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Vuelta a Espana 1959
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| Dates | 24 April – 10 May | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 84h 36' 20"" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1958 1960 → |
| Winner | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | |
| Second | José Segu Soriano (ESP) | |
| Third | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | |
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| Points | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | |
| Mountains | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | |
| Sprints | Vicente Iturat (ESP) |
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 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
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Suárez | Licor 43 | 84h 36' 20"" |
| 2 | José Segu Soriano | Kas | + 1' 06"" |
| 3 | Rik Van Looy | Faema-Guerra | + 7' 00"" |
| 4 | Pierre Everaert | St.Raphael | + 7' 44"" |
| 5 | Emmanuel Busto | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | + 16' 29"" |
| 6 | Roger Rivière | St.Raphael | + 17' 30"" |
| 7 | Hilaire Couvreur | Faema-Guerra | + 24' 24"" |
| 8 | Luis Otano | Peugeot-BP-Dunlop | + 26' 34"" |
| 9 | Joseph Vloeberghs | Faema-Guerra | + 27' 17"" |
| 10 | Jesus Galdeano | Faema | + 29' 40"" |
| 11 | Marcel Rohrbach | Peugeot-BP-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-BP-Dunlop | |
| 20 | Julio San Emeterio | Kas | |
| 21 | Andres Trobat | Licor 43 | |
| 22 | Antonio Karmany | Kas | |
| 23 | Gabriel Company Bauza | Faema | |
| 24 | Salvador Botella | Faema | |
| 25 | Fernando Manzaneque | Licor 43 |
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General classification(la roja) |
Points classification(jersey verde) |
Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules) |
Young rider classification(jersey blanco) |
Team classification(clasificación por equipos) |
Combativity award |
James Harrington