1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the second edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included ten races: all nine races from the 1948 edition were retained and the Tour de Suisse added. The competition was won by Fausto Coppi of the Bianchi–Ursus who won four of the ten rounds: Milan–San Remo, the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de France and the Giro di Lombardia.

1949 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Second edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 23 October
LocationEurope
Races10
Champions
Individual champion Fausto Coppi (ITA) (Bianchi–Ursus)
Nations' champion Italy
← 1948
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Races

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Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo   Italy   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Ursus Report
10 April Tour of Flanders   Belgium   Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) Ganna–Ursus Report
13 April La Flèche Wallonne   Belgium   Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier–Hutchinson Report
17 April Paris–Roubaix   France   Serse Coppi (ITA) and   André Mahé (FRA) Bianchi–Ursus/Stella–Dunlop Report
24 April Paris–Brussels   France/  Belgium   Maurice Diot (FRA) Mercier–Hutchinson Report
15 May Paris–Tours   France   Albert Ramon (BEL) Ganna–Ursus Report
21 May – 12 June Giro d'Italia   Italy   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Ursus Report
30 June – 24 July Tour de France   France   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Italy Report
30 July – 6 August Tour de Suisse   Switzerland   Gottfried Weilenmann (SUI) Wolf Report
23 October Giro di Lombardia   Italy   Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi–Ursus Report

Final standings

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Riders

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Cyclist Team Points
1   Fausto Coppi (ITA) 203
2=   Gino Bartali (ITA) 115
2=   Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) 115
4   Nedo Logli (ITA) 68
5   Adolfo Leoni (ITA) 67
6   Maurice Mollin (BEL) 62
7   Giulio Bresci (ITA) 59
8   Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) 59
9   Jean Goldschmit (LUX) 56
10   Albert Ramon (BEL) 55

Nations

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Nation Points
1   Italy 878
2   Belgium 628
3   France 621

References

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