1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
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The 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1956 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the second of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship.
Dates19 March – 20 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Individual champion
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano–Coppi)
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano–Coppi)| Tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 20 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano–Coppi) |
| Nations' champion | Belgium |
Races
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |  Italy |
 Miguel Poblet (ESP) |
Report | |
| 31 March | Tour of Flanders | Belgium |
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 7 April | Paris–Roubaix |  France |
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 22 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium |
Léon Van Daele (BEL) |
Faema–Guerra | Report |
| 4 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium |
Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
Report | |
| 5 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium |
Frans Schoubben (BEL) |
Report | |
| 18 May – 9 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy |
Gastone Nencini (ITA) |
Leo–Chlorodont | Report |
| 12 June – 20 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland |
Pasquale Fornara (ITA) |
Report | |
| 27 June – 20 July | Tour de France | France |
Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
France | Report |
| 6 October | Paris–Tours | France |
Fred De Bruyne (BEL) |
Carpano–Coppi | Report |
| 20 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy |
Diego Ronchini (ITA) |
Ignis | Report |
Final standings
Riders
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred De Bruyne (BEL) | Carpano–Coppi | 90 |
| 2 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | 76 | |
| 3 | Gastone Nencini (ITA) | 70 | |
| 4 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | 58 | |
| 5 | Miguel Poblet (ESP) | 55 | |
| 6 | Jef Planckaert (BEL) | 48 | |
| 7 | Marcel Janssens (BEL) | 47 | |
| 8 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | 46 | |
| 9 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) | 43 | |
| 10= |  Adolf Christian (AUT) | 36 | |
| 10= | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) | 36 |
Nations
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium |
593 |
| 2 | France |
359 |
| 3 | Italy |
318 |
References
- 1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives (archived, or current page in French)