1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Explained

The 1950 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the third edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included ten races: all the races form the 1949 edition were retained with no additions.

Races

Date	Race	Country	Winner	Team	Report
18 March	Milan–San Remo			Bartali–Gardiol	Report
2 April	Tour of Flanders			Ganna	Report
9 April	Paris–Roubaix			Bianchi–Ursus	Report
16 April	Paris–Brussels	/		Mercier–Hutchinson	Report
1 May	La Flèche Wallonne			Bianchi–Ursus	Report
7 May	Paris–Tours			Stella–Dunlop	Report
24 May – 13 June	Giro d'Italia			Guerra–Ursus	Report
24 June – 1 July	Tour de Suisse			Guerra–Ursus	Report
13 July – 7 August	Tour de France			Switzerland	Report
22 October	Giro di Lombardia			Thomann	Report

Final standings

Riders

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1			89
2			68
3			60
4			56
5			54
6			36
7			35
8			34
9=			32
9=			32

Nations

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	Nation	Points
1		420
2		349
3		300