The timeline of the 1959 edition of the Tour de France, detailing stage-by-stage winners and leaders.
Stage 1 ran from Mulhouse to Metz. The stage was won by André Darrigade. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was André Darrigade. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 2 ran from Metz to Namur. The stage was won by Vito Favero. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was André Darrigade. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 3 ran from Namur to Roubaix. The stage was won by Robert Cazala. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Robert Cazala. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 4 ran from Roubaix to Rouen. The stage was won by Dino Bruni. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Robert Cazala. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 5 ran from Rouen to Rennes. The stage was won by Jean Graczyk. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Robert Cazala. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 6 ran from Blain to Nantes. The stage was won by Roger Riviere. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Robert Cazala. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 7 ran from Nantes to La Rochelle. The stage was won by Roger Hassenforder. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Robert Cazala. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 8 ran from La Rochelle to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Michel Dejouhannet. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Robert Cazala. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 9 ran from Bordeaux to Bayonne. The stage was won by Marcel Queheille. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Pauwels. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 10 ran from Bayonne to Bagnères-de-Bigorre. The stage was won by Marcel Janssens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Michel Vermeulin. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 11 ran from Bagnères-de-Bigorre to Saint Gaudens. The stage was won by André Darrigade. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Michel Vermeulin. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 12 ran from Saint Gaudens to Albi. The stage was won by Ernest Ecuyer. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Michel Vermeulin. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 13 ran from Albi to Aurillac. The stage was won by Henri Anglade. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jos Hoevenaers. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 14 ran from Aurillac to Clermont-Ferrand. The stage was won by André Le Dissez. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jos Hoevenaers. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 15 ran from Clermont-Ferrand to Puy de Dôme. The stage was won by Federico Bahamontes. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jos Hoevenaers. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 16 ran from Clermont-Ferrand to Saint-Etienne. The stage was won by Dino Bruni. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Pauwels. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 17 ran from Saint-Etienne to Grenoble. The stage was won by Charly Gaul. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Federico Bahamontes. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 18 ran from Grenoble to Saint-Vincent d'Aoste. The stage was won by Ercole Baldini. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Federico Bahamontes. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 19 ran from Saint-Vincent d'Aoste to Annecy. The stage was won by Rolf Graf. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Federico Bahamontes. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 20 ran from Annecy to Chalon-sur-Saône. The stage was won by Brian Robinson. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Federico Bahamontes. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 21 ran from Seurre to Dijon. The stage was won by Roger Riviere. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Federico Bahamontes. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 22 ran from Dijon to Paris. The stage was won by Joseph Groussard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Federico Bahamontes. Categories — Points: André Darrigade, Mountains: Federico Bahamontes.