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
Rounds11
Champions
Individual champion Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Frejus)
Nations' champion Italy

Races
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

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)Frejus113
2  Fausto Coppi (ITA)Bianchi97
3  Stan Ockers (BEL)72
4  Briek Schotte (BEL)Alcyon-Dunlop53
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
Nation Points
1  Italy 493
2  Belgium 410
3  France 349
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