First edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
Details | |
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Dates | 19 March – 24 October |
Location | Europe |
Races | 9 |
Champions | |
Individual champion | ![]() |
Nations' champion | ![]() |
The 1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the first edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included nine races - seven one-day races and two stage races - all in Belgium, France or Italy.
Races
[edit]Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
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19 March | Milan–San Remo | ![]() |
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Bianchi | Report |
4 April | Paris–Roubaix | ![]() |
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Mercier–Hutchinson | Report |
11 April | Paris–Brussels | ![]() ![]() |
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Garin-Wolber | Report |
18 April | Tour of Flanders | ![]() |
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Alcyon–Dunlop | Report |
21 April | La Flèche Wallonne | ![]() |
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Métropole | Report |
25 April | Paris–Tours | ![]() |
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Report | |
15 May – 6 June | Giro d'Italia | ![]() |
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Wilier Triestina | Report |
30 June – 25 July | Tour de France | ![]() |
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Italy | Report |
24 October | Giro di Lombardia | ![]() |
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Bianchi | Report |
Final standings
[edit]Riders
[edit]Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | 142 |
2 | ![]() |
Métropole | 118 |
3 | ![]() |
Legnano | 96 |
4 | ![]() |
Wilier Triestina | 84 |
5 | ![]() |
65 | |
6 | ![]() |
64 | |
7 | ![]() |
63 | |
8 | ![]() |
63 | |
9 | ![]() |
62 | |
10 | ![]() |
Bianchi | 60 |
Nations
[edit]Nation | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
768.5 |
2 | ![]() |
711.5 |
3 | ![]() |
548.5 |
References
[edit]- 1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives