Tour de France 1959

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The 46e Tour de France took place of the June 25th to the July 18th 1959 out of 22 stages for 4.355 km.

General information

  • It is the last turn of two old winners, Louison Bobet, which gives up at the time of the 20th stage, in the descent of the Col of Iseran, and of Jean Robic, which is eliminated to be arrived out of the deadlines at Châlon-sur-saône, term of the 20th stage. It is the first turn of Roger Rivière, incorporated by Marcel Bidot in a team of France in four heads (Anquetil, Rivière, Bobet, Géminiani). The four leaders do not mean themselves… if is not to make lose regional the Henry Anglade which was in position, in the Alps, of détrôner the yellow jersey Federico Bahamontes. It is thus Bahamontes which, thanks to its talents of escalador, and taking into account in particular a failure of Charly Gaul in the stage of Aurillac, which carries this Tour de France 1959.
  • Among the revelations of this turn, in addition to the young champion of Anglade France, one can quote the French Robert Cazala and Michel Vermeulin which carries both the Yellow jersey.
  • First Spanish victory over the Tour de France.
  • the time average of this turn is of 35,474 km/h.

Stages


Additional classifications

List runners

A: Abandonment in the course of stage. HD: Except Time.

External bonds

  • the dictionary of the Turn/the Tour de France 1959
  • memory of cycling/Turn 1959

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