1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
{{Short description|5th season of the tournament}}
{{ Infobox cycling season
| name = 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
| edition = 5
| competition = Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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| dates = 19 March – 26 October
| location = Europe
| rounds = 11
| individual_champion = {{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}}
| individual_champion_team = Frejus
| nations_champion = {{ITA}}
| previous = 1951
| next = 1953
}}
The 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the fifth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1951 edition were retained with no additions. Ferdinand Kübler won his second edition, having previously won in 1950. Italy won the nations championship.
Races
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Date
!Race !Country !Winner !Team !Report |
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19 March
|{{ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Loretto Petrucci|ITA}} | |
6 April
|{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Roger Decock|BEL}} |
13 April
|{{FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Rik Van Steenbergen|BEL}} | |
27 April
|{{FRA}}/{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}} |
10 May
|{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}} | Frejus |
11 May
|{{BEL}} | {{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}} | Frejus |
17 May – 8 June
|{{ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} | Bianchi |
14 June – 21 June
|{{SUI}} | {{flagathlete|Pasquale Fornara|ITA}} | |
25 June – 19 July
|{{FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} | Italy |
5 October
|{{FRA}} | {{flagathlete|Raymond Guégan|FRA}} | |
26 October
|{{ITA}} | {{flagathlete|Giuseppe Minardi|ITA}} | |
Final standings
=Riders=
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Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1
|{{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}} || Frejus || 113 | |||
2
|{{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}} || Bianchi || 97 | |||
3
|{{flagathlete|Stan Ockers|BEL}} || || 72 | |||
4
|{{flagathlete|Briek Schotte|BEL}} || Alcyon-Dunlop || 53 | |||
5
| {{flagathlete|Jean Robic|FRA}} || || 51 | |||
6
|{{flagathlete|Louison Bobet|FRA}} || || 50 | |||
7
|{{flagathlete|Loretto Petrucci|ITA}} || || 44 | |||
8
|{{flagathlete|Alex Close|BEL}} || || 32 | |||
9=
| {{flagathlete|Raymond Impanis|BEL}} || || 28 | |||
9=
|{{flagathlete|Désiré Keteleer|BEL}} || || 28 |
=Nations=
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! !Nation !Points |
1
|{{ITA}} |align="center"|493 |
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2
|{{BEL}} |align="center"|410 |
3
|{{FRA}} |align="center"|349 |
References
- {{Cycling Archives race report|103010}}
{{Challenge Desgrange-Colombo}}
{{1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo}}