sentences:  The Challenge Desgrange-Colombo competition was created in 1948 to get the cyclists from two of the most dominant countries of the sport, France and Italy, to participate in each other's races.Named after long-time Tour de France director Henri Desgrange and Giro d'Italia director , the competition was organised by the newspapers "L'Équipe", "La Gazzetta dello Sport", "Het Nieuwsblad-Sportwereld" and "Les Sports".It marked early co-operation between L'Équipe and La Gazzetta dello Sport which lasts to this day.