1959 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = Men's Individual Road Race

| image = Wereldkampioenschappen wielrennen profs op de weg te Zandvoort, Bestanddeelnr 910-6020.jpg

| image_caption = Cyclists on the Circuit Park Zandvoort

| image_size = 250

| series = 1959 UCI Road World Championships

| race_no =

| series_no =

| date = 14 August 1959

| stages = 1

| distance = 292

| unit = km

| time = 7h 30' 43"

| first = André Darrigade

| first_nat = FRA

| first_natvar =

| first_team = France

| second = Michele Gismondi

| second_nat = ITA

| second_natvar =

| second_team = Italy

| third = Noël Foré

| third_nat = BEL

| third_natvar =

| third_team = Belgium

| previous = 1958

| next = 1960

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/worlds/worlds-1959.html|title=1959 World Pro Road Cycling Championships|work=BikeRaceInfo|access-date=12 December 2017}} The race was won by André Darrigade of France.

Final classification

General classification (1–10){{cite web\|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1959.php\|title=26ème Championnat du monde sur route 1959\|work=Memoire du cyclisme\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073617/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1959.php\|archive-date=3 November 2004}} {\| class="wikitable"
scope="col" \| Rank ! scope="col" \| Rider ! scope="col" \| Time
style="text-align:center;" \| {{gold1}} \| {{flagathlete\|André Darrigade\|FRA}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| {{nowrap\|7h 30' 43"}}
style="text-align:center;" \| {{silver2}} \| {{flagathlete\|Michele Gismondi\|ITA}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| {{bronze3}} \| {{flagathlete\|Noël Foré\|BEL}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| 4 \| {{flagathlete\|Tom Simpson\|GBR}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| 5 \| {{flagathlete\|Diego Ronchini\|ITA}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| 6 \| {{flagathlete\|Albertus Geldermans\|NED}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| 7 \| {{flagathlete\|Friedhelm Fischerkeller\|FRG}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| 8 \| {{flagathlete\|Coen Niesten\|NED}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 0"
style="text-align:center;" \| 9 \| {{flagathlete\|Jacques Anquetil\|FRA}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 22"
style="text-align:center;" \| 10 \| {{flagathlete\|Angelo Conterno\|ITA}} \| style="text-align:center;" \| + 22"

General classification (1–10){{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1959.php|title=26ème Championnat du monde sur route 1959|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073617/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1959.php|archive-date=3 November 2004}}

{| class="wikitable"

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Time

style="text-align:center;" | {{gold1}}

| {{flagathlete|André Darrigade|FRA}}

| style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|7h 30' 43"}}

style="text-align:center;" | {{silver2}}

| {{flagathlete|Michele Gismondi|ITA}}