1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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The 1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the ninth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1955 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the first of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship.
Dates19 March – 21 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Individual champion
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Mercier–BP–Hutchinson)
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Mercier–BP–Hutchinson)| Ninth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 21 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Mercier–BP–Hutchinson) |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
Races
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy |
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 2 April | Tour of Flanders | Belgium |
 Jean Forestier (FRA) |
Follis–Dunlop | Report |
| 8 April | Paris–Roubaix | France |
Louison Bobet (FRA) |
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 22 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium |
Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert | Report |
| 5 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium |
Richard Van Genechten (BEL) |
Elvé-Peugeot | Report |
| 6 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium |
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 19 May – 10 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy |
 Charly Gaul (LUX) |
Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert | Report |
| 16 June – 23 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland |
Rolf Graf (SUI) |
Report | |
| 5 July – 28 July | Tour de France | France |
Roger Walkowiak (FRA) |
North-East/Centre | Report |
| 7 October | Paris–Tours | France |
Albert Bouvet (FRA) |
Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | Report |
| 21 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy |
André Darrigade (FRA) |
Bianchi–Pirelli | Report |
Final standings
Riders
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 84 |
| 2 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | 66 | |
| 3 | Stan Ockers (BEL) | 62 | |
| 4 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | 61 | |
| 5 | Andre Vlayen (BEL) | 47 | |
| 6 | Charly Gaul (LUX) | 46 | |
| 7 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | 44 | |
| 8= | Germain Derycke (BEL) | 41 | |
| 8= | Jef Planckaert (BEL) | 41 | |
| 8= | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | 41 |
Nations
References
- 1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)