1959 Volta a Catalunya explained

1959 Volta a Catalunya
Date:6–13 September 1959
Stages:8
Distance:1306.6[1]
Unit:km
Time:36h 54' 53"
First:Salvador Botella
First Nat:ESP
First Natvar:1945
Second:Fernando Manzaneque
Second Nat:ESP
Second Natvar:1945
Third:José Herrero Berrendero
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1945
Previous:1958
Next: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[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 3"
3+ 19"
4+ 1' 00"
5+ 1' 16"
6+ 1' 50"
7+ 2' 01"
8+ 2' 20"
9+ 3' 44"
10+ 3' 49"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 20 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 39ème Volta a Catalunya 1959. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050316184218/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya1959.php. 16 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1959 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 20 February 2018.