1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

5th season of the tournament 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 5 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 19 March – 26 October Europe 11 Ferdinand Kübler SUI Frejus 1951 1953 The 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the fifth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1951 edition were retained with no additions. Ferdinand Kübler won his second edition, having previously won in 1950. Italy won the nations championship. Races DateRaceCountryWinnerTeamReport19 MarchMilan–San Remo Loretto Petrucci ITA Report6 AprilTour of Flanders Roger Decock BEL Bertin–d'AlessandroReport13 AprilParis–Roubaix Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Report27 AprilParis–Brussels/ Briek Schotte BEL Alcyon-DunlopReport10 MayLa Flèche Wallonne Ferdinand Kübler SUI FrejusReport11 MayLiège–Bastogne–Liège Ferdinand Kübler SUI FrejusReport17 May – 8 JuneGiro d'Italia Fausto Coppi ITA BianchiReport14 June – 21 JuneTour de Suisse Pasquale Fornara ITA Report25 June – 19 JulyTour de France Fausto Coppi ITA ItalyReport5 OctoberParis–Tours Raymond Guégan FRA Report26 OctoberGiro di Lombardia Giuseppe Minardi ITAReport Final standings Riders Cyclist Team Points1Ferdinand Kübler SUI Frejus 1132Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi 973Stan Ockers BEL 724Briek Schotte BEL Alcyon-Dunlop 535 Jean Robic FRA 516Louison Bobet FRA 507Loretto Petrucci ITA 448Alex Close BEL 329= Raymond Impanis BEL 289=Désiré Keteleer BEL 28 Nations NationPoints149324103349 References 103010 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Category:Challenge Desgrange-Colombo