1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1956 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the second of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship.

1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 20 October
LocationEurope
Rounds11
Champions
Individual champion Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano-Coppi)
Nations' champion Belgium

Races
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo  Italy  Miguel Poblet (ESP) Report
31 March Tour of Flanders  Belgium  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) Carpano-Coppi Report
7 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) Carpano-Coppi Report
22 April Paris–Brussels  France/ Belgium  Léon Van Daele (BEL) Faema-Guerra Report
4 May La Flèche Wallonne  Belgium  Raymond Impanis (BEL) Report
5 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège  Belgium  Frans Schoubben (BEL) Report
18 May – 9 June Giro d'Italia  Italy  Gastone Nencini (ITA) Leo-Chlorodont Report
12 June – 20 June Tour de Suisse   Switzerland  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) Report
27 June – 20 July Tour de France  France  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) France Report
6 October Paris–Tours  France  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) Carpano-Coppi Report
20 October Giro di Lombardia  Italy  Diego Ronchini (ITA) Ignis Report

Final standings

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Fred De Bruyne (BEL)Carpano-Coppi90
2  Raymond Impanis (BEL)76
3  Gastone Nencini (ITA)70
4  Louison Bobet (FRA)58
5  Miguel Poblet (ESP)55
6  Jef Planckaert (BEL)48
7  Marcel Janssens (BEL)47
8  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)46
9  Nino Defilippis (ITA)43
10=  Adolf Christian (AUT)36
10=  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)36

Nations
Nation Points
1  Belgium 593
2  France 359
3  Italy 318
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