The 1959 Super Prestige Pernod was the first edition of the Super Prestige Pernod. It included 11 races all of which, apart from the World Championship race, started in France. It replaced the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing. Henry Anglade won the overall title.
Races +1959 Super Prestige Pernod races Date Race Country Winner Team Report 4 March – 14 March Paris–Nice–Rome / Report 12 April Paris–Roubaix Report 19 April Paris–Brussels / Report 3 May Grand Prix Stan Ockers Report 24 May Bordeaux–Paris Report 1 June – 7 June Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Report 25 June – 18 July Tour de France Spain Report 28 July – 5 August Tour de l'Ouest Report 16 August World Championships France Report 20 September Grand Prix des Nations Report 11 October Paris–Tours Report
Final standings
+1959 Super Prestige Pernod final standings (1–10) Rank Cyclist Team Points 1 165 2 150 3 115 5 105 6 Tricofilina–Coppi 100 7 90 8 87 9 82 10 80
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