The 1959

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were the World Championship for

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. They took place in

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from 8 to 13 August 1959.World Championship Track Cycling 2014-1893
/ref> Eight events were contested, 6 for men (3 for professionals, 3 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

Medal summary

Medal table

References

{{Portal bar, Sports, Netherlands, 1950s

Track cycling Track cycling is a Cycle sport, bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its i ...

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Medal summary

Medal table

See also

References