In the 1959 Tour de France, the French team included Jacques Anquetil, Louison Bobet, Raphael Géminiani and Roger Riviere, who were all considered possible Tour winners. This also posed a problem, as they all wanted to be team captains, and refused to work for each other. The Spanish team was headed by Federico Bahamontes, who in previous years did not care for flat stages and time trials, and only tried to win the mountains classification. In the 1959 season, Bahamontes had Fausto Coppi as manager, and Coppi convinced Bahamontes to focus on the general classification. The defending champion Charly Gaul was again placed in a mixed team of Luxembourgian and Dutch cyclists, and expected little support. The Italian team did not include Vito Favero and Gastone Nencini, who had performed well in the 1958 Tour. Their team captain was Ercole Baldini, winner of the 1958 Giro d'Italia, but he was not expected to be able to compete against Gaul, Bahamontes and Anquetil. Of the cyclists in the French regional teams, Henri Anglade was the most notable. He was included in the Centre-Midi team,
The cyclists were represented by agents, who negotiated for the prices in post-tour criteriums. There were two major agents: Daniel Dousset, who represented Anquetil, Rivière and Bahamontes, and Piel Poulidor, who represented Anglade. This made it more important for Anquetil to help Bahamontes than Anglade.
Teams
- Netherlands/Luxembourg (combined)
- Belgium
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Switzerland/Germany (combined)
- International
- France Centre-Midi
- France Paris North-East
- France West South-West
Cyclists
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By starting number
| No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charly Gaul |  Luxembourg
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | 12 | |
| 2 | Aldo Bolzan |  Italy
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | 45 | |
| 3 | Marcel Ernzer | Luxembourg
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | 33 | |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Schmitz | Luxembourg
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 5 | Piet Damen |  Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | 27 | |
| 6 | Daan de Groot | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 7 | Piet De Jongh | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 8 | Jaap Kersten | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | 50 | |
| 9 | Bram Kool | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 10 | Martin Van Den Borgh | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 11 | Piet van Est | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 12 | Gerrit Voorting | Netherlands
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | DNF | |
| 21 | Jan Adriaensens |  Belgium
|
Belgium | 7 | |
| 22 | Jean Brankart | Belgium
|
Belgium | 10 | |
| 23 | Kamiel Buysse | Belgium
|
Belgium | 61 | |
| 24 | Fred De Bruyne | Belgium
|
Belgium | 31 | |
| 25 | Armand Desmet | Belgium
|
Belgium | 23 | |
| 26 | Jos Hoevenaers | Belgium
|
Belgium | 8 | |
| 27 | Marcel Janssens | Belgium
|
Belgium | 25 | |
| 28 | Eddy Pauwels | Belgium
|
Belgium | 11 | |
| 29 | Jef Planckaert | Belgium
|
Belgium | 17 | |
| 30 | Michel Van Aerde | Belgium
|
Belgium | 22 | |
| 31 | Martin Van Geneugden | Belgium
|
Belgium | 53 | |
| 32 | Guillaume Van Tongerloo | Belgium
|
Belgium | DNF | |
| 41 | Pierino Baffi | Italy
|
Italy | 60 | |
| 42 | Ercole Baldini | Italy
|
Italy | 6 | |
| 43 | Waldemaro Bartolozzi | Italy
|
Italy | 57 | |
| 44 | Dino Bruni | Italy
|
Italy | 64 | |
| 45 | Aurelio Cestari | Italy
|
Italy | 38 | |
| 46 | Nello Fabbri | Italy
|
Italy | 42 | |
| 47 | Roberto Falaschi | Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 48 | Giuseppe Fallarini | Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 49 | Vito Favero | Italy
|
Italy | DNF | |
| 50 | Michele Gismondi | Italy
|
Italy | 30 | |
| 51 | Arigo Padovan | Italy
|
Italy | 52 | |
| 52 | Ernesto Bono | Italy
|
Italy | 36 | |
| 61 | Jacques Anquetil |  France
|
France | 3 | |
| 62 | Louison Bobet | France
|
France | DNF | |
| 63 | Robert Cazala | France
|
France | 32 | |
| 64 | André Darrigade | France
|
France | 16 | |
| 65 | Pierre Everaert | France
|
France | DNF | |
| 66 | Raphaël Géminiani | France
|
France | 28 | |
| 67 | Jean Graczyk | France
|
France | 35 | |
| 68 | Roger Hassenforder | France
|
France | DNF | |
| 69 | Raymond Mastrotto | France
|
France | DNF | |
| 70 | René Privat | France
|
France | DNF | |
| 71 | Roger Rivière | France
|
France | 4 | |
| 72 | Jean Stablinski | France
|
France | DNF | |
| 81 | Federico Bahamontes |  Spain
|
Spain | 1 | |
| 82 | José Berrendero | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 83 | Juan Campillo Garcia | Spain
|
Spain | 58 | |
| 84 | José Gómez del Moral | Spain
|
Spain | 47 | |
| 85 | Jesús Galdeano | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 86 | Aniceto Utset | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 87 | René Marigil | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 88 | Fernando Manzaneque | Spain
