1959 Vuelta a España

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.

1959 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates24 April – 10 May
Stages17
Distance3,048 km (1,894 mi)
Winning time84h 36' 20"
Results
Winner  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
  Second  José Segu Soriano (ESP)
  Third  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Points  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
Mountains  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
  Sprints  Vicente Iturat (ESP)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1959 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[3][4]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 29 April Madrid – Madrid 9 km (6 mi) Team time trial Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
1b 29 April Madrid – Toledo 114 km (71 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
2 30 April Manzanares – Córdoba 228 km (142 mi)  Antonio Karmany (ESP)
3 1 May Córdoba – Seville 140 km (87 mi)  Vicente Iturat (ESP)
4 2 May Seville – Granada 240 km (149 mi)  Federico Bahamontes (ESP)
5 3 May Guadix – Murcia 225 km (140 mi)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
6 4 May Murcia – Alicante 173 km (107 mi)  Gabriel Mas (ESP)
7 5 May Alicante – Castellón 233 km (145 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
8 6 May Castellón – Tortosa 130 km (81 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
9 7 May Tortosa – Barcelona 196 km (122 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
10 8 May Granollers – Lleida 183 km (114 mi)  Antonio Suárez (ESP)
11 9 May Lleida – Pamplona 242 km (150 mi)  Rik Van Looy (BEL)
12 10 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 210 km (130 mi)  José Carlos Sousa Cardoso (POR)
13 11 May San Sebastián – San Sebastián 9 km (6 mi) Team time trial Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
14 12 May Eibar – Vitoria 62 km (39 mi) Individual time trial  Roger Rivière (FRA)
15 13 May Vitoria – Santander 230 km (143 mi)  Julio San Emeterio (ESP)
16 14 May Santander – Bilbao 187 km (116 mi)  Roger Rivière (FRA)
17 15 May Bilbao – Bilbao 222 km (138 mi)  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)
Total 3,048 km (1,894 mi)

Results
Final general classification[5]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Antonio SuárezLicor 4384h 36' 20"
2 José Segu SorianoKas+ 1' 06"
3 Rik Van LooyFaema-Guerra+ 7' 00"
4 Pierre EveraertSt.Raphael+ 7' 44"
5 Emmanuel BustoPeugeot-BP-Dunlop+ 16' 29"
6 Roger RivièreSt.Raphael+ 17' 30"
7 Hilaire CouvreurFaema-Guerra+ 24' 24"
8 Luis OtanoPeugeot-BP-Dunlop+ 26' 34"
9 Joseph VloeberghsFaema-Guerra+ 27' 17"
10 Jesus GaldeanoFaema+ 29' 40"
11 Marcel RohrbachPeugeot-BP-Dunlop
12 René MarigilLicor 43
13 Juan CampilloFaema
14 Frans Van LooverenFaema-Guerra
15 Hans JunkermannFaema-Guerra
16 José Luis TalamilloBoxing
17 Guido BoniTricofilina-Coppi
18 Jesús LoroñoFaema
19 Claude ColettePeugeot-BP-Dunlop
20 Julio San EmeterioKas
21 Andres TrobatLicor 43
22 Antonio KarmanyKas
23 Gabriel Company BauzaFaema
24 Salvador BotellaFaema
25 Fernando ManzanequeLicor 43

References
  1. "XIV Vuelta Ciclista a Espana". El Mundo Deportivo. 13 May 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "General Information 1959". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  3. "1959 » 14th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "14ème Vuelta a España 1959". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  5. "Vuelta Ciclista a Espana 1959" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 May 1959. p. 9. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
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