The 1955 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the eighth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1954 edition were retained with no additions. Stan Ockers won the individual championship while Belgium retained the nations championship.
| Eighth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 23 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Stan Ockers (BEL) (Elvé-Peugeot) |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
Races
edit| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy
|
Germain Derycke (BEL)
|
Alcyon–Dunlop | Report |
| 27 March | Tour of Flanders | Belgium
|
 Louison Bobet (FRA)
|
Bobet–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 10 April | Paris–Roubaix | France
|
Jean Forestier (FRA)
|
Report | |
| 24 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium
|
Marcel Hendrickx (BEL)
|
Elvé-Peugeot | Report |
| 30 April | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium
|
Stan Ockers (BEL)
|
Elvé-Peugeot | Report |
| 1 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium
|
Stan Ockers (BEL)
|
Elvé-Peugeot | Report |
| 14 May – 5 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy
|
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
|
Nivea-Fuchs | Report |
| 11 June – 18 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland
|
 Hugo Koblet (SUI)
|
Report | |
| 7 July – 30 July | Tour de France | France
|
Louison Bobet (FRA)
|
France | Report |
| 9 October | Paris–Tours | France
|
Jacques Dupont (FRA)
|
Report | |
| 23 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy
|
Cleto Maule (ITA)
|
Torpado | Report |
Final standings
editRiders
edit| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Ockers (BEL) |
Elvé-Peugeot | 91 |
| 2 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
80 | |
| 3 | Jean Brankart (BEL) |
78 | |
| 4 | Hugo Koblet (SUI) |
58 | |
| 5 | Germain Derijcke (BEL) |
53 | |
| 6 | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) |
41 | |
| 7= | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
38 | |
| 7= | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
38 | |
| 9 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) |
36 | |
| 10 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
34 |
Nations
edit| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
445 |
| 2 | France
|
387 |
| 3 | Italy
|
359 |
References
edit- 1955 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives (archived)