1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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| Ninth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 21 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Mercier–BP–Hutchinson) |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
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[edit]
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 2 April | Tour of Flanders | Belgium |  Jean Forestier (FRA) | Follis–Dunlop | Report |
| 8 April | Paris–Roubaix | France | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 22 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert | Report |
| 5 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | Richard Van Genechten (BEL) | Elvé-Peugeot | Report |
| 6 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 19 May – 10 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy |  Charly Gaul (LUX) | Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert | Report |
| 16 June – 23 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland |  Rolf Graf (SUI) | Report | |
| 5 July – 28 July | Tour de France | France | Roger Walkowiak (FRA) | North-East/Centre | Report |
| 7 October | Paris–Tours | France | Albert Bouvet (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 21 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy | André Darrigade (FRA) | Bianchi–Pirelli | Report |
Final standings[edit]
Riders[edit]
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 84 |
| 2 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | 66 | |
| 3 | Stan Ockers (BEL) | 62 | |
| 4 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | 61 | |
| 5 | Andre Vlayen (BEL) | 47 | |
| 6 | Charly Gaul (LUX) | 46 | |
| 7 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | 44 | |
| 8= | Germain Derycke (BEL) | 41 | |
| 8= | Jef Planckaert (BEL) | 41 | |
| 8= | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | 41 |
Nations[edit]
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 569 |
| 2 | France | 326 |
| 3 | Italy | 323 |
References[edit]
- 1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives