| Eleventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 19 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 12 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion | 
Fred De Bruyne (
BEL) (
Carpano) |
| Nations' champion |
Belgium |
The 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the eleventh and final edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1957 edition were retained and the Vuelta a España was included for the first time. Fred De Bruyne won the third of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship. The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo folded after the 1958 season and the Super Prestige Pernod replaced it as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing.
Races
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo | 
Italy
|
Rik Van Looy (
BEL)
|
Faema-Guerra | Report |
| 30 March | Tour of Flanders |
Belgium
|
Germain Derijcke (
BEL)
|
Carpano | Report |
| 13 April | Paris–Roubaix | 
France
|
Leon Vandaele (
BEL)
|
Report | |
| 20 April | Paris–Brussels |
France/
Belgium
|
Rik Van Looy (
BEL)
|
Faema-Guerra | Report |
| 26 April | La Flèche Wallonne |
Belgium
|
Rik Van Steenbergen (
BEL)
|
Report | |
| 27 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège |
Belgium
|
Fred De Bruyne (
BEL)
|
Carpano | Report |
| 30 April – 15 May | Vuelta a España | 
Spain
|
Jean Stablinski (
FRA)
|
Report | |
| 18 May – 8 June | Giro d'Italia |
Italy
|
Ercole Baldini (
ITA)
|
Report | |
| 11 June – 18 June | Tour de Suisse | 
Switzerland
|
Pasquale Fornara (
ITA)
|
Report | |
| 26 June – 19 July | Tour de France |
France
|
Charly Gaul (
LUX)
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | Report |
| 5 October | Paris–Tours |
France
|
Gilbert Desmet (
BEL)
|
Report | |
| 19 October | Giro di Lombardia |
Italy
|
Nino Defilippis (
ITA)
|
Carpano | Report |
Final standings
Riders
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fred De Bruyne (
BEL) |
Carpano | 89 |
| 2 |
Rik Van Looy (
BEL) |
77 | |
| 3 |
Charly Gaul (
LUX) |
76 | |
| 4 |
Miguel Poblet (
ESP) |
71 | |
| 5 |
Ercole Baldini (
ITA) |
57 | |
| 6 |
Louison Bobet (
FRA) |
54 | |
| 7 |
Pasquale Fornara (
ITA) |
51 | |
| 8 |
Raphaël Géminiani (
FRA) |
46 | |
| 9 |
Gastone Nencini (
ITA) |
44 | |
| 10 |
Nino Defilippis (
ITA) |
42 |
Nations
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
655 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
352 |
| 3 |
France
|
282 |
References
- 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives
| Eleventh edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19 March – 19 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 12 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |
Fred De Bruyne (
BEL) (
Carpano) |
| Nations' champion |
Belgium |
The 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the eleventh and final edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1957 edition were retained and the Vuelta a España was included for the first time. Fred De Bruyne won the third of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship. The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo folded after the 1958 season and the Super Prestige Pernod replaced it as the season-long competition for road bicycle racing.
Races
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo |
Italy
|
Rik Van Looy (
BEL)
|
Faema-Guerra | Report |
| 30 March | Tour of Flanders |
Belgium
|
Germain Derijcke (
BEL)
|
Carpano | Report |
| 13 April | Paris–Roubaix |
France
|
Leon Vandaele (
BEL)
|
Report | |
| 20 April | Paris–Brussels |
France/
Belgium
|
Rik Van Looy (
BEL)
|
Faema-Guerra | Report |
| 26 April | La Flèche Wallonne |
Belgium
|
Rik Van Steenbergen (
BEL)
|
Report | |
| 27 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège |
Belgium
|
Fred De Bruyne (
BEL)
|
Carpano | Report |
| 30 April – 15 May | Vuelta a España |
Spain
|
Jean Stablinski (
FRA)
|
Report | |
| 18 May – 8 June | Giro d'Italia |
Italy
|
Ercole Baldini (
ITA)
|
Report | |
| 11 June – 18 June | Tour de Suisse |
Switzerland
|
Pasquale Fornara (
ITA)
|
Report | |
| 26 June – 19 July | Tour de France |
France
|
Charly Gaul (
LUX)
|
Netherlands/Luxembourg | Report |
| 5 October | Paris–Tours |
France
|
Gilbert Desmet (
BEL)
|
Report | |
| 19 October | Giro di Lombardia |
Italy
|
Nino Defilippis (
ITA)
|
Carpano | Report |
Final standings
Riders
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fred De Bruyne (
BEL) |
Carpano | 89 |
| 2 |
Rik Van Looy (
BEL) |
77 | |
| 3 |
Charly Gaul (
LUX) |
76 | |
| 4 |
Miguel Poblet (
ESP) |
71 | |
| 5 |
Ercole Baldini (
ITA) |
57 | |
| 6 |
Louison Bobet (
FRA) |
54 | |
| 7 |
Pasquale Fornara (
ITA) |
51 | |
| 8 |
Raphaël Géminiani (
FRA) |
46 | |
| 9 |
Gastone Nencini (
ITA) |
44 | |
| 10 |
Nino Defilippis (
ITA) |
42 |
Nations
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Belgium
|
655 |
| 2 |
Italy
|
352 |
| 3 |
France
|
282 |
References
- 1958 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives