1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

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1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Seventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 31 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual championFile:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Fiorelli)
Nations' championFile:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
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The 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the seventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1953 edition were retained with no additions. Ferdinand Kübler won his third individual championship (although he did not win any of the races) while Belgium won the nations championship.

Races

Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
4 April Tour of Flanders File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raymond Impanis (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
11 April Paris–Roubaix File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raymond Impanis (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
25 April Paris–Brussels File:Flag of France.svg France/File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marcel Hendrickx (BEL) Peugeot–Dunlop Report
8 May La Flèche Wallonne File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Germain Derycke (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop Report
9 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Marcel Ernzer (LUX) Terrot–Hutchinson Report
21 May – 13 June Giro d'Italia File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Carlo Clerici (SUI) Guerra Report
8 July – 1 August Tour de France File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of France.svg Louison Bobet (FRA) France Report
7 August – 14 August Tour de Suisse File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland File:Flag of Italy.svg Pasquale Fornara (ITA) Report
10 October Paris–Tours File:Flag of France.svg France File:Flag of France.svg Gilbert Scodeller (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
31 October Giro di Lombardia File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Pirelli Report

Final standings

Riders

Cyclist Team Points
1 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) Fiorelli 94
2 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Raymond Impanis (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson 66
3 File:Flag of France.svg Louison Bobet (FRA) 59
4 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Germain Derycke (BEL) Alcyon–Dunlop 52
5= File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roger Decock (BEL) 47
5= File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stan Ockers (BEL) 47
7 File:Flag of Italy.svg Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) 46
8 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fritz Schär (SUI) 44
9= File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Hugo Koblet (SUI) 38
9= File:Flag of Italy.svg Agostino Coletto (ITA) 38

Nations

Nation Points
1 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 463
2 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 355
3 File:Flag of France.svg France 280

References