1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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.
| 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 |
Races
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy |
Louison Bobet (FRA) |
Stella-Dunlop | Report |
| 1 April | Tour of Flanders | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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) |
Frejus | Report |
| 22 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium |
Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) |
Frejus | Report |
| 19 May – 10 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy |
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
Ganna | Report |
| 15 June – 21 June | Tour de Suisse | Switzerland |
Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) |
Frejus | 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
Riders
| 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 |
References
- 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives
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