# 1959 Vuelta a España

The 14th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 24 April to 10 May 1959. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 3,048 km (1,894 mi), and was won by Antonio Suárez. Suárez also won the mountains classification while Rik Van Looy won the points classification.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1a | 29 April | Madrid – Madrid | 9 km (6 mi) | | Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
| 1b | 29 April | Madrid – Toledo | 114 km (71 mi) | | | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 2 | 30 April | Manzanares – Córdoba | 228 km (142 mi) | | | Antonio Karmany (ESP) |
| 3 | 1 May | Córdoba – Seville | 140 km (87 mi) | | | Vicente Iturat (ESP) |
| 4 | 2 May | Seville – Granada | 240 km (149 mi) | | | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 5 | 3 May | Guadix – Murcia | 225 km (140 mi) | | | Antonio Suárez (ESP) |
| 6 | 4 May | Murcia – Alicante | 173 km (107 mi) | | | Gabriel Mas (ESP) |
| 7 | 5 May | Alicante – Castellón | 233 km (145 mi) | | | Antonio Barrutia (ESP) |
| 8 | 6 May | Castellón – Tortosa | 130 km (81 mi) | | | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 9 | 7 May | Tortosa – Barcelona | 196 km (122 mi) | | | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 10 | 8 May | Granollers – Lleida | 183 km (114 mi) | | | Antonio Suárez (ESP) |
| 11 | 9 May | Lleida – Pamplona | 242 km (150 mi) | | | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 12 | 10 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 210 km (130 mi) | | | José Carlos Sousa Cardoso (POR) |
| 13 | 11 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | 9 km (6 mi) | | Team time trial | Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop |
| 14 | 12 May | Eibar – Vitoria | 62 km (39 mi) | | Individual time trial | Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 15 | 13 May | Vitoria – Santander | 230 km (143 mi) | | | Julio San Emeterio (ESP) |
| 16 | 14 May | Santander – Bilbao | 187 km (116 mi) | | | Roger Rivière (FRA) |
| 17 | 15 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 222 km (138 mi) | | | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) |
| | Total | Total | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) | 3,048 km (1,894 mi) |

## Results

Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Antonio Suárez | Licor 43 | 84h 36' 20" |
| 2 | José Segú Soriano | Kas | + 1' 06" |
| 3 | Rik Van Looy | Faema–Guerra | + 7' 00" |
| 4 | Pierre Everaert | St.Raphael | + 7' 44" |
| 5 | Emmanuel Busto | Peugeot–Dunlop | + 16' 29" |
| 6 | Roger Rivière | St.Raphael | + 17' 30" |
| 7 | Hilaire Couvreur | Faema–Guerra | + 24' 24" |
| 8 | Luis Otaño | Peugeot–Dunlop | + 26' 34" |
| 9 | Joseph Vloeberghs | Faema–Guerra | + 27' 17" |
| 10 | Jesús Galdeano | Faema | + 29' 40" |
| 11 | Marcel Rohrbach | Peugeot–Dunlop | |
| 12 | René Marigil | Licor 43 | |
| 13 | Juan Campillo | Faema | |
| 14 | Frans Van Looveren | Faema–Guerra | |
| 15 | Hans Junkermann | Faema–Guerra | |
| 16 | José Luis Talamillo | Boxing | |
| 17 | Guido Boni | Tricofilina-Coppi | |
| 18 | Jesús Loroño | Faema | |
| 19 | Claude Colette | Peugeot–Dunlop | |
| 20 | Julio San Emeterio | Kas | |
| 21 | Andrés Trobat | Licor 43 | |
| 22 | Antonio Karmany | Kas | |
| 23 | Gabriel Company Bauza | Faema | |
| 24 | Salvador Botella | Faema | |
| 25 | Fernando Manzaneque | Licor 43 | |