Route de France 1959

The 46. Route de France found of 25. June to 18. July 1959 instead of and led across 22 stages with a total distance of 4355 km.

The French national team began with a strong crew and was considered as haushocher Favourit: Jacques Anquetil, Roger Rivière, Louison Bobet and Raphaël Geminiani should constitute the victory under itself. But the rivalry within the French crew led to the fact that Federico Bahamontes provided for the first Spanish route victory.

André Darrigade, won itself for the fourth time in consequence the first stage and view ore at the end of the route after a further stage-win the green leotard.

Running around the route victory was open up to for long time, up to 16. Four drivers were appropriate for stage within one minute. On the 17. Charly Gaul and arrived Bahamontes tore stage after Grenoble out, and also over three minutes projection/lead in the goal. There they divided the wages of their work: Gaul became stage winner, Bahamontes got itself the yellow leotard, which he did not have to deliver to of Paris no more. The Spaniard had however already put the foundation-stone for his route victory when individual time driving on the Puy de Dôme, where he removed Gaul nearly one and a half minutes. In addition Bahamontes won the mountain valuation.

Also the Frenchman Henri Anglade starting for the regional team “ Centre Midi” profited from the rivalry in the French national team and achieved the second place in the total valuation before Anquetil.

Louison Bobet, route winner of 1953 gave 2770 m high Col de to that up with its last participation on the roof of the route, l'Iseran, it was weakened by an illness. Jean Robic, Toursieger of 1947 was taken in Chalon sur Saône from running, after he exceeded the qualifying period.

the stages

Web on the left of

• drivers and results
• review on the official side of the route de France (English)