1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Explained

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.

Races

Date	Race	Country	Winner	Team	Report
19 March	Milan–San Remo				Report
10 April	Tour of Flanders				Report
13 April	La Flèche Wallonne				Report
17 April	Paris–Roubaix		and	/Stella–Dunlop	Report
24 April	Paris–Brussels	/			Report
15 May	Paris–Tours				Report
21 May – 12 June	Giro d'Italia				Report
30 June – 24 July	Tour de France			Italy	Report
30 July – 6 August	Tour de Suisse			Wolf	Report
23 October	Giro di Lombardia				Report

Final standings

Riders

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1			203
2=			115
2=			115
4			68
5			67
6			62
7			59
8			59
9			56
10			55

Nations

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	Nation	Points
1		878
2		628
3		621