General Information
Distance
4355 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
65 / 120
Dates
25 June 1959 — 18 July 1959
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Federico Bahamontes (Esp)
123h 46' 45"
Green Jersey
André Darrigade (Fra)
613 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Federico Bahamontes (Esp)
73 pts
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 123h 46' 45" |
| 2 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | + 04' 01" |
| 3 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | + 05' 05" |
| 4 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | + 05' 17" |
| 5 | François Mahé (Fra) | + 08' 22" |
| 6 | Ercole Baldini (Ita) | + 10' 18" |
| 7 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | + 10' 18" |
| 8 | Jos Hoevenaars (Bel) | + 11' 02" |
| 9 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | + 17' 40" |
| 10 | Jean Brankart (Bel) | + 20' 38" |
Stage Results
Stage 1
Mulhouse → Metz 238 km
| 1 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 5h 33' 45" |
| 2 | De Groot | 00" |
| 3 | Meneghini | 00" |
| 4 | Pierino Baffi (Ita) | 00" |
| 5 | Hoevenaers | 00" |
| 6 | Piet van Est (Nld) | 00" |
| 7 | Kersten | 00" |
| 8 | Jean Graczyk (Fra) | 00" |
| 9 | Fabbri | 00" |
| 10 | Kool | 00" |
Stage 2
Metz → Namur 240 km
| 1 | Vito Favero (Ita) | 6h 25' 02" |
| 2 | Gainche | 00" |
| 3 | Dejouhannet | 00" |
| 4 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Brian Robinson (Gbr) | 00" |
| 7 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 00" |
| 8 | Ercole Baldini (Ita) | 00" |
| 9 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 00" |
| 10 | Seamus Elliott (Irl) | 00" |
Stage 3
Namur → Roubaix 217 km
| 1 | Robert Cazala | 6h 11' 04" |
| 2 | Annaert | 00" |
| 3 | Schellenberg | 00" |
| 4 | Fernand Picot (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Jean Stablinski (Fra) | 00" |
| 6 | Armand Desmet (Bel) | 00" |
| 7 | Baptista | 00" |
| 8 | Vermeulin | 00" |
| 9 | Gauthier | 00" |
| 10 | Eddy Pauwels (Bel) | 00" |
Stage 4
Roubaix → Rouen 230 km
| 1 | Dino Bruni | 6h 40' 36" |
| 2 | Van Aerde | 00" |
| 3 | Padovan | 06" |
| 4 | Falaschi | 06" |
| 5 | Armand Desmet (Bel) | 06" |
| 6 | Voorting | 06" |
| 7 | Piet van Est (Nld) | 06" |
| 8 | Dejouhannet | 06" |
| 9 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 06" |
| 10 | Campillo | 06" |
Stage 5
Rouen → Rennes 286 km
| 1 | Jean Graczyk (Fra) | 8h 06' 36" |
| 2 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Vito Favero (Ita) | 00" |
| 4 | Hoevenaers | 00" |
| 5 | Pierino Baffi (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | De Jongh | 00" |
| 7 | Francis Pipelin (Fra) | 00" |
| 8 | Galdeano | 00" |
| 9 | René Privat (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Pierre Everaert (Fra) | 00" |
Stage 6
Blain → Nantes 45.3 km
| 1 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | 56' 46" |
| 2 | Ercole Baldini (Ita) | 21" |
| 3 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 58" |
| 4 | Graf | 01' 05" |
| 5 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 01' 12" |
| 6 | Charly Gaul (Lux) | 01' 36" |
| 7 | Jean Brankart (Bel) | 02' 01" |
| 8 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | 02' 11" |
| 9 | Bono | 02' 57" |
| 10 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 02' 58" |
Stage 7
Nantes → La Rochelle 190 km
| 1 | Roger Hassenforder (Fra) | 4h 22' 44" |
