1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo
# 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo

The 1951 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the fourth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1950 edition were retained with the addition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège. Paris–Tours moved from a spring slot to an autumn slot. Louison Bobet won the competition by a single point to 1950 champion Ferdinand Kübler. France won their first nations championship.

## Races

| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo | Italy | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Dunlop | Report |
| 1 April | Tour of Flanders | Belgium | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Ganna | Report |
| 8 April | Paris–Roubaix | France | Antonio Bevilacqua (ITA) | Benotto-Ursus-Fiorelli | Report |
| 15 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium | Jean Guéguen (FRA) | Mercier–Hutchinson | Report |
| 21 April | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fréjus | Report |
| 22 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fréjus | Report |
| 19 May – 10 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Ganna | Report |
| 15 June – 21 June | Tour de Suisse | Switzerland | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | Fréjus | Report |
| 4 July – 29 July | Tour de France | France | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | Switzerland | Report |
| 7 October | Paris–Tours | France | Jacques Dupont (FRA) | | Report |
| 21 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Dunlop | Report |

## Final standings

### Riders

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Dunlop | 97 |
| 2 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) | | 96 |
| 3 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | | 90 |
| 4 | Hugo Koblet (SUI) | | 77 |
| 5 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | | 69 |
| 6 | Rik Van Steenbergen (BEL) | | 68 |
| 7 | Fausto Coppi (ITA) | | 53 |
| 8 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) | | 51 |
| 9 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | | 40 |
| 10 | Pierre Barbotin (FRA) | | 37 |

### Nations

| | Nation | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | France | 483 |
| 2 | Italy | 474 |
| 3 | Belgium | 302 |
