-1935 | BEL | 122 |
| 15. | 330. | Alfons SWEECK | 15-Mar-1936 | BEL | 119 |
| 16. | 336. | Lucien MATHYS | 09-Apr-1924 | BEL | 114 |
| 17. | 349. | Daniel DENYS | 19-Dec-1931 | BEL | 109 |
| 18. | 484. | Marcel DE MULDER | 29-Mar-1928 | BEL | 44 |
| 19. | 504. | Henri "Ritten" DE WOLF | 17-Aug-1936 | BEL | 40 |
| 20. | 556. | Firmin BRAL | 23-May-1929 | BEL | 31 |
| 21. | 589. | Eduard DE BOITSELIER | 05-Jun-1929 | BEL | 25 |
| 22. | 623. | Rene MERTENS | 03-Mar-1922 | BEL | 21 |
| 23. | 648. | Jos MERTENS | 24-Aug-1923 | BEL | 18 |
| 24. | 727. | Jose THUMAS | 22-Aug-1933 | BEL | 13 |
| 25. | 770. | Roger ROSSELLE | 27-Feb-1934 | BEL | 11 |
| 26. | 840. | Maurice "Morrie" HORDER | AUS | 7 | |
| 27. | 892. | Ludo VAN DER ELST | 18-Nov-1928 | BEL | 5 |
| 28. | 894. | Roger WYCKSTAND | 11-Jan-1931 | BEL | 5 |
| 29. | 966. | Jules VAN OOSTENDE | 22-Oct-1931 | BEL | 4 |
| 30. | 1178. | Gust DESMET | 15-May-1935 | BEL | 0 |
| 31. | 1180. | Gilbert DESMET II | 18-Mar-1936 | BEL | 0 |
| 32. | 1182. | Marcel BOSTOEN | 23-Jul-1936 | BEL | 0 |
| 33. | 1185. | Gerard VANDESTEENE | 20-Mar-1922 | BEL | 0 |
| 34. | 1228. | José DENOYETTE | 20-Nov-1937 | BEL | 0 |
| 35. | 1236. | Eddy DE CAUWER | 04-Jan-1935 | BEL | 0 |
| 36. | 1240. | Norbert VEROUGSTRAETE | 16-Dec-1934 | BEL | 0 |
| 37. | 1340. | Henri GERRARIS | BEL | 0 | |
| 38. | 1456. | André VAN HOUTVEN | 23-Apr-1936 | BEL | 0 |
| 39. | 1457. | Paul MARTENS | 09-Aug-1934 | BEL | 0 |
| Score: Rank: |
5443 13 |
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Ghigi - Ganna | 1959
GHI - Italy | » Historic Overview
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26. | Rino BENEDETTI | 18-Nov-1928 | ITA | 1249 |
| 2. | 31. | Willy VANNITSEN | 08-Feb-1935 | BEL | 1132 |
| 3. | 59. | Martin VAN GENEUGDEN | 21-Jan-1932 | BEL | 863 |
| 4. | 154. | Italo MAZZACURATI | 13-Jan-1932 | ITA | 351 |
| 5. | 160. | Idrio BUI | 14-Jun-1932 | ITA | 342 |
| 6. | 235. | Yvo MOLENAERS | 25-Feb-1934 | BEL | 215 |
| 7. | 248. | Angiolino PISCAGLIA | 11-Oct-1932 | ITA | 201 |
| 8. | 271. | Giuseppe CALVI | 01-Mar-1929 | ITA | 176 |
| 9. | 294. | Gilberto DALL'AGATA | 27-Jun-1930 | ITA | 148 |
| 10. | 308. | Rik LUYTEN | 11-Jul-1931 | BEL | 135 |
| 11. | 329. | Nedo FAGNI | 05-Apr-1932 | ITA | 120 |
| 12. | 396. | Mamante MORA | 12-Feb-1935 | ITA | 89 |
| 13. | 423. | Roger MOLENAERS | 21-Mar-1935 | BEL | 67 |
| 14. | 485. | Leopold SCHAEKEN | 12-Jan-1926 | BEL | 44 |
| 15. | 545. | Luciano CIANCOLA | 22-Oct-1929 | ITA | 32 |
| 16. | 724. | Frans LOYAERTS | 13-Sep-1922 | BEL | 13 |
| 17. | 908. | Enrico PAOLETTI | 14-Jul-1933 | ITA | 5 |
| 18. | 967. | Nicolas MORN | 23-Feb-1932 | LUX | 4 |
| 19. | 1221. | Silvestro LA CIOPPA | 30-May-1936 | ITA | 0 |
| 20. | 1390. | Mario GIANOGLIO | ITA | 0 | |
| 21. | 1459. | Piero GATTONI | 28-Feb-1933 | ITA | 0 |
| Score: Rank: |
5186 14 |
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