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
Rounds11
Champions
Individual champion Louison Bobet (FRA) (Stella-Dunlop)
Nations' champion France

Races
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) Frejus Report
22 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège  Belgium  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Frejus Report
19 May – 10 June Giro d'Italia  Italy  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Ganna Report
15 June – 21 June Tour de Suisse   Switzerland  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Frejus 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

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Louison Bobet (FRA)Stella-Dunlop97
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
Nation Points
1  France 483
2  Italy 474
3  Belgium 302
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