1959 Vuelta a España
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Dates | 24 April – 10 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 84h 36' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 14th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 10 May 1959.[1] It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,048 km (1,894 mi), and was won by Antonio Suárez.[2] Suárez also won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.
Teams and riders
[edit]Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1a | 29 April | Madrid – Madrid | 9 km (6 mi) | ![]() |
Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
1b | 29 April | Madrid – Toledo | 114 km (71 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 30 April | Manzanares – Córdoba | 228 km (142 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 1 May | Córdoba – Seville | 140 km (87 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 2 May | Seville – Granada | 240 km (149 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 3 May | Guadix – Murcia | 225 km (140 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 4 May | Murcia – Alicante | 173 km (107 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 5 May | Alicante – Castellón | 233 km (145 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 6 May | Castellón – Tortosa | 130 km (81 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 7 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 196 km (122 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 8 May | Granollers – Lleida | 183 km (114 mi) | ![]() | ||
11 | 9 May | Lleida – Pamplona | 242 km (150 mi) | ![]() | ||
12 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 210 km (130 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 11 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 9 km (6 mi) | ![]() |
Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
14 | 12 May | Eibar – Vitoria | 62 km (39 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
15 | 13 May | Vitoria – Santander | 230 km (143 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 14 May | Santander – Bilbao | 187 km (116 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 15 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | ![]() | ||
Total | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) |
Results
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Licor 43 | 84h 36' 20" |
2 | ![]() |
Kas | + 1' 06" |
3 | ![]() |
Faema–Guerra | + 7' 00" |
4 | ![]() |
St.Raphael | + 7' 44" |
5 | ![]() |
Peugeot–Dunlop | + 16' 29" |
6 | ![]() |
St.Raphael | + 17' 30" |
7 | ![]() |
Faema–Guerra | + 24' 24" |
8 | ![]() |
Peugeot–Dunlop | + 26' 34" |
9 | ![]() |
Faema–Guerra | + 27' 17" |
10 | ![]() |
Faema | + 29' 40" |
11 | ![]() |
Peugeot–Dunlop | |
12 | ![]() |
Licor 43 | |
13 | ![]() |
Faema | |
14 | ![]() |
Faema–Guerra | |
15 | ![]() |
Faema–Guerra | |
16 | ![]() |
Boxing | |
17 | ![]() |
Tricofilina-Coppi | |
18 | ![]() |
Faema | |
19 | ![]() |
Peugeot–Dunlop | |
20 | ![]() |
Kas | |
21 | ![]() |
Licor 43 | |
22 | ![]() |
Kas | |
23 | ![]() |
Faema | |
24 | ![]() |
Faema | |
25 | ![]() |
Licor 43 |
References
[edit]- ^ "XIV Vuelta Ciclista a Espana". El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "General Information 1959". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "1959 » 14th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "14ème Vuelta a España 1959". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Vuelta Ciclista a Espana 1959" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 May 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.