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1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

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1957 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Tenth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
Details
Dates19 March – 20 October
LocationEurope
Races11
Champions
Individual champion Fred De Bruyne (BEL) (Carpano–Coppi)
Nations' champion Belgium
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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.

Races

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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

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Riders

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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

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Nation Points
1  Belgium 593
2  France 359
3  Italy 318

References

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