1959 Super Prestige Pernod

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1959 Super Prestige Pernod
First edition of the Super Prestige Pernod
Details
Dates4 March – 11 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual championFile:Flag of France.svg Henry Anglade (FRA) (Liberia–Hutchinson)
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The 1959 Super Prestige Pernod was the first edition of the Super Prestige Pernod. It included 11 races all of which, apart from the World Championship race, started in France. It replaced the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing. Henry Anglade won the overall title.

Races

1959 Super Prestige Pernod races[1]
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
4 March – 14 March Paris–Nice–Rome File:Flag of France.svg France/File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of France.svg Jean Graczyk (FRA) Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson Report
12 April Paris–Roubaix File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Noël Foré (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS Report
19 April Paris–Brussels File:Flag of France.svg France/File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Frans Schoubben (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Dunlop Report
3 May Grand Prix Stan Ockers File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of France.svg René Privat (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
24 May Bordeaux–Paris File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of France.svg Louison Bobet (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
1 June – 7 June Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of France.svg Henry Anglade (FRA) Liberia–Hutchinson Report
25 June – 18 July Tour de France File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Federico Bahamontes (ESP) Spain Report
28 July – 5 August Tour de l'Ouest File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of France.svg Joseph Morvan (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop Report
16 August World Championships File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands File:Flag of France.svg André Darrigade (FRA) France Report
20 September Grand Prix des Nations File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Moser (ITA) EMI Report
11 October Paris–Tours File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Looy (BEL) Faema–Guerra Report

Final standings

1959 Super Prestige Pernod final standings (1–10)[2]
Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 File:Flag of France.svg Henry Anglade (FRA) Liberia–Hutchinson 165
2 File:Flag of France.svg Roger Rivière (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 150
3 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Looy (BEL) Faema–Guerra 115
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Noël Foré (BEL) Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS
5 File:Flag of France.svg Gérard Saint (FRA) Rapha–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 105
6 File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Federico Bahamontes (ESP) Tricofilina–Coppi 100
7 File:Flag of France.svg François Mahé (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 90
8 File:Flag of France.svg Jacques Anquetil (FRA) Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson 87
9 File:Flag of France.svg André Darrigade (FRA) Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson 82
10 File:Flag of France.svg Joseph Morvan (FRA) Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop 80

References

  1. "Season Calendar 1959". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. "Super Prestige Pernod 1959". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.

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