1959 Super Prestige Pernod

The 1959 Super Prestige Pernod was the first edition of the Super Prestige Pernod. It included 11 races all of which, apart from the World Championship race, started in France. It replaced the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing. Henry Anglade won the overall title.

1959 Super Prestige Pernod
First edition of the Super Prestige Pernod
Details
Dates4 March – 11 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual champion Henry Anglade (FRA) (Liberia–Hutchinson)

Races
1959 Super Prestige Pernod races[1]
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
4 March – 14 March Paris–Nice–Rome  France/ Italy  Jean Graczyk (FRA) Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson Report
12 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Noël Foré (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS Report
19 April Paris–Brussels  France/ Belgium  Frans Schoubben (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Dunlop Report
3 May Grand Prix Stan Ockers  France  René Privat (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
24 May Bordeaux–Paris  France  Louison Bobet (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
1 June – 7 June Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré  France  Henry Anglade (FRA) Liberia–Hutchinson Report
25 June – 18 July Tour de France  France  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) Spain Report
28 July – 5 August Tour de l'Ouest  France  Joseph Morvan (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop Report
16 August World Championships  France  André Darrigade (FRA) France Report
20 September Grand Prix des Nations  France  Aldo Moser (ITA) EMI Report
11 October Paris–Tours  France  Rik Van Looy (BEL) Faema–Guerra Report

Final standings
1959 Super Prestige Pernod final standings (1–10)[2]
Rank Cyclist Team Points
1  Henry Anglade (FRA) Liberia–Hutchinson 165
2  Roger Rivière (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 150
3  Rik Van Looy (BEL) Faema–Guerra 115
 Noël Foré (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS
5  Gérard Saint (FRA) Rapha–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 105
6  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) Tricofilina–Coppi 100
7  François Mahé (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 90
8  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson 87
9  André Darrigade (FRA) Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson 82
10  Joseph Morvan (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 80

References
  1. "Season Calendar 1959". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Super Prestige Pernod 1959". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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