1959 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
  Geneva | |
| Venue | .svg.png){kind=small} Geneva, Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 February 1959 |
| Coordinates | 46°12′06″N 06°08′49″E / 46.20167°N 6.14694°E |
| Cyclists participating | 29 |
| Events | 1 |
The 1959 Cyclo-cross World Championship was the tenth edition of the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships.[1] It was a second time the event was organized in Geneva, Switzerland, after the 1952 championships.
The course included five laps of four kilometers and a final 2.24-kilometer loop, bringing the total length to 22.24 kilometers.[2] The 29 participants came from seven countries, each sending a team of three or four riders, plus one rider each from the Netherlands and East Germany.[3]
Italian Renato Longo became the fourth cyclocross world champion in his second participation—he finished fourth in 1958.[4]
Men's Elite
| RANK | 1958 UCI CYCLO-CROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Renato Longo (ITA)
|
00:56:39 |
|
 Rolf Wolfshohl (BRD)
|
+ 0:14 |
|
Amerigo Severini (ITA)
|
+ 0:24 |
| 4. |  André Dufraisse (FRA)
|
+ 1:39 |
| 5. |  Jempy Schmitz (LUX)
|
+ 1:54 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Firmin Van Kerrebroeck (BEL)
|
+ 2:23 |
| 7. | André Brulé (FRA)
|
+ 2:58 |
| 8. |  Antonio Barrutia (SPA)
|
+ 2:58 |
| 9. | Romano Ferri (ITA)
|
+ 3:21 |
| 10. | Pierre Kumps (BEL)
|
+ 3:25 |
Notes
- ^ "World Championship 1959". FirstCycling.com. 21 December 2025.
- ^ "UCI World Championships Cyclocross 1959 - Results". cyclocross24.com. 1 December 2022.
- ^ "1959 » UCI World Championship (WC)". procyclingstats.com. 17 May 2024.
- ^ "World Championschip Cyclo-Cross". wielerflits.be (in Dutch). 21 December 2025.