1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the first edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included nine races - seven one-day races and two stage races - all in Belgium, France or Italy.

1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
First edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 24 October
LocationEurope
Races9
Champions
Individual champion Briek Schotte (BEL) (Alcyon–Dunlop)
Nations' champion Italy

Races
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo  Italy  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi Report
4 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson Report
11 April Paris–Brussels  France/ Belgium  Lode Poels (BEL) Garin-Wolber Report
18 April Tour of Flanders  Belgium  Briek Schotte (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop Report
21 April La Flèche Wallonne  Belgium  Fermo Camellini (ITA) Métropole Report
25 October Paris–Tours  France  Louis Caput (FRA) Report
17 May – 6 June Giro d'Italia  Italy  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Wilier Triestina Report
30 June – 25 July Tour de France  France  Gino Bartali (ITA) Italy Report
24 October Giro di Lombardia  Italy  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi Report

Final standings

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Briek Schotte (BEL)Alcyon–Dunlop142
2  Fermo Camellini (FRA)Métropole118
3  Gino Bartali (ITA)Legnano96
4  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)Wilier Triestina84
5  Vito Ortelli (ITA)65
6  Giordano Cottur (ITA)64
7  Louison Bobet (FRA)63
8  Marcel Rijckaert (BEL)63
9  Albert Ramon (BEL)62
10  Fausto Coppi (ITA)Bianchi60

Nations
Nation Points
1  Italy 768.5
2  Belgium 711.5
3  France 548.5

References
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