1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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| Tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 20 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano–Coppi) |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
The 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1956 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the second 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 |  Miguel Poblet (ESP) | Report | |
| 31 March | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 7 April | Paris–Roubaix |  France | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 22 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium | Léon Van Daele (BEL) | Faema–Guerra | Report |
| 4 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Report | |
| 5 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium | Frans Schoubben (BEL) | Report | |
| 18 May – 9 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | Leo–Chlorodont | Report |
| 12 June – 20 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) | Report | |
| 27 June – 20 July | Tour de France | France | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | France | Report |
| 6 October | Paris–Tours | France | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 20 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy | Diego Ronchini (ITA) | Ignis | Report |
Final standings[edit]
Riders[edit]
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Carpano–Coppi | 90 |
| 2 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | 76 | |
| 3 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | 70 | |
| 4 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | 58 | |
| 5 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | 55 | |
| 6 | Jef Planckaert (BEL) | 48 | |
| 7 | Marcel Janssens (BEL) | 47 | |
| 8 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | 46 | |
| 9 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | 43 | |
| 10= |  Adolf Christian (AUT) | 36 | |
| 10= | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) | 36 |
Nations[edit]
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 593 |
| 2 | France | 359 |
| 3 | Italy | 318 |
References[edit]
- 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives