1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 9 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo 19 March – 21 October Europe 11 Fred De Bruyne BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 1955 1957 The 1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the ninth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1955 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the first of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship. Races Date Race Country Winner Team Report 19 March Milan–San Remo Fred De Bruyne BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 2 April Tour of Flanders Jean Forestier FRA Follis–Dunlop Report 8 April Paris–Roubaix Louison Bobet FRA Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 22 April Paris–Brussels / Rik Van Looy BEL Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert Report 5 May La Flèche Wallonne Richard Van Genechten BEL Elvé-Peugeot Report 6 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège Fred De Bruyne BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 19 May – 10 June Giro d'Italia Charly Gaul LUX Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert Report 16 June – 23 June Tour de Suisse Rolf Graf SUI Report 5 July – 28 July Tour de France Roger Walkowiak FRA North-East/Centre Report 7 October Paris–Tours Albert Bouvet FRA Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 21 October Giro di Lombardia André Darrigade FRA Bianchi–Pirelli Report Final standings Riders Cyclist Team Points1Fred De Bruyne BEL Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 842Fiorenzo Magni ITA 663Stan Ockers BEL 624Jean Forestier FRA 615 Andre Vlayen BEL 476Charly Gaul LUX 467Louison Bobet FRA 448=Germain Derycke BEL 418= Jef Planckaert BEL 418=Rik Van Steenbergen BEL 41 Nations NationPoints156923263323 References 103016 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Category:Challenge Desgrange-Colombo