title: List of teams and cyclists in the 1959 Vuelta a España
text: # List of teams and cyclists in the 1959 Vuelta a España
  
  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 | Belgium | Faema Belgium | DNF |
  | 2 | Hilaire Couvreur | Belgium | Faema Belgium | 7 |
  | 3 | Friedhelm Fischerkeller | West Germany | Faema Belgium | DNF |
  | 4 | Rik Van Looy | Belgium | Faema Belgium | 3 |
  | 5 | Edgard Sorgeloos | Belgium | Faema Belgium | DNF |
  | 6 | Hans Junkermann | West Germany | Faema Belgium | 15 |
  | 7 | Frans Van Looveren | Belgium | Faema Belgium | 14 |
  | 8 | Guillaume Michiels [nl] | Belgium | Faema Belgium | DNF |
  | 9 | Joseph Theuns | Belgium | Faema Belgium | DNF |
  | 10 | Joseph Vloebergs [fr] | Belgium | Faema Belgium | 9 |
  | 11 | Gilbert Bauvin | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 12 | Jean Brankart | Belgium | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 13 | Pierre Everaert | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | 4 |
  | 14 | René Fournier | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 15 | Raphaël Géminiani | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 16 | Roger Chaussabel | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 17 | René Le Don | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 18 | Pierre Machiels | Belgium | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 19 | Roger Rivière | France | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | 6 |
  | 20 | Brian Robinson | Great Britain | Saint-Raphaël–Geminiani | DNF |
  | 21 | Martins Almeida | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 22 | Antonio Baptista | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 23 | Aquiles Boica | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 24 | José Sousa | Portugal | Portugal | 31 |
  | 25 | Joaquim Gomes | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 26 | José Joaquim Costa | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 27 | Agostinho Ferreira | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 28 | Sérgio Páscoa | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 29 | Joao Dos Santos | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 30 | Joaquim Sousa Santos [pt] | Portugal | Portugal | DNF |
  | 31 | Guido Boni | Italy | Italy Mixed | 17 |
  | 32 | Dino Bruni | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 33 | Michele Gismondi | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 34 | Fausto Coppi | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 35 | Alessandro Fantini | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 36 | Idrio Bui | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 37 | Giuliano Michelon | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 38 | Pietro Nascimbene | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 39 | Carlo Nicolo | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 40 | Sante Ranucci | Italy | Italy Mixed | DNF |
  | 41 | Jan Adriaensens | Belgium | Peugeot | DNF |
  | 42 | Mario Bertolo | France | Peugeot | 33 |
  | 43 | Manuel Busto | France | Peugeot | 5 |
  | 44 | Roger Baens | Belgium | Peugeot | DNF |
  | 45 | Claude Colette | France | Peugeot | 19 |
  | 46 | Luis Otaño | Spain | Peugeot | 8 |
  | 47 | Marcel Rohrbach | France | Peugeot | 11 |
  | 48 | Pierre Ruby | France | Peugeot | DNF |
  | 49 | Raymond Plaza | France | Peugeot | DNF |
  | 50 | Richard Van Genechten | Belgium | Peugeot | 26 |
  | 51 | Fernando Manzaneque | Spain | Licor 43 | 25 |
  | 52 | René Marigil | Spain | Licor 43 | 12 |
  | 53 | Antonio Suárez | Spain | Licor 43 | 1 |
  | 54 | Vicente Iturat | Spain | Licor 43 | 38 |
  | 55 | Miguel Bover | Spain | Licor 43 | 40 |
  | 56 | Andrés Trobat | Spain | Licor 43 | 21 |
  | 57 | Joaquín Barceló [ca] | Spain | Licor 43 | 37 |
  | 58 | Ángel Guardiola Ortiz [ca] | Spain | Licor 43 | DNF |
  | 59 | Pedro Guzmán [ca] | Spain | Licor 43 | DNF |
  | 60 | Juan Escola [ca] | Spain | Licor 43 | DNF |
  | 61 | Antonio Bertrán Panadés | Spain | Faema Spain | 29 |
  | 62 | Salvador Botella | Spain | Faema Spain | 24 |
  | 63 | Juan Campillo | Spain | Faema Spain | 13 |
  | 64 | Gabriel Company | Spain | Faema Spain | 23 |
  | 65 | Jesús Galdeano | Spain | Faema Spain | 10 |
  | 66 | Jesús Loroño | Spain | Faema Spain | 18 |
  | 67 | Gabriel Mas | Spain | Faema Spain | 39 |
  | 68 | Francisco Moreno Martínez | Spain | Faema Spain | DNF |
  | 69 | Aniceto Utset | Spain | Faema Spain | DNF |
  | 70 | Miguel Pacheco | Spain | Faema Spain | DNF |
  | 71 | Benigno Aspuru [fr] | Spain | Kas | 27 |
  | 72 | Federico Bahamontes | Spain | Kas | DNF |
  | 73 | Emilio Cruz | Spain | Kas | 30 |
  | 74 | Antonio Karmany | Spain | Kas | 22 |
  | 75 | Carmelo Morales Erostarbe | Spain | Kas | DNF |
  | 76 | José Segu | Spain | Kas | 2 |
  | 77 | Antonio Jiménez Quiles | Spain | Kas | 34 |
  | 78 | Manuel Martín Piñera | Spain | Kas | 35 |
  | 79 | José Herrero Berrendero | Spain | Kas | 36 |
  | 80 | Julio San Emeterio | Spain | Kas | 20 |
  | 81 | Antonio Barrutia | Spain | Boxing | DNF |
  | 82 | Cosme Barrutia | Spain | Boxing | DNF |
  | 83 | Antonio Ferraz Núñez | Spain | Boxing | 41 |
  | 84 | José Urrestarazu | Spain | Boxing | DNF |
  | 85 | José Luis Talamillo | Spain | Boxing | 16 |
  | 86 | Santiago Montilla | Spain | Boxing | DNF |
  | 87 | Juan Bibiloni Frau [ca] | Spain | Boxing | 28 |
  | 88 | José Gómez del Moral | Spain | Boxing | DNF |
  | 89 | Jesús Davoz Gorrotxategi | Spain | Boxing | 32 |
  | 90 | Hortensio Vidauretta Garcia [ca] | Spain | Boxing | DNF |
  