1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

{{ Infobox cycling season

| name = 1948 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

| edition = 1

| competition = Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

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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

class="wikitable"
Date

!Race

!Country

!Winner

!Team

!Report

19 March

|Milan–San Remo

|{{ITA}}

| {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}}

| Bianchi

|Report

4 April

|Paris–Roubaix

|{{FRA}}

| {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}}

| Mercier–Hutchinson

|Report

11 April

|Paris–Brussels

|{{FRA}}/{{BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Lode Poels|BEL}}

| Garin-Wolber

|Report

18 April

|Tour of Flanders

|{{BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}}

| Alcyon–Dunlop

|Report

21 April

|La Flèche Wallonne

|{{BEL}}

| {{flagathlete|Fermo Camellini|ITA}}

| Métropole

|Report

25 April

|Paris–Tours

|{{FRA}}

| {{flagathlete|Louis Caput|FRA}}

|

|Report

15 May – 6 June

|Giro d'Italia

|{{ITA}}

| {{flagathlete|Fiorenzo Magni|ITA}}

| Wilier Triestina

|Report

30 June – 25 July

|Tour de France

|{{FRA}}

| {{flagathlete|Gino Bartali|ITA}}

| Italy

|Report

24 October

|Giro di Lombardia

|{{ITA}}

| {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}}

| Bianchi

|Report

Final standings

=Riders=

class="wikitable"
CyclistTeamPoints
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=

class="wikitable"
!Nation

!Points

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}}

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