1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
| Third edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 March – 22 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 10 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Fréjus) |
| Nations' champion |  Italy |
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.
Races
[edit]| 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
[edit]Riders
[edit]| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
420 |
| 2 | France
|
349 |
| 3 | Belgium
|
300 |
References
[edit]- 1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives (archived)