Tour de France 1959
Tour de France 1959 — Federico Bahamontes wins overall after 22 stages
Edition key stats
GC Winner
Federico Bahamontes
Ouest-Sud Ouest
22
Stages
4,358
Total km
36.1
Avg km/h
3
Time Trials
Stage profile breakdown
Flat
23%
Mountain
36%
Hilly
27%
Time Trial
14%
Stage winners and teams — André Darrigade takes 2 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | ESPAGNE | 123h 46' 45'' | |
| 02 | CENTRE-MIDI | 123h 50' 46'' | |
| 03 | FRANCE | 123h 51' 50'' | |
| 04 | FRANCE | 123h 52' 02'' | |
| 05 | OUEST-SUD OUEST | 123h 55' 07'' | |
| 06 | BELGIQUE | 123h 57' 03'' | |
| 06 | ITALIE | 123h 57' 03'' | |
| 08 | BELGIQUE | 123h 57' 47'' | |
| 09 | OUEST-SUD OUEST | 124h 04' 25'' | |
| 10 | BELGIQUE | 124h 07' 23'' | |
| 11 | BELGIQUE | 124h 09' 05'' | |
| 12 | PAYS BAS-LUXEMBOURG | 124h 10' 44'' | |
| 13 | CENTRE-MIDI | 124h 23' 39'' | |
| 14 | ESPAGNE | 124h 44' 14'' | |
| 15 | CENTRE-MIDI | 124h 46' 49'' | |
| 16 | FRANCE | 124h 49' 46'' | |
| 17 | BELGIQUE | 124h 51' 45'' | |
| 18 | SUISSE-ALLEMAGNE | 124h 58' 36'' | |
| 19 | INTERNATIONS | 124h 58' 56'' | |
| 20 | PARIS-NORD EST | 125h 02' 55'' | |
| 21 | SUISSE-ALLEMAGNE | 125h 06' 17'' | |
| 22 | BELGIQUE | 125h 06' 20'' | |
| 23 | BELGIQUE | 125h 09' 52'' | |
| 24 | OUEST-SUD OUEST | 125h 20' 19'' | |
| 25 | BELGIQUE | 125h 27' 24'' | |
| 26 | OUEST-SUD OUEST | 125h 29' 07'' | |
| 27 | PAYS BAS-LUXEMBOURG | 125h 29' 11'' | |
| 28 | FRANCE | 125h 30' 42'' | |
| 29 | PARIS-NORD EST | 125h 31' 20'' | |
| 30 | ITALIE | 125h 32' 04'' |
Stage winners (19 riders)
André Darrigade
2 stages
Stages 1, 11
Dino Bruni
2 stages
Stages 4, 16
Roger Riviere
2 stages
Stages 6, 21
Vito Favero
1 stage
Stages 2
Robert Cazala
1 stage
Stages 3
Jean Graczyk
1 stage
Stages 5
Roger Hassenforder
1 stage
Stages 7
Michel Dejouhannet
1 stage
Stages 8
Marcel Queheille
1 stage
Stages 9
Marcel Janssens
1 stage
Stages 10
Ernest Ecuyer
1 stage
Stages 12
Henri Anglade
1 stage
Stages 13
André Le Dissez
1 stage
Stages 14
Federico Bahamontes
1 stage
Stages 15
Charly Gaul
1 stage
Stages 17
Ercole Baldini
1 stage
Stages 18
Rolf Graf
1 stage
Stages 19
Brian Robinson
1 stage
Stages 20
Joseph Groussard
1 stage
Stages 22
Teams at the 1959 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| ESPAGNE | 6 | #1 |
| CENTRE-MIDI | 9 | #2 |
| FRANCE | 6 | #3 |
| OUEST-SUD OUEST | 9 | #5 |
| ITALIE | 9 | #6 |
| BELGIQUE | 11 | #6 |
| PAYS BAS-LUXEMBOURG | 5 | #12 |
| SUISSE-ALLEMAGNE | 4 | #18 |
| INTERNATIONS | 3 | #19 |
| PARIS-NORD EST | 3 | #20 |
Stage profiles in the 1959 edition
7
Mountains flat finish
5
Hills flat finish
5
Flat
4
Hills uphill finish
1
Mountains uphill finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1959 Tour de France
All 22 stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 25 Jun | Mulhouse → Metz | 238 km | André Darrigade | Hills flat finish | 42.8 km/h |
| Stage 2 | 26 Jun | Metz → Namur | 234 km | Vito Favero | Hills uphill finish | 36.5 km/h |
| Stage 3 | 27 Jun | Namur → Roubaix | 217 km | Robert Cazala | Flat | 35.1 km/h |
| Stage 4 | 28 Jun | Roubaix → Rouen | 230 km | Dino Bruni | Hills flat finish | 34.5 km/h |
| Stage 5 | 29 Jun | Rouen → Rennes | 286 km | Jean Graczyk | Hills flat finish | 35.3 km/h |
| Stage 6 | 30 Jun | Blain → Nantes | 45 km | Roger Riviere | Hills flat finish | 47.6 km/h |
| Stage 7 | 1 Jul | Nantes → La Rochelle | 190 km | Roger Hassenforder | Flat | 43.4 km/h |
| Stage 8 | 2 Jul | La Rochelle → Bordeaux | 201 km | Michel Dejouhannet | Flat | 41.1 km/h |
| Stage 9 | 3 Jul | Bordeaux → Bayonne | 207 km | Marcel Queheille | Flat | 38.9 km/h |
| Stage 10 | 5 Jul | Bayonne → Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 235 km | Marcel Janssens | Mountains flat finish | 36.8 km/h |
| Stage 11 | 6 Jul | Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Saint Gaudens | 119 km | André Darrigade | Mountains flat finish | 35.8 km/h |
| Stage 12 | 7 Jul | Saint Gaudens → Albi | 184 km | Ernest Ecuyer | Flat | 41.6 km/h |
| Stage 13 | 8 Jul | Albi → Aurillac | 219 km | Henri Anglade | Hills uphill finish | 35.3 km/h |
| Stage 14 | 9 Jul | Aurillac → Clermont-Ferrand | 231 km | André Le Dissez | Mountains flat finish | 32.7 km/h |
| Stage 15 | 10 Jul | Clermont-Ferrand → Puy de Dôme | 12 km | Federico Bahamontes | Mountains uphill finish | 19.9 km/h |
| Stage 16 | 11 Jul | Clermont-Ferrand → Saint-Etienne | 210 km | Dino Bruni | Hills uphill finish | 32.7 km/h |
| Stage 17 | 13 Jul | Saint-Etienne → Grenoble | 197 km | Charly Gaul | Mountains flat finish | 35.1 km/h |
| Stage 18 | 14 Jul | Grenoble → Saint-Vincent d'Aoste | 243 km | Ercole Baldini | Mountains flat finish | 31.1 km/h |
| Stage 19 | 15 Jul | Saint-Vincent d'Aoste → Annecy | 251 km | Rolf Graf | Mountains flat finish | 29.3 km/h |
| Stage 20 | 16 Jul | Annecy → Chalon-sur-Saône | 202 km | Brian Robinson | Mountains flat finish | 34.4 km/h |
| Stage 21 | 17 Jul | Seurre → Dijon | 69 km | Roger Riviere | Hills uphill finish | 41.6 km/h |
| Stage 22 | 18 Jul | Dijon → Paris | 331 km | Joseph Groussard | Hills flat finish | 33.3 km/h |


