1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
{{ Infobox cycling season
| name = 1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
| edition = 1
| competition = Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
| image =
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| dates = 19 March – 24 October
| location = Europe
| rounds = 9
| individual_champion = {{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}}
| individual_champion_team = Alcyon–Dunlop
| nations_champion = {{ITA}}
| previous =
| next = 1949
}}
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
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Date
!Race !Country !Winner !Team !Report |
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19 March
|{{ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} | Bianchi |
4 April
|{{FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}} |
11 April
|{{FRA}}/{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Lode Poels|BEL}} |
18 April
|{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}} |
21 April
|{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Fermo Camellini|ITA}} |
25 April
|{{FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Louis Caput|FRA}} | |
15 May – 6 June
|{{ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Fiorenzo Magni|ITA}} |
30 June – 25 July
|{{FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} | Italy |
24 October
|{{ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} | Bianchi |
Final standings
=Riders=
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Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1
|{{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}} || Alcyon–Dunlop || 142 | |||
2
|{{flagathlete|Fermo Camellini|FRA}} || Métropole || 118 | |||
3
|{{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}} || Legnano || 96 | |||
4
|{{flagathlete|Fiorenzo Magni|ITA}} || Wilier Triestina || 84 | |||
5
|{{flagathlete|Vito Ortelli|ITA}} || || 65 | |||
6
|{{flagathlete|Giordano Cottur|ITA}} || || 64 | |||
7
| {{flagathlete|Louison Bobet|FRA}} || || 63 | |||
8
|{{flagathlete|Marcel Rijckaert|BEL}} || || 63 | |||
9
|{{flagathlete|Albert Ramon|BEL}} || || 62 | |||
10
|{{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} || Bianchi || 60 |
=Nations=
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!Nation
!Points |
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1
|{{ITA}} |align="center"|768.5 |
2
|{{BEL}} |align="center"|711.5 |
3
|{{FRA}} |align="center"|548.5 |
References
- {{Cycling Archives race report|97508}}
{{Challenge Desgrange-Colombo}}
{{1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo}}