1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

{{ Infobox cycling season

| name = 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

| edition = 7

| competition = Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

| image_size =

| dates = 19 March – 31 October

| location = Europe

| rounds = 11

| individual_champion = {{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}}

| individual_champion_team = Fiorelli

| nations_champion = {{flagu|Belgium}}

| previous = 1953

| next = 1955

}}

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

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Date

! Race

! Country

! Winner

! Team

! Report

19 March

| Milan–San Remo

| {{flagu|Italy}}

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

| Mercier–BP–Hutchinson

| Report

4 April

| Tour of Flanders

| {{flagu|Belgium}}

| {{flagathlete|Raymond Impanis|BEL}}

| Mercier–BP–Hutchinson

| Report

11 April

| Paris–Roubaix

| {{flagu|France}}

| {{flagathlete|Raymond Impanis|BEL}}

| Mercier–BP–Hutchinson

| Report

25 April

| Paris–Brussels

| {{flagu|France}}/{{flagu|Belgium}}

| {{flagathlete|Marcel Hendrickx|BEL}}

| Peugeot–Dunlop

| Report

8 May

| La Flèche Wallonne

| {{flagu|Belgium}}

| {{flagathlete|Germain Derycke|BEL}}

| Alcyon–Dunlop

| Report

9 May

| Liège–Bastogne–Liège

| {{flagu|Belgium}}

| {{flagathlete|Marcel Ernzer|LUX}}

| Terrot–Hutchinson

| Report

21 May – 13 June

| Giro d'Italia

| {{flagu|Italy}}

| {{flagathlete|Carlo Clerici|SUI}}

| Guerra

| Report

8 July – 1 August

| Tour de France

| {{flagu|France}}

| {{flagathlete|Louison Bobet|FRA}}

| France

| Report

7 August – 14 August

| Tour de Suisse

| {{flagu|Switzerland}}

| {{flagathlete|Pasquale Fornara|ITA}}

|

| Report

10 October

| Paris–Tours

| {{flagu|France}}

| {{flagathlete|Gilbert Scodeller|FRA}}

| Mercier–BP–Hutchinson

| Report

31 October

| Giro di Lombardia

| {{flagu|Italy}}

| {{flagathlete|Fausto Coppi|ITA}}

| Bianchi–Pirelli

| Report

Final standings

=Riders=

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CyclistTeamPoints
1

|{{flagathlete|Ferdinand Kübler|SUI}} || Fiorelli || 94

2

|{{flagathlete|Raymond Impanis|BEL}} || Mercier–Hutchinson || 66

3

|{{flagathlete|Louison Bobet|FRA}} || || 59

4

|{{flagathlete|Germain Derycke|BEL}} || Alcyon–Dunlop || 52

5=

| {{flagathlete|Roger Decock|BEL}} || || 47

5=

|{{flagathlete|Stan Ockers|BEL}} || || 47

7

|{{flagathlete|Fiorenzo Magni|ITA}} || || 46

8

|{{flagathlete|Fritz Schär|SUI}} || || 44

9=

| {{flagathlete|Hugo Koblet|SUI}} || || 38

9=

|{{flagathlete|Agostino Coletto|ITA}} || || 38

=Nations=

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style="background:#ccccff;"

!

!Nation

!Points

1

|{{flagu|Belgium}}

|align="center"|463

2

|{{flagu|Italy}}

|align="center"|355

3

|{{flagu|France}}

|align="center"|280

References

  • {{Cycling Archives race report|103012}}

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{{1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo}}

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