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1959 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

45th edition: Sunday, April 26, 1959

Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium history | 1960 edition | 1958 edition |

189 starters, 55 classified finishers.

Belgium, 240 km: 35.51 km/hr average speed

Alfred de Bruyne

Complete Results:

  1. Alfred de Bruyne (Peugeot-BP-Dunlop) 6hr 45min 30sec
  2. Frans Schoubben s.t.
  3. Cycling Heroes: The Golden Years
  4. Frans de Mulder (Groene Leeuw) @ 3sec
  5. Marcel Ernzer (EMI-Guerra) @ 1min 42sec
  6. Angelo Conterno (Carpano) s.t.
  7. Jan Zagers (Libertas) @ 2min 37sec
  8. André Vlayen s.t.
  9. Frans Aerenhouts (Mercier) s.t.
  10. Gilobert Desmet (Faema) @ 3min 50sec
  11. Willy Vannitsen (Urago) @ 4min 24sec
  12. Martin van Geneugden (Ghigi) s.t.
  13. Jaap Kersten (Magneet-Vredestein) s.t.
  14. Roger de Clercq (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  15. Henri Denys (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  16. Marcel Janssens (Flandria-Dr. Mann) s.t.
  17. Victor Wartel (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  18. Henri Van den Bossche (Mercier) s.t.
  19. Ernest Heyvaert (Libertas) s.t.
  20. Alfons Van den Brande (Flandria-Dr. Mann) s.t.
  21. Franics Kemplaire s.t.
  22. Briek Schotte s.t.
  23. Guillaume van Tongerloo (Mercier) s.t.
  24. Eddy Pauwels (Flandria-Dr. Mann) s.t.
  25. Raymond Impanis s.t.
  26. Toni Bergmans (Eroba-Vredestein) @ 4min 30sec
  27. Piet van Est (Magneet-Vredestein) @ 4min 53sec
  28. Marcel de Mulder (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  29. Karel Clerckx (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  30. Jean Deltour (Flandria-Dr. Mann) s.t.
  31. Camille Buysse s.t.
  32. Willy Truye (Mercier) @ 6min 10sec
  33. Marcel Seymaeve (Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  34. Marcel Buys (Libertas) s.t.
  35. Deniel Denys (Groene Leeuw) @ 6min 22sec
  36. Aldo Moser @ 8min 28sec
  37. Aldo Bolzan s.t.
  38. John Ceulemans s.t.
  39. Michel Stolker @ 9min 5sec
  40. Daan de Groot s.t.
  41. Arie van Wetten @ 11min 40sec
  42. Agostino Coletto s.t.,
  43. Armand Desmet s.t.
  44. Jean Lahaye @ 12min 5sec
  45. Guy Jonckheere s.t.
  46. Raymond Vrancken s.t.
  47. Reinhold Pommer s.t.
  48. Jan Westdorp s.t.
  49. Georges Volckaert s.t.
  50. Thadée Wierucki s.t.
  51. Richard Durbacher s.t.
  52. Otto Altweck s.t.
  53. Fernad Tuytens s.t.
  54. Maxi Nulens s.t.
  55. Gérad Deborre s.t.
  56. Emiel de Ridder s.t.