1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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| Fourth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 21 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Louison Bobet (FRA) (Stella–Dunlop) |
| Nations' champion | France |
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[edit]
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Dunlop | Report |
| 1 April | Tour of Flanders |  Belgium | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Ganna | Report |
| 8 April | Paris–Roubaix | France | Antonio Bevilacqua (ITA) | Benotto-Ursus-Fiorelli | Report |
| 15 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium | Jean Guéguen (FRA) | Mercier–Hutchinson | Report |
| 21 April | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fréjus | Report |
| 22 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fréjus | Report |
| 19 May – 10 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Ganna | Report |
| 15 June – 23 June | Tour de Suisse | Switzerland | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fréjus | Report |
| 4 July – 29 July | Tour de France | France | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | Switzerland | Report |
| 7 October | Paris–Tours | France | Jacques Dupont (FRA) | Report | |
| 21 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Dunlop | Report |
Final standings[edit]
Riders[edit]
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Dunlop | 97 |
| 2 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | 96 | |
| 3 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | 90 | |
| 4 | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | 77 | |
| 5 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | 69 | |
| 6 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | 68 | |
| 7 | Fausto Coppi (ITA) | 53 | |
| 8 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) | 51 | |
| 9 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | 40 | |
| 10 | Pierre Barbotin (FRA) | 37 |
Nations[edit]
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 483 |
| 2 | Italy | 474 |
| 3 | Belgium | 302 |
References[edit]
- 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives