1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo Explained

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.

Races

Date	Race	Country	Winner	Team	Report
19 March	Milan–San Remo				Report
31 March	Tour of Flanders			Carpano–Coppi	Report
7 April	Paris–Roubaix			Carpano–Coppi	Report
22 April	Paris–Brussels	/		Faema–Guerra	Report
4 May	La Flèche Wallonne				Report
5 May	Liège–Bastogne–Liège				Report
18 May – 9 June	Giro d'Italia			Leo–Chlorodont	Report
12 June – 20 June	Tour de Suisse				Report
27 June – 20 July	Tour de France			France	Report
6 October	Paris–Tours			Carpano–Coppi	Report
20 October	Giro di Lombardia			Ignis	Report

Final standings

Riders

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1			90
2			76
3			70
4			58
5			55
6			48
7			47
8			46
9			43
10=			36
10=			36

Nations

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	Nation	Points
1		593
2		359
3		318