1959 Volta a Catalunya

1959 Volta a Catalunya
Race details
Dates6–13 September 1959
Stages8
Distance1,306.6[1] km (811.9 mi)
Winning time36h 54' 53"
Results
  Winner  Salvador Botella (ESP)
  Second  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP)
  Third  José Herrero Berrendero (ESP)
← 1958
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The 1959 Volta a Catalunya was the 39th edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 6 September to 13 September 1959. The race started in Montjuïc and finished in Barcelona.[2] The race was won by Salvador Botella.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Salvador Botella (ESP) 36h 54' 53"
2  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) + 3"
3  José Herrero Berrendero (ESP) + 19"
4  Miguel Pacheco (ESP) + 1' 00"
5  Antonio Karmany (ESP) + 1' 16"
6  Antonio Suárez (ESP) + 1' 50"
7  Claude Colette (FRA) + 2' 01"
8  José Gómez del Moral (ESP) + 2' 20"
9  Luis Otaño (ESP) + 3' 44"
10  Jaime Alomar (ESP) + 3' 49"

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "39ème Volta a Catalunya 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 16 March 2005.
  3. ^ "1959 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 February 2018.