The 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1956 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the second of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship.
| Tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 20 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano–Coppi) |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
Races edit
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy
|
 Miguel Poblet (ESP)
|
Report | |
| 31 March | Tour of Flanders | Belgium
|
Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
|
Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 7 April | Paris–Roubaix |  France
|
Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
|
Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 22 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium
|
Léon Van Daele (BEL)
|
Faema–Guerra | Report |
| 4 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium
|
Raymond Impanis (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 5 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium
|
Frans Schoubben (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 18 May – 9 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy
|
Gastone Nencini (ITA)
|
Leo–Chlorodont | Report |
| 12 June – 20 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland
|
Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
|
Report | |
| 27 June – 20 July | Tour de France | France
|
Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
|
France | Report |
| 6 October | Paris–Tours | France
|
Fred De Bruyne (BEL)
|
Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 20 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy
|
Diego Ronchini (ITA)
|
Ignis | Report |
Final standings edit
Riders edit
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
Carpano–Coppi | 90 |
| 2 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
76 | |
| 3 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
70 | |
| 4 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
58 | |
| 5 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
55 | |
| 6 | Jef Planckaert (BEL) |
48 | |
| 7 | Marcel Janssens (BEL) |
47 | |
| 8 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
46 | |
| 9 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
43 | |
| 10= |  Adolf Christian (AUT) |
36 | |
| 10= | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) |
36 |
Nations edit
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium
|
593 |
| 2 | France
|
359 |
| 3 | Italy
|
318 |
References edit
- 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives