Participated 2 times
Between 1958 and 1960
Horst Tüller, Germany
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After stage 21 - 2026:
 16451 starters.
  5513 different riders.
  689 teams.
  2419 stages.
  470 restdays.
  469752.50 km.
  5946 abandoned riders.

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 Facts from Tour de France 1959
  |   Stages.  |   Stage winners.  |   Days in jerseys.  |   Teams.  |   All riders.  |   All riders by age.  |   All riders from.  |  

  |   Rookies.  |   Withdrawls.  |   Average speed.  |   GC.  |   Polka  |   Green  |   White  |   Summits. (In tour)  |   Miscellaneous.  |  

3 oldest riders to participate. (where birthdate is known.)
  Jean Robic38 Years  24 Days

  Gerrit Voorting36 Years  167 Days

  Bernard Gauthier34 Years  284 Days


 3 youngest riders to participate. (where birthdate is known.)
  Attilio Moresi21 Years  339 Days

  Bram Kool22 Years  20 Days

  Otto Altweck22 Years  94 Days


3 oldest riders to complete. (where birthdate is known.)
  Raphaël Geminiani34 Years  44 Days

  Marcel Ernzer33 Years  125 Days

  Arrigo Padovan32 Years  40 Days


 3 youngest riders to complete. (where birthdate is known.)
  Ernesto Bono23 Years  89 Days

  Roger Rivière23 Years  151 Days

  Louis Rostollan23 Years  204 Days


3 oldest riders to win a stage. (age on stageday)
1959Stage: 15Distance: 12.50 km.
 Federico Bahamontes31 Years  8 Days

1959Stage: 1Distance: 238.00 km.
 André Darrigade30 Years  69 Days

1959Stage: 14Distance: 231.00 km.
 André Le Dissez29 Years  247 Days


3 youngest riders to win a stage. ( age on stageday)
1959Stage: 6Distance: 45.30 km.
 Roger Rivière23 Years  133 Days

1959Stage: 8Distance: 201.00 km.
 Michel Dejouhannet24 Years  5 Days

1959Stage: 22Distance: 331.00 km.
 Joseph Groussard25 Years  144 Days


3 oldest riders to abandon. (where birthdate is known.)
St. 20 Jean Robic38 Years  45 Days

St. 14 Gerrit Voorting36 Years  181 Days

St. 13 Bernard Gauthier34 Years  297 Days


 3 youngest riders to abandon. (where birthdate is known.)
St. 13 Attilio Moresi21 Years  352 Days

St. 14 Bram Kool22 Years  34 Days

St. 8 Otto Altweck22 Years  101 Days
Todays birthdays.

1880 • Edouard Chaumard
1899 • Primo Gaida
1908 • Charles Holland
1912 • Georg Umbenhauer
1914 • Marcel Kint
1918 • Aldo Ronconi
1932 • Pierre Ruby
1948 • Mariano Martinez
1948 • Bernard Masson
1957 • Patrick Clerc
1963 • Néstor Mora
1967 • Andrei Teteriouk
1971 • Stéphane Heulot
1973 • Andrei Kivilev
1973 • Olaf Pollack
1980 • Vladimir Karpets
1980 • Gustav Larsson
1995 • Jonas Abrahamsen

 

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