1959 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates7–10 May 1959
Stages4
Distance825.4[1] km (512.9 mi)
Winning time23h 01' 02"
Results
  Winner  Kurt Gimmi (SUI)
  Second  Rolf Graf (SUI)
  Third  Alfred Rüegg (SUI)

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]
Rank Rider Time
1  Kurt Gimmi (SUI) 23h 01' 02"
2  Rolf Graf (SUI) + 26"
3  Alfred Rüegg (SUI) + 1' 00"
4  Angelo Conterno (ITA) + 1' 33"
5  René Privat (FRA) + 1' 34"
6  Antonio Ricco (ITA) + 5' 19"
7  Albert Bouvet (FRA) + 8' 07"
8  Agostino Coletto (ITA) + 9' 03"
9  Jean-Claude Grèt (SUI) + 10' 16"
10  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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