The men's road race at the 1959 UCI Road World Championships was the 26th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 14 August 1959 in Zandvoort, the Netherlands. The race was won by André Da
Cyclists on the Circuit Park Zandvoort
Jacques Anquetil
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Jacques Anquetil was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964.
Anquetil at the 1966 Giro d'Italia
The old Parc des Princes in Paris, which in Anquetil's time served as the finish of the Grand Prix des Nations, a time trial race which Anquetil won a record nine times.
The Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, where Anquetil set his hour record.
Anquetil doing a lap of honour in the Parc des Princes velodrome after winning the 1957 Tour de France