The 1956 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the ninth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1955 edition were retained with no additions. Fred De Bruyne won the first of his three individual championships while Belgium retained the nations championship.
Races Date Race Country Winner Team Report 19 March Milan–San Remo Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 2 April Tour of Flanders Follis–Dunlop Report 8 April Paris–Roubaix Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 22 April Paris–Brussels / Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert Report 5 May La Flèche Wallonne Elvé-Peugeot Report 6 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 19 May – 10 June Giro d'Italia Faema-Guerra-Van Hauwaert Report 16 June – 23 June Tour de Suisse Report 5 July – 28 July Tour de France North-East/Centre Report 7 October Paris–Tours Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Report 21 October Giro di Lombardia Bianchi–Pirelli Report
Final standings
Riders Cyclist Team Points1 Mercier–BP–Hutchinson 842 663 624 615 476 467 448= 418= 418= 41
Nations NationPoints156923263323
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