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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
1960 →

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.