| 2 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Sabbadini | 00" |
| 4 | Voorting | 00" |
| 5 | Pierino Baffi (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | Brian Robinson (Gbr) | 00" |
| 7 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Bleneau | 00" |
| 9 | Kersten | 00" |
| 10 | Jonsson | 00" |
Stage 8
La Rochelle → Bordeaux 201 km
| 1 | Michel Dejouhannet | 4h 53' 16" |
| 2 | Jean Stablinski (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Seamus Elliott (Irl) | 00" |
| 4 | Jean Forestier (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Van den Borgh | 00" |
| 6 | Fernando Manzaneque (Esp) | 00" |
| 7 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Bouvet | 00" |
| 9 | Lach | 00" |
| 10 | Sabbadini | 01' 27" |
Stage 9
Bordeaux → Bayonne 207 km
| 1 | Marcel Queheille | 5h 19' 17" |
| 2 | Fernando Manzaneque (Esp) | 01' 27" |
| 3 | Fabbri | 01' 27" |
| 4 | Hoevenaers | 02' 43" |
| 5 | Jean Graczyk (Fra) | 02' 43" |
| 6 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | 02' 43" |
| 7 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 02' 43" |
| 8 | Van Aerde | 02' 43" |
| 9 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 02' 43" |
| 10 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | 02' 43" |
Stage 10
Bayonne → Bagnères-de-Bigorre 235 km
| 1 | Marcel Janssens (Bel) | 6h 23' 33" |
| 2 | René Privat (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | François Mahé (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Vermeulin | 00" |
| 5 | Armand Desmet (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 01' 56" |
| 7 | Hoevenaers | 02' 48" |
| 8 | Bono | 04' 44" |
| 9 | Marigil | 04' 45" |
| 10 | Gauthier | 07' 35" |
Stage 11
Bagnères-de-Bigorre → St Gaudens 119 km
| 1 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 3h 19' 30" |
| 2 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Vermeulin | 00" |
| 6 | Hoevenaers | 00" |
| 7 | Graf | 00" |
| 8 | Armand Desmet (Bel) | 00" |
| 9 | Hoorelbeke | 00" |
| 10 | Valentin Huot | 00" |
Stage 12
St Gaudens → Albi 184 km
| 1 | Rolf Graf | 4h 25' 36" |
| 2 | Vermeulin | 00" |
| 3 | Seamus Elliott (Irl) | 46" |
| 4 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 56" |
| 5 | Sabbadini | 56" |
| 6 | Joseph Groussard (Fra) | 56" |
| 7 | Plattner | 56" |
| 8 | Gainche | 56" |
| 9 | Van Aerde | 56" |
| 10 | Brian Robinson (Gbr) | 56" |
Stage 13
Albi → Aurillac 219 km
| 1 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | 6h 12' 19" |
| 2 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 00" |
| 4 | Brian Robinson (Gbr) | 00" |
| 5 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | 05" |
| 6 | François Mahé (Fra) | 05" |
| 7 | Ercole Baldini (Ita) | 10" |
| 8 | Hoevenaers | 03' 52" |
| 9 | Fernando Manzaneque (Esp) | 03' 52" |
| 10 | Louis Bergaud (Fra) | 03' 52" |
Stage 14
Aurillac → Clermont Ferrand 231 km
| 1 | André Le Dissez | 7h 03' 31" |
| 2 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 14" |
| 3 | Fernand Picot (Fra) | 03' 02" |
| 4 | Van Aerde | 03' 02" |
| 5 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) | 03' 02" |
| 6 | Queheille | 03' 02" |
| 7 | Busto | 03' 02" |
| 8 | Jean Forestier (Fra) | 03' 04" |
| 9 | Eddy Pauwels (Bel) | 03' 08" |
| 10 | Lach | 04' 44" |
Stage 15
Le Puy de Dôme → Le Puy de Dôme 12.5 km
| 1 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 36' 15" |
| 2 | Charly Gaul (Lux) | 01' 26" |
| 3 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | 03' 00" |
