1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

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.

1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Seventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 31 October
LocationEurope
Rounds11
Champions
Individual champion Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Fiorelli)
Nations' champion Belgium

Races
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
19 March Milan–San Remo  Italy  Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
4 April Tour of Flanders  Belgium  Raymond Impanis (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
11 April Paris–Roubaix  France  Raymond Impanis (BEL) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
25 April Paris–Brussels  France/ Belgium  Marcel Hendrickx (BEL) Peugeot-Dunlop Report
8 May La Flèche Wallonne  Belgium  Germain Derycke (BEL) Alcyon-Dunlop Report
9 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège  Belgium  Marcel Ernzer (LUX) Terrot-Hutchinson Report
21 May – 13 June Giro d'Italia  Italy  Carlo Clerici (SUI) Guerra Report
8 July – 1 August Tour de France  France  Louison Bobet (FRA) France Report
7 August – 14 August Tour de Suisse   Switzerland  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) Report
10 October Paris–Tours  France  Gilbert Scodeller (FRA) Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report
31 October Giro di Lombardia  Italy  Fausto Coppi (ITA) Bianchi-Pirelli Report

Final standings

Riders
CyclistTeamPoints
1  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI)Fiorelli94
2  Raymond Impanis (BEL)Mercier–Hutchinson66
3  Louison Bobet (FRA)59
4  Germain Derycke (BEL)Alcyon-Dunlop52
5=  Roger Decock (BEL)47
5=  Stan Ockers (BEL)47
7  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)46
8  Fritz Schär (SUI)44
9=  Hugo Koblet (SUI)38
9=  Agostino Coletto (ITA)38

Nations
Nation Points
1  Belgium 463
2  Italy 355
3  France 280

References
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