1959 UCI Road World Championships

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1959 UCI Road World Championships
1959 UCI Road World Championships poster.jpg
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Zandvoort
Venue Zandvoort, Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Date(s) (1959-08-16)16 August 1959
Coordinates 52°22′N4°32′E / 52.367°N 4.533°E / 52.367; 4.533

The 1959 UCI Road World Championships was the 32nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships. [1]

Contents

It took place on Sunday 16 August 1959 in Zandvoort, Netherlands. [2]

However, the women's competition did not take place in Zandvoort, but in Rotheux-Rimière, Belgium, south of Liège. The race was held two weeks before the men's race, on a four-kilometer lap that was completed 18 times. Belgian Yvonne Reynders won the second edition of the women's race over 72 kilometers in one hour and 53 minutes. [3]

German Gustav-Adolf Schur succeeded hiself as amateur world champion. [4]

Frenchman André Darrigade became the winner of the professional road race after cycling more than 292 kilometers.

In the same period, the 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Results

Race:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze :Time
Men
Men's road race
details 		André Darrigade
Flag of France.svg  France 		7 h 30 min 43s Michele Gismondi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 		m.t. Noel Fore
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		m.t.
Amateurs' road race Gustav-Adolf Schur
Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany 		- Bastiaan Maliepaard
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 		- Constant Goossens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		-
Women
Women's road race Yvonne Reynders
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 		- Aino Puronen
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		- Vera Gorbatcheva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 		-

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1023
2Flag of Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1001
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1001
4Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0112
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0101
Totals (6 entries)3339

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References

  1. ↑ "World Championship RR 1959". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "26ème Championnat du monde sur route 1959". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). 11 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1959: Women: Road Race". Archived from the original on 2011-06-16. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  4. ↑ "World Champ. (Amateur) 1959". FirstCycling.com. 11 May 2024.
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