1959 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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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.
Dates24 April – 10 May
Stages17
Distance3,048 km (1,894 mi)
Winning time84h 36' 20"
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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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Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1a | 24 April | Madrid to Madrid | 9 km (6 mi) |  |
Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
| 1b | Madrid to Toledo | 114 km (71 mi) |  Rik Van Looy (BEL) | |||
| 2 | 25 April | Manzanares to Córdoba | 228 km (142 mi) |  Antonio Karmany (ESP) | ||
| 3 | 26 April | Córdoba to Seville | 140 km (87 mi) | Vicente Iturat (ESP) | ||
| 4 | 27 April | Seville to Granada | 240 km (149 mi) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | ||
| 5 | 28 April | Guadix to Murcia | 225 km (140 mi) | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 29 April | Murcia to Alicante | 173 km (107 mi) | Gabriel Mas (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 30 April | Alicante to Castellón | 233 km (145 mi) | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) | ||
| 8 | 1 May | Castellón to Tortosa | 130 km (81 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 9 | 2 May | Tortosa to Barcelona | 196 km (122 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 10 | 3 May | Granollers to Lleida | 183 km (114 mi) | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | ||
| 11 | 4 May | Lleida to Pamplona | 242 km (150 mi) | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | ||
| 12 | 5 May | Pamplona to San Sebastián | 210 km (130 mi) |  José Carlos Sousa Cardoso (POR) | ||
| 13 | 6 May | San Sebastián to San Sebastián | 9 km (6 mi) | |
Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
| 14 | 7 May | Eibar to Vitoria | 62 km (39 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 15 | 8 May | Vitoria to Santander | 230 km (143 mi) |  Julio San Emeterio (ESP) | ||
| 16 | 9 May | Santander to Bilbao | 187 km (116 mi) | Roger Rivière (FRA) | ||
| 17 | 10 May | Bilbao to Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) | ||
| Total | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | |||||
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Suárez | Licor 43 | 84h 36' 20" |
| 2 | José Segú Soriano | Kas | + 1' 06" |
| 3 | Rik Van Looy | Faema–Guerra | + 7' 00" |
| 4 | Pierre Everaert | St.Raphael | + 7' 44" |
| 5 | Emmanuel Busto | Peugeot–Dunlop | + 16' 29" |
| 6 | Roger Rivière | St.Raphael | + 17' 30" |
| 7 | Hilaire Couvreur | Faema–Guerra | + 24' 24" |
| 8 | Luis Otaño | Peugeot–Dunlop | + 26' 34" |
| 9 | Joseph Vloeberghs | Faema–Guerra | + 27' 17" |
| 10 | Jesús Galdeano | Faema | + 29' 40" |
| 11 | Marcel Rohrbach | Peugeot–Dunlop | |
| 12 | René Marigil | Licor 43 | |
| 13 | Juan Campillo | Faema | |
| 14 | Frans Van Looveren | Faema–Guerra | |
| 15 |  Hans Junkermann | Faema–Guerra | |
| 16 | José Luis Talamillo | Boxing | |
| 17 |  Guido Boni | Tricofilina-Coppi | |
| 18 | Jesús Loroño | Faema | |
| 19 | Claude Colette | Peugeot–Dunlop | |
| 20 | Julio San Emeterio | Kas | |
| 21 | Andrés Trobat | Licor 43 | |
| 22 | Antonio Karmany | Kas | |
| 23 | Gabriel Company Bauza | Faema | |
| 24 | Salvador Botella | Faema | |
| 25 | Fernando Manzaneque | Licor 43 |