Tour de France 1959
GC Winner
Federico Bahamontes
Ouest-Sud Ouest
22
Stages
4,358
Total km
36.1
Avg km/h
3
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
5
Flat
23%
8
Mountain
36%
6
Hilly
27%
3
Time Trial
14%
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 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1959 Tour de France?
Federico Bahamontes won the 1959 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1959 Tour de France?
The 1959 Tour de France consisted of 22 stages.