1959 Tour de Romandie

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1959 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates 7–10 May 1959
Stages 4
Distance 825.4 [1]  km (512.9 mi)
Winning time 23h 01' 02"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Switzerland.svg  Kurt Gimmi  (SUI)
  SecondFlag of Switzerland.svg  Rolf Graf  (SUI)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland.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.

Tour de Romandie cycling road race held in Romandie, Switzerland

The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling.

Fribourg Place in Switzerland

Fribourg or Freiburg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district La Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss Plateau, and is a major economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland (Romandy). Its Old City, one of the best-maintained in Switzerland, sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine.

Kurt Gimmi was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. He was born and died in Zürich and was a professional from 1958 until 1964. He won the eleventh stage of the 1960 Tour de France and the 1959 Tour de Romandie.

General classification

Final general classification [2] [3]
Rank Rider Time
1Flag of Switzerland.svg  Kurt Gimmi  (SUI)23h 01' 02"
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Rolf Graf  (SUI) + 26"
3Flag of Switzerland.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.svg  Jean-Claude Grèt  (SUI) + 10' 16"
10Flag of France.svg  André Dupré  (FRA) + 10' 20"

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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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