1959_Giro_di_Lombardia References

The 1959 Giro di Lombardia was the 53rd edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 18 October 1959.^[2]^[3] The race started and finished in Milan. The race was won by Rik Van Looy of the Faema–Guerra team.^[4]

General classification

Final general classification^[4]^[5]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Rik Van Looy ( BEL)	Faema–Guerra	5h 52' 05"
2	Willy Vannitsen ( BEL)	Ghigi–Ganna	s.t.
3	Miguel Poblet ( ESP)	Ignis–Frejus	s.t.
4	Alessandro Fantini ( ITA)	Atala–Pirelli–Lygi	s.t.
5	Federico Galeaz ( ITA)	Torpado	s.t.
6	André Darrigade ( FRA)	Helyett–Leroux–Fynsec–Hutchinson	s.t.
7	Dino Bruni ( ITA)	Ignis–Frejus	s.t.
8	Oreste Magni ( ITA)	EMI	s.t.
9	Rino Benedetti ( ITA)	Ghigi–Ganna	s.t.
10	Walter Martin ( ITA)	Carpano	s.t.

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^ ^a ^b "53ème Giro di Lombardia 1959". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 26 January 2004.
^ "1959 Giro di Lombardia results". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.