|
Spain | 14 | |
| 89 | Luis Otaño | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 90 | Julio San Emeterio | Spain
|
Spain | 40 | |
| 91 | Carmelo Morales | Spain
|
Spain | 43 | |
| 92 | Antonio Suárez | Spain
|
Spain | DNF | |
| 101 | Ernest Ecuyer |  Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 102 | Rolf Graf | Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | 21 | |
| 103 | Hans Hollenstein | Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 104 | Emanuel Plattner | Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 105 | Max Schellenberg | Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 106 | Attilio Moresi | Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 107 | Ernst Traxel | Switzerland
|
Switzerland/Germany | 55 | |
| 108 | Otto Altweck |  West Germany
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 109 | Lothar Friedrich | West Germany
|
Switzerland/Germany | 18 | |
| 110 | Mathias Löder | West Germany
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 111 | Winfried Ommer | West Germany
|
Switzerland/Germany | DNF | |
| 112 | Frans Reitz | West Germany
|
Switzerland/Germany | 49 | |
| 121 | Adolf Christian |  Austria
|
International | 41 | |
| 122 | Richard Durlacher | Austria
|
International | DNF | |
| 123 | Arne Jonsson |  Denmark
|
International | DNF | |
| 124 | Ole-Bent Retvig | Denmark
|
International | DNF | |
| 125 | John Andrews |  Great Britain
|
International | DNF | |
| 126 | Tony Hewson | Great Britain
|
International | DNF | |
| 127 | Brian Robinson | Great Britain
|
International | 19 | |
| 128 | Seamus Elliott |  Ireland
|
International | DNF | |
| 129 | Victor Sutton | Great Britain
|
International | 37 | |
| 130 | Tadeusz Wierucki |  Poland
|
International | DNF | |
| 131 | Antonino Baptista |  Portugal
|
International | DNF | |
| 132 | José Sousa Cardoso | Portugal
|
International | DNF | |
| 141 | Jean Anastasi | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | DNF | |
| 142 | Henry Anglade | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 2 | |
| 143 | Louis Bergaud | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 13 | |
| 144 | Louis Bisilliat | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 65 | |
| 145 | Emmanuel Busto | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 39 | |
| 146 | Michel Dejouhannet | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | DNF | |
| 147 | Jean Dotto | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 15 | |
| 148 | Jean Forestier | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 34 | |
| 149 | Bernard Gauthier | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | DNF | |
| 150 | Valentin Huot | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 48 | |
| 151 | Marcel Rohrbach | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 51 | |
| 152 | Louis Rostollan | France
|
France - Centre/Midi | 59 | |
| 161 | Jean-Claude Annaert | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 162 | Jean Hoffmann | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 163 | Jacques Champion | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 164 | Édouard Delberghe | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | 54 | |
| 165 | Raymond Hoorelbeke | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | 29 | |
| 166 | Stéphane Lach | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 167 | André Le Dissez | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 168 | Jean-Claude Lefebvre | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 169 | Orphée Meneghini | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 170 | René Pavard | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 171 | Jean Robic | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | DNF | |
| 172 | Michel Vermeulin | France
|
France - Paris/North-East | 20 | |
| 181 | Max Bleneau | France
|
France - West/South-West | 63 | |
| 182 | Albert Bouvet | France
|
France - West/South-West | DNF | |
| 183 | Jean Gainche | France
|
France - West/South-West | DNF | |
| 184 | Joseph Groussard | France
|
France - West/South-West | 56 | |
| 185 | Félix Lebuhotel | France
|
France - West/South-West | 46 | |
| 186 | François Mahé | France
|
France - West/South-West | 5 | |
| 187 | Fernand Picot | France
|
France - West/South-West | 44 | |
| 188 | Francis Pipelin | France
|
France - West/South-West | DNF | |
| 189 | Marcel Queheille | France
|
France - West/South-West | 26 | |
| 190 | Gérard Saint | France
|
France - West/South-West | 9 | |
| 191 | Tino Sabbadini | France
|
France - West/South-West | 62 | |
| 192 | Joseph Thomin | France
|
France - West/South-West | 24 |
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References
- Boyce, Barry (2004). "Spanish Climber Adds Yellow Jersey". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France Volume 1: 1903-1964. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 236–245. ISBN 1-59858-180-5. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ^ "46ème Tour de France 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
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