1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Explained

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.

Races

Date	Race	Country	Winner	Team	Report
19 March	Milan–San Remo			Stella–Dunlop	Report
1 April	Tour of Flanders			Ganna	Report
8 April	Paris–Roubaix			Benotto-Ursus-Fiorelli	Report
15 April	Paris–Brussels	/		Mercier–Hutchinson	Report
21 April	La Flèche Wallonne			Fréjus	Report
22 April	Liège–Bastogne–Liège			Fréjus	Report
19 May – 10 June	Giro d'Italia			Ganna	Report
15 June – 23 June	Tour de Suisse			Fréjus	Report
4 July – 29 July	Tour de France			Switzerland	Report
7 October	Paris–Tours				Report
21 October	Giro di Lombardia			Stella–Dunlop	Report

Final standings

Riders

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1			97
2			96
3			90
4			77
5			69
6			68
7			53
8			51
9			40
10			37

Nations

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	Nation	Points
1		483
2		474
3		302