1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 3 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 18 March – 22 October Europe 10 Ferdinand Kübler SUI Fréjus Italy 1949 1951 The 1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the third edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included ten races: all the races form the 1949 edition were retained with no additions. Races DateRaceCountryWinnerTeamReport18 MarchMilan–San RemoItaly Gino Bartali ITA Bartali–GardiolReport2 AprilTour of FlandersBelgium Fiorenzo Magni ITA GannaReport9 AprilParis–RoubaixFrance Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi–UrsusReport16 AprilParis–BrusselsFrance/Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Mercier–HutchinsonReport1 MayLa Flèche WallonneBelgium Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi–UrsusReport7 MayParis–ToursFrance André Mahé FRA Stella–DunlopReport24 May – 13 JuneGiro d'ItaliaItaly Hugo Koblet SUI Guerra–UrsusReport24 June – 1 JulyTour de SuisseSwitzerland Hugo Koblet SUI Guerra–UrsusReport13 July – 7 AugustTour de FranceFrance Ferdinand Kübler SUI SwitzerlandReport22 OctoberGiro di LombardiaItaly Renzo Soldani ITA ThomannReport Final standings Riders Cyclist Team Points1Ferdinand Kübler SUI 892Fiorenzo Magni ITA 683Hugo Koblet SUI 604Fausto Coppi ITA 565Gino Bartali ITA 546Raymond Impanis BEL 367 Jean Kirchen LUX 358Stan Ockers BEL 349=Louison Bobet FRA 329=Guy Lapébie FRA 32 Nations NationPoints1Italy4202France3493Belgium300 References 103008 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Category:Challenge Desgrange-Colombo