| 4 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | 03' 37" |
| 5 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 03' 41" |
| 6 | Jean Brankart (Bel) | 03' 59" |
| 7 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 04' 01" |
| 8 | Valentin Huot | 04' 17" |
| 9 | François Mahé (Fra) | 04' 35" |
| 10 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | 04' 40" |
Stage 16
Clermont Ferrand → St Etienne 210 km
| 1 | Dino Bruni | 6h 25' 29" |
| 2 | Graf | 00" |
| 3 | Eddy Pauwels (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 36" |
| 5 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 36" |
| 6 | Thomin | 36" |
| 7 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 36" |
| 8 | Marcel Rohrbach (Fra) | 36" |
| 9 | Gismondi | 46" |
| 10 | Lebuhotel | 46" |
Stage 17
St Etienne → Grenoble 197 km
| 1 | Charly Gaul (Lux) | 5h 37' 16" |
| 2 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 00" |
| 3 | Jean Graczyk (Fra) | 03' 33" |
| 4 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 03' 42" |
| 5 | Damen | 03' 42" |
| 6 | Van Aerde | 03' 42" |
| 7 | Padovan | 03' 42" |
| 8 | Thomin | 03' 42" |
| 9 | Joseph Groussard (Fra) | 03' 42" |
| 10 | Ernzer | 03' 42" |
Stage 18
Le Lautaret → St Vincent 243 km
| 1 | Ercole Baldini (Ita) | 7h 48' 43" |
| 2 | Charly Gaul (Lux) | 00" |
| 3 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Gismondi | 00" |
| 6 | Adolf Christian (Aut) | 00" |
| 7 | Brian Robinson (Gbr) | 47" |
| 8 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 47" |
| 9 | Jean Brankart (Bel) | 47" |
| 10 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | 47" |
Stage 19
St Vincent → Annecy 251 km
| 1 | Rolf Graf | 8h 33' 31" |
| 2 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 04' 15" |
| 3 | Charly Gaul (Lux) | 04' 54" |
| 4 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) | 04' 54" |
| 5 | Jean Brankart (Bel) | 05' 52" |
| 6 | Damen | 05' 52" |
| 7 | Eddy Pauwels (Bel) | 05' 52" |
| 8 | Hoevenaers | 05' 52" |
| 9 | François Mahé (Fra) | 05' 52" |
| 10 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 05' 52" |
Stage 20
Annecy → Chalons sur Saône 202 km
| 1 | Brian Robinson (Gbr) | 5h 52' 21" |
| 2 | Padovan | 20' 06" |
| 3 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 20' 06" |
| 4 | Cazala | 20' 06" |
| 5 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 20' 06" |
| 6 | Lebuhotel | 20' 06" |
| 7 | Van Aerde | 20' 06" |
| 8 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 20' 06" |
| 9 | Kamiel Buysse | 20' 06" |
| 10 | Damen | 20' 06" |
Stage 21
Seurre → Dijon 69.2 km
| 1 | Roger Rivière (Fra) | 1h 39' 38" |
| 2 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) | 01' 38" |
| 3 | Gérard Saint (Fra) | 03' 38" |
| 4 | Jean Brankart (Bel) | 03' 57" |
| 5 | Henry Anglade (Fra) | 04' 38" |
| 6 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | 04' 51" |
| 7 | Ercole Baldini (Ita) | 05' 19" |
| 8 | François Mahé (Fra) | 05' 43" |
| 9 | Hoevenaers | 05' 51" |
| 10 | Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) | 05' 55" |
Stage 22
Dijon → Paris 331 km
| 1 | Joseph Groussard (Fra) | 9h 55' 52" |
| 2 | Padovan | 00" |
| 3 | Bruni | 00" |
| 4 | Hoevenaers | 00" |
| 5 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 00" |
| 6 | Van Aerde | 00" |
| 7 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Ernzer | 00" |
| 9 | Kamiel Buysse | 00" |
| 10 | Fernand Picot (Fra) | 00" |