The 1959 Paris–Roubaix was the 57th edition of the

Paris–Roubaix Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...

, a classic one-day cycle race in

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. The single day event was held on 12 April 1959 and stretched from

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

to the finish at Roubaix Velodrome. The winner was

Noël Foré Noël Foré (23 December 1932 – 16 February 1994) was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. His greatest victories were Paris–Roubaix in 1959 and the Tour of Flanders in 1963. Palmarès ;1957 :Dwars door Vlaanderen/Dwars door B ...

from Belgium.

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