1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the third edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included ten races: all the races form the 1949 edition were retained with no additions.

1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Third edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates18 March – 22 October
LocationEurope
Races10
Champions
Individual champion Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Frejus)
Nations' champion Italy

Races
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
18 March Milan–San Remo  Italy  Gino Bartali (ITA) Bartali–Gardiol Report
2 April Tour of Flanders  Belgium  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Ganna Report
9 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi-Ursus Report
16 April Paris–Brussels  France/ Belgium  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier-Hutchinson Report
1 May La Flèche Wallonne  Belgium  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi-Ursus Report
7 May Paris–Tours  France  André Mahé (FRA) Stella-Dunlop Report
24 May – 13 June Giro d'Italia  Italy  Hugo Koblet (SUI) Guerra–Ursus Report
24 June – 1 July Tour de Suisse   Switzerland  Hugo Koblet (SUI) Guerra–Ursus Report
13 July – 7 August Tour de France  France  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Switzerland Report
22 October Giro di Lombardia  Italy  Renzo Soldani (ITA) Thomann Report

Final standings

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)89
2  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)68
3  Hugo Koblet (SUI)60
4  Fausto Coppi (ITA)56
5  Gino Bartali (ITA)54
6  Raymond Impanis (BEL)36
7  Jean Kirchen (LUX)35
8  Stan Ockers (BEL)34
9=  Louison Bobet (FRA)32
9=  Guy Lapébie (FRA)32

Nations
Nation Points
1  Italy 420
2  France 349
3  Belgium 300

References
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