1959 Tour de Romandie

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.

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)

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. "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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