1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

Cycling season 2 1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 2 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 19 March – 23 October Europe 10 Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi–Ursus 1948 1950 The 1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the second edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included ten races: all nine races from the 1948 edition were retained and the Tour de Suisse added. The competition was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi–Ursus who won four of the ten rounds: Milan–San Remo, the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Giro di Lombardia. Races DateRaceCountryWinnerTeamReport19 MarchMilan–San Remo Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi 1949Report10 AprilTour of Flanders Fiorenzo Magni ITA Ganna 1949Report13 AprilLa Flèche Wallonne Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Mercier 1949Report17 AprilParis–Roubaix Serse Coppi ITA and André Mahé FRA Bianchi 1949/Stella–DunlopReport24 AprilParis–Brussels/ Maurice Diot FRA Mercier 1949Report15 MayParis–Tours Albert Ramon BEL Ganna 1949Report21 May – 12 JuneGiro d'Italia Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi 1949Report30 June – 24 JulyTour de France Fausto Coppi ITA ItalyReport30 July – 6 AugustTour de Suisse Gottfried Weilenmann SUI WolfReport23 OctoberGiro di Lombardia Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi 1949Report Final standings Riders Cyclist Team Points1Fausto Coppi ITA 2032=Gino Bartali ITA 1152=Fiorenzo Magni ITA 1154Nedo Logli ITA 685Adolfo Leoni ITA 676Maurice Mollin BEL 627 Giulio Bresci ITA 598Giancarlo Astrua ITA 599Jean Goldschmit LUX 5610Albert Ramon BEL 55 Nations NationPoints187826283621 References 103007 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Category:Challenge Desgrange-Colombo