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.
| Fifth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 26 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Frejus) |
| Nations' champion |  Italy |
Races edit
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo | Italy
|
Loretto Petrucci (ITA)
|
Report | |
| 6 April | Tour of Flanders |  Belgium
|
Roger Decock (BEL)
|
Bertin–d'Alessandro | Report |
| 13 April | Paris–Roubaix |  France
|
Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 27 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium
|
Briek Schotte (BEL)
|
Alcyon-Dunlop | Report |
| 10 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium
|
Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
|
Frejus | Report |
| 11 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium
|
Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)
|
Frejus | Report |
| 17 May – 8 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy
|
Fausto Coppi (ITA)
|
Bianchi | Report |
| 14 June – 21 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland
|
Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
|
Report | |
| 25 June – 19 July | Tour de France | France
|
Fausto Coppi (ITA)
|
Italy | Report |
| 5 October | Paris–Tours | France
|
Raymond Guégan (FRA)
|
Report | |
| 26 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy
|
Giuseppe Minardi (ITA)
|
Report |
Final standings edit
Riders edit
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) |
Frejus | 113 |
| 2 | Fausto Coppi (ITA) |
Bianchi | 97 |
| 3 | Stan Ockers (BEL) |
72 | |
| 4 | Briek Schotte (BEL) |
Alcyon-Dunlop | 53 |
| 5 | Jean Robic (FRA) |
51 | |
| 6 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
50 | |
| 7 | Loretto Petrucci (ITA) |
44 | |
| 8 | Alex Close (BEL) |
32 | |
| 9= | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
28 | |
| 9= | Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
28 |
Nations edit
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
493 |
| 2 | Belgium
|
410 |
| 3 | France
|
349 |
References edit
- 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives