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1959 Super Prestige Pernod

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.

1959 Super Prestige Pernod
First edition of the Super Prestige Pernod
Details
Dates4 March – 11 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual champion Henry Anglade (FRA) (Liberia–Hutchinson)
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Races

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

Final standings

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

References

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  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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