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.
| Fourth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 21 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Louison Bobet (FRA) (Stella–Dunlop) |
| Nations' champion | France |
Races
edit| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy
|
Louison Bobet (FRA)
|
Stella–Dunlop | Report |
| 1 April | Tour of Flanders |  Belgium
|
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
|
Ganna | Report |
| 8 April | Paris–Roubaix | France
|
Antonio Bevilacqua (ITA)
|
Benotto-Ursus-Fiorelli | Report |
| 15 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium
|
Jean Guéguen (FRA)
|
Mercier–Hutchinson | Report |
| 21 April | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium
|
 Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
|
Fréjus | Report |
| 22 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium
|
Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
|
Fréjus | Report |
| 19 May – 10 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy
|
Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)
|
Ganna | Report |
| 15 June – 23 June | Tour de Suisse | Switzerland
|
Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
|
Fréjus | Report |
| 4 July – 29 July | Tour de France | France
|
Hugo Koblet (SUI)
|
Switzerland | Report |
| 7 October | Paris–Tours | France
|
Jacques Dupont (FRA)
|
Report | |
| 21 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy
|
Louison Bobet (FRA)
|
Stella–Dunlop | Report |
Final standings
editRiders
edit| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
Stella–Dunlop | 97 |
| 2 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) |
96 | |
| 3 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) |
90 | |
| 4 | Hugo Koblet (SUI) |
77 | |
| 5 | Gino Bartali (ITA) |
69 | |
| 6 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) |
68 | |
| 7 | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
53 | |
| 8 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
51 | |
| 9 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
40 | |
| 10 | Pierre Barbotin (FRA) |
37 |
Nations
edit| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | France
|
483 |
| 2 | Italy
|
474 |
| 3 | Belgium
|
302 |
References
edit- 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives