1959 Tour de Romandie

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1959 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates7–10 May 1959
Stages4
Distance825.4 [1]  km (512.9 mi)
Winning time23h 01' 02"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kurt Gimmi  (SUI)
  SecondFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Rolf Graf  (SUI)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Alfred Rüegg  (SUI)
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The 1959 Tour de Romandie was the 13th edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 7 May to 10 May 1959. The race started and finished in Fribourg. [2] The race was won by Kurt Gimmi.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Kurt Gimmi  (SUI)23h 01' 02"
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Rolf Graf  (SUI)+ 26"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Alfred Rüegg  (SUI)+ 1' 00"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Conterno  (ITA)+ 1' 33"
5Flag of France.svg  René Privat  (FRA)+ 1' 34"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Antonio Ricco  (ITA)+ 5' 19"
7Flag of France.svg  Albert Bouvet  (FRA)+ 8' 07"
8Flag of Italy.svg  Agostino Coletto  (ITA)+ 9' 03"
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jean-Claude Grèt  (SUI)+ 10' 16"
10Flag of France.svg  André Dupré  (FRA)+ 10' 20"

References

  1. ↑ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "13ème Tour de Romandie 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. ↑ "1959 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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