1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
5th season of the tournament
| 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 |
← 1951 1953 → | |
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.
Races
| 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
Riders
| 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
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 493 |
| 2 | Belgium | 410 |
| 3 | France | 349 |
References
- 1952 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives
