1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

none 1959 UCI Road World Championships poster.jpg Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands 8–13 August 1959 Olympisch Stadion 8 Paris 1958 Leipzig/Chemnitz 1960 200 The 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 8 to 13 August 1959.World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893 Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women. In the same period, the 1959 UCI Road World Championships were organized in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Medal summary Men's Professional EventsMen's sprint 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's sprint Antonio Maspes Michel Rousseau Jan DerksenMen's individual pursuit1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's individual pursuit Roger Rivière Albert Bouvet Jean BrankartMen's motor-paced1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's motor-paced Guillermo TimonerSpain 1945 Walter Bucher Norbert Koch Men's Amateur EventsMen's sprint 1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's amateur sprint Valentino Gasparella Sante Gaiardoni André GruchetMen's individual pursuit1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's amateur individual pursuit Rudi Altig Mario Vallotto Willy TreppMen's motor-paced1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's amateur motor-pacedArie van Houwelingen Bernard Deconinck Lothar Meister East Germany 1949 Women's EventsWomen's sprint1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's sprintGalina ErmolaevaSoviet Union 1955Valentina MaksimovaSoviet Union 1955Jean DunnWomen's individual pursuit1959 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's individual pursuitBeryl BurtonElsy JacobsLyudmilla KochetovaSoviet Union 1955 Medal table 2 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 1 URS 1955 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 ESP 1945 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 GDR 1949 0 0 1 See also 1959 UCI Road World Championships References Sports Netherlands 1950s Track cycling Category:UCI Track Cycling World Championships by year Category:International cycle races hosted by the Netherlands Category:1950s in track cycling Category:1959 in cycle racing Category:August 1959 sports events in Europe Category:1950s in Amsterdam Category:Cycling in Amsterdam Category:Sports competitions in Amsterdam