Stages
The 1959 Tour de France started on 25 June in Mulhouse, and had 2 restdays, in Bayonne and Saint-Étienne.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 June | Mulhouse – Metz | Plain stage | 238 km (148 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 2 | 26 June | Metz – Namur | Plain stage | 234 km (145 mi) | Vito Favero (ITA) |
| 3 | 27 June | Namur – Roubaix | Plain stage | 217 km (135 mi) | Robert Cazala (FRA) |
| 4 | 28 June | Roubaix – Rouen | Plain stage | 230 km (140 mi) | Dino Bruni (ITA) |
| 5 | 29 June | Rouen – Rennes | Plain stage | 286 km (178 mi) | Jean Graczyk (FRA) |
| 6 | 30 June | Blain – Nantes | Individual time trial | 45 km (28 mi) | Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 7 | 1 July | Nantes – La Rochelle | Plain stage | 190 km (120 mi) | Roger Hassenforder (FRA) |
| 8 | 2 July | La Rochelle – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 201 km (125 mi) | Michel Dejouhannet (FRA) |
| 9 | 3 July | Bordeaux – Bayonne | Plain stage | 207 km (129 mi) | Marcel Queheille (FRA) |
| 10 | 5 July | Bayonne – Bagnères-de-Bigorre | Stage with mountain(s) | 235 km (146 mi) | Marcel Janssens (BEL) |
| 11 | 6 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre – Saint-Gaudens | Stage with mountain(s) | 119 km (74 mi) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 12 | 7 July | Saint-Gaudens – Albi | Plain stage | 184 km (114 mi) | Rolf Graf (SUI) |
| 13 | 8 July | Albi – Aurillac | Stage with mountain(s) | 219 km (136 mi) | Henry Anglade (FRA) |
| 14 | 9 July | Aurillac – Clermont Ferrand | Stage with mountain(s) | 231 km (144 mi) | André Le Dissez (FRA) |
| 15 | 10 July | Puy de Dôme – Puy de Dôme | Mountain time trial | 12 km (7.5 mi) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 16 | 11 July | Clermont Ferrand – Saint-Étienne | Plain stage | 210 km (130 mi) | Dino Bruni (ITA) |
| 17 | 13 July | Saint-Étienne – Grenoble | Stage with mountain(s) | 197 km (122 mi) | Charly Gaul (LUX) |
| 18 | 14 July | Le Lautaret – Saint-Vincent | Stage with mountain(s) | 243 km (151 mi) | Ercole Baldini (ITA) |
| 19 | 15 July | Saint-Vincent – Annecy | Stage with mountain(s) | 251 km (156 mi) | Rolf Graf (SUI) |
| 20 | 16 July | Annecy – Chalon-sur-Saône | Plain stage | 202 km (126 mi) | Brian Robinson (GBR) |
| 21 | 17 July | Seurre – Dijon | Individual time trial | 69 km (43 mi) | Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 22 | 18 July | Dijon – Paris | Plain stage | 331 km (206 mi) | Joseph Groussard (FRA) |
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