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.

1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Fourth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 21 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual champion Louison Bobet (FRA) (Stella–Dunlop)
Nations' champion France
← 1950
1952 →

Races

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Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo   Italy   Louison Bobet (FRA) Stella–Dunlop Report
1 April Tour of Flanders   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) Fréjus Report
22 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège   Belgium   Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Fréjus Report
19 May – 10 June Giro d'Italia   Italy   Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Ganna Report
15 June – 23 June Tour de Suisse    Switzerland   Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Fréjus 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

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Riders

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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

Nations

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Nation Points
1   France 483
2   Italy 474
3   Belgium 302

References

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