1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the second edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included ten races: all nine races from the 1948 edition were retained and the Tour de Suisse added. The competition was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi–Ursus who won four of the ten rounds: Milan–San Remo, the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Giro di Lombardia.

1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Second edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 23 October
LocationEurope
Rounds10
Champions
Individual champion Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Bianchi–Ursus)
Nations' champion Italy

Races
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo  Italy  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Ursus Report
10 April Tour of Flanders  Belgium  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Ganna–Ursus Report
13 April La Flèche Wallonne  Belgium  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson Report
17 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Serse Coppi (ITA) and  André Mahé (FRA) Bianchi–Ursus/Stella–Dunlop Report
24 April Paris–Brussels  France/ Belgium  Maurice Diot (FRA) Mercier–Hutchinson Report
15 May Paris–Tours  France  Albert Ramon (BEL) Ganna–Ursus Report
21 May – 12 June Giro d'Italia  Italy  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Ursus Report
30 June – 24 July Tour de France  France  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Italy Report
30 July – 6 August Tour de Suisse   Switzerland  Gottfried Weilenmann (SUI) Wolf Report
23 October Giro di Lombardia  Italy  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Ursus Report

Final standings

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Fausto Coppi (ITA)203
2=  Gino Bartali (ITA)115
2=  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)115
4  Nedo Logli (ITA)68
5  Adolfo Leoni (ITA)67
6  Maurice Mollin (BEL)62
7  Giulio Bresci (ITA)59
8  Giancarlo Astrua (ITA)59
9  Jean Goldschmit (LUX)56
10  Albert Ramon (BEL)55

Nations
Nation Points
1  Italy 878
2  Belgium 628
3  France 621
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