1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 7 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 19 March – 31 October Europe 11 Ferdinand Kübler SUI Fiorelli Belgium 1953 1955 The 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the seventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1953 edition were retained with no additions. Ferdinand Kübler won his third individual championship (although he did not win any of the races) while Belgium won the nations championship. Races Date Race Country Winner Team Report 19 March Milan–San Remo Italy Rik Van Steenbergen BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 4 April Tour of Flanders Belgium Raymond Impanis BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 11 April Paris–Roubaix France Raymond Impanis BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 25 April Paris–Brussels France/Belgium Marcel Hendrickx BEL Peugeot–Dunlop Report 8 May La Flèche Wallonne Belgium Germain Derycke BEL Alcyon–Dunlop Report 9 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège Belgium Marcel Ernzer LUX Terrot–Hutchinson Report 21 May – 13 June Giro d'Italia Italy Carlo Clerici SUI Guerra Report 8 July – 1 August Tour de France France Louison Bobet FRA France Report 7 August – 14 August Tour de Suisse Switzerland Pasquale Fornara ITA Report 10 October Paris–Tours France Gilbert Scodeller FRA Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 31 October Giro di Lombardia Italy Fausto Coppi ITA Bianchi–Pirelli Report Final standings Riders Cyclist Team Points1Ferdinand Kübler SUI Fiorelli 942Raymond Impanis BEL Mercier–Hutchinson 663Louison Bobet FRA 594Germain Derycke BEL Alcyon–Dunlop 525= Roger Decock BEL 475=Stan Ockers BEL 477Fiorenzo Magni ITA 468Fritz Schär SUI 449= Hugo Koblet SUI 389=Agostino Coletto ITA 38 Nations NationPoints1Belgium4632Italy3553France280 References 103012 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Category:Challenge Desgrange-Colombo