1959 UCI Road World Championships

1959_UCI_Road_World_Championships_poster.jpg Zandvoort, Netherlands Netherlands 16 August 1959 Reims 1958 Sachsenring 1960 200 Netherlands Zandvoort 52 22 N 4 32 E region:NL inline,title The 1959 UCI Road World Championships was the 32nd edition of the UCI Road World Championships.11 May 2024 World Championship RR 1959 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1959 FirstCycling.com en It took place on Sunday 16 August 1959 in Zandvoort, Netherlands.11 May 2024 26ème Championnat du monde sur route 1959 http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1959.php Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu fr 12 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210112120213/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/chp_monde/mondial1959.php dead However, the women's competition did not take place in Zandvoort, but in Rotheux-Rimière, Belgium, south of Liège. The race was held two weeks before the men's race, on a four-kilometer lap that was completed 18 times. Belgian Yvonne Reynders won the second edition of the women's race over 72 kilometers in one hour and 53 minutes.Sports 123: Road Cycling: World Championships 1959: Women: Road Race http://sports123.com/rcy/results/ww-rr-1959.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110616192917/http://sports123.com/rcy/results/ww-rr-1958.html 2011-06-16 2010-08-04 German Gustav-Adolf Schur succeeded himself as amateur world champion.11 May 2024 World Champ. (Amateur) 1959 https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=354&y=1959 FirstCycling.com en Frenchman André Darrigade became the winner of the professional road race after cycling more than 292 kilometers. In the same period, the 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized in the Olympic Stadium of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Results Race:Gold:TimeSilver:TimeBronze:Time MenMen's road race1959 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road raceAndré Darrigade 7 h 30 min 43sMichele Gismondi m.t.Noel Fore m.t.Amateurs' road raceGustav-Adolf SchurEast Germany 1949 -Bastiaan Maliepaard -Constant Goossens - WomenWomen's road raceYvonne Reynders -Aino PuronenSoviet Union 1955 -Vera GorbatchevaSoviet Union 1955 - Medal table 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 GDR 1949 0 1 1 URS 1955 0 1 0 0 1 0 References External links Sports Men's results Women's results it Results at sportpro.it Sports Netherlands 1950s Category:UCI Road World Championships by year UCI Road World Championships 1959 Uci Road World Championships, 1959 Uci Road World Championships, 1959 Category:Sports competitions in Zandvoort Category:Cycling in North Holland Category:Sports competitions in Liège Province Category:International cycle races hosted by Belgium Category:1959 in Belgian sport Category:August 1959 sports events in Europe