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.
| Seventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 31 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) (Fiorelli) |
| Nations' champion | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fiorelli | 94 |
| 2 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Mercier–Hutchinson | 66 |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | 59 | |
| 4 | Germain Derycke (BEL) | Alcyon-Dunlop | 52 |
| 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 |
References
- 1954 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives
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