1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the fifth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1951 edition were retained with no additions. Ferdinand Kübler won his second edition, having previously won in 1950. Italy won the nations championship.

1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Fifth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 26 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual champion Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Frejus)
Nations' champion Italy
← 1951
1953 →

Races

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Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo   Italy   Loretto Petrucci (ITA) Report
6 April Tour of Flanders   Belgium   Roger Decock (BEL) Bertin–d'Alessandro Report
13 April Paris–Roubaix   France   Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Report
27 April Paris–Brussels   France/  Belgium   Briek Schotte (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop Report
10 May La Flèche Wallonne   Belgium   Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Frejus Report
11 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège   Belgium   Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Frejus Report
17 May – 8 June Giro d'Italia   Italy   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi Report
14 June – 21 June Tour de Suisse   Switzerland   Pasquale Fornara (ITA) Report
25 June – 19 July Tour de France   France   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Italy Report
5 October Paris–Tours   France   Raymond Guégan (FRA) Report
26 October Giro di Lombardia   Italy   Giuseppe Minardi (ITA) Report

Final standings

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Riders

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Cyclist Team Points
1   Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Frejus 113
2   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi 97
3   Stan Ockers (BEL) 72
4   Briek Schotte (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop 53
5   Jean Robic (FRA) 51
6   Louison Bobet (FRA) 50
7   Loretto Petrucci (ITA) 44
8   Alex Close (BEL) 32
9=   Raymond Impanis (BEL) 28
9=   Désiré Keteleer (BEL) 28

Nations

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Nation Points
1   Italy 493
2   Belgium 410
3   France 349

References

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