1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 4 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 19 March – 21 October Europe 11 Louison Bobet FRA Stella–Dunlop France 1950 1952 The 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the fourth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1950 edition were retained with the addition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Paris–Tours moved from a spring slot to an autumn slot. Louison Bobet won the competition by a single point to 1950 champion Ferdinand Kübler. France won their first nations championship. Races DateRaceCountryWinnerTeamReport19 MarchMilan–San RemoItaly Louison Bobet FRA Stella–DunlopReport1 AprilTour of FlandersBelgium Fiorenzo Magni ITA GannaReport8 AprilParis–RoubaixFrance Antonio Bevilacqua ITA Benotto-Ursus-FiorelliReport15 AprilParis–BrusselsFrance/Belgium Jean Guéguen FRA Mercier–HutchinsonReport21 AprilLa Flèche WallonneBelgium Ferdinand Kübler SUI FréjusReport22 AprilLiège–Bastogne–LiègeBelgium Ferdinand Kübler SUI FréjusReport19 May – 10 JuneGiro d'ItaliaItaly Fiorenzo Magni ITA GannaReport15 June – 23 JuneTour de SuisseSwitzerland Ferdinand Kübler SUI FréjusReport4 July – 29 JulyTour de FranceFrance Hugo Koblet SUI SwitzerlandReport7 OctoberParis–ToursFrance Jacques Dupont FRA Report21 OctoberGiro di LombardiaItaly Louison Bobet FRA Stella–DunlopReport Final standings Riders Cyclist Team Points1Louison Bobet FRA Stella–Dunlop 972Ferdinand Kübler SUI 963Fiorenzo Magni ITA 904Hugo Koblet SUI 775 Gino Bartali ITA 696Rik Van Steenbergen BEL 687 Fausto Coppi ITA 538Bernard Gauthier FRA 519 Raymond Impanis BEL 4010Pierre Barbotin FRA 37 Nations NationPoints1France4832Italy4743Belgium302 References 103009 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Category:Challenge Desgrange-Colombo