For the 1959 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 90 riders; 41 finished the race.
By rider Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta Pos. Position in the general classification DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. 1 René Van Meenen Faema Belgium DNF 2 Hilaire Couvreur Faema Belgium 7 3 Friedhelm Fischerkeller Faema Belgium DNF 4 Rik Van Looy Faema Belgium 3 5 Edgard Sorgeloos Faema Belgium DNF 6 Hans Junkermann Faema Belgium 15 7 Frans Van Looveren Faema Belgium 14 8 Faema Belgium DNF 9 Joseph Theuns Faema Belgium DNF 10 Faema Belgium 9 11 Gilbert Bauvin Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 12 Jean Brankart Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 13 Pierre Everaert Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani 4 14 René Fournier Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 15 Raphaël Géminiani Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 16 Roger Chaussabel Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 17 René Le Don Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 18 Pierre Machiels Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 19 Roger Rivière Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani 6 20 Brian Robinson Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani DNF 21 Martins Almeida Portugal DNF 22 Antonio Baptista Portugal DNF 23 Aquiles Boica Portugal DNF 24 José Sousa Portugal 31 25 Joaquim Gomes Portugal DNF 26 José Joaquim Costa Portugal DNF 27 Agostinho Ferreira Portugal DNF 28 Sérgio Páscoa Portugal DNF 29 Joao Dos Santos Portugal DNF 30 Portugal DNF 31 Guido Boni Italy Mixed 17 32 Dino Bruni Italy Mixed DNF 33 Michele Gismondi Italy Mixed DNF 34 Fausto Coppi Italy Mixed DNF 35 Alessandro Fantini Italy Mixed DNF 36 Idrio Bui Italy Mixed DNF 37 Giuliano Michelon Italy Mixed DNF 38 Pietro Nascimbene Italy Mixed DNF 39 Carlo Nicolo Italy Mixed DNF 40 Sante Ranucci Italy Mixed DNF 41 Jan Adriaensens Peugeot DNF 42 Mario Bertolo Peugeot 33 43 Manuel Busto Peugeot 5 44 Roger Baens Peugeot DNF 45 Claude Colette Peugeot 19 46 Luis Otaño Peugeot 8 47 Marcel Rohrbach Peugeot 11 48 Pierre Ruby Peugeot DNF 49 Raymond Plaza Peugeot DNF 50 Richard Van Genechten Peugeot 26 51 Fernando Manzaneque Licor 43 25 52 René Marigil Licor 43 12 53 Antonio Suárez Licor 43 1 54 Vicente Iturat Licor 43 38 55 Miguel Bover Licor 43 40 56 Andrés Trobat Licor 43 21 57 Licor 43 37 58 Licor 43 DNF 59 Licor 43 DNF 60 Licor 43 DNF 61 Antonio Bertrán Panadés Faema Spain 29 62 Salvador Botella Faema Spain 24 63 Juan Campillo Faema Spain 13 64 Gabriel Company Faema Spain 23 65 Jesús Galdeano Faema Spain 10 66 Jesús Loroño Faema Spain 18 67 Gabriel Mas Faema Spain 39 68 Francisco Moreno Martínez Faema Spain DNF 69 Aniceto Utset Faema Spain DNF 70 Miguel Pacheco Faema Spain DNF 71 Kas 27 72 Federico Bahamontes Kas DNF 73 Emilio Cruz Kas 30 74 Antonio Karmany Kas 22 75 Carmelo Morales Erostarbe Kas DNF 76 José Segu Kas 2 77 Antonio Jiménez Quiles Kas 34 78 Manuel Martín Piñera Kas 35 79 José Herrero Berrendero Kas 36 80 Julio San Emeterio Kas 20 81 Antonio Barrutia Boxing DNF 82 Cosme Barrutia Boxing DNF 83 Antonio Ferraz Núñez Boxing 41 84 José Urrestarazu Boxing DNF 85 José Luis Talamillo Boxing 16 86 Santiago Montilla Boxing DNF 87 Boxing 28 88 José Gómez del Moral Boxing DNF 89 Jesús Davoz Gorrotxategi Boxing 32 90 Boxing DNF
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