1953 Tour of Flanders
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 5 April 1953 | ||
| Distance | 253 km (157.2 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 7h 19' | ||
| Results | |||
| Winner |  Wim van Est (NED) |
(Garin) | |
| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
(Garin) | |
| Third |  Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
(Mercier–Hutchinson) | |
The 37th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1953. Dutch rider Wim van Est won the race in a tw-man sprint with Désiré Keteleer in Wetteren.[1] 44 of 213 riders finished.[2]
Route
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 253 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
- Kluisberg
- Kwaremont
- Kruisberg
- Edelareberg
- Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wim van Est (NED) |
Garin | 7h 19' 00" |
| 2 | Désiré Keteleer (BEL) |
Garin | s.t. |
| 3 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) |
Mercier–Hutchinson | + 45" |
| 4 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
Stella–Wolber–Dunlop | + 1' 40" |
| 5 |  Loretto Petrucci (ITA) |
Bianchi–Pirelli | s.t. |
| 6 | Attilio Redolfi (FRA) |
Mercier–Leducq | + 2' 40" |
| 7 | Jacques Dupont (FRA) |
Dilecta–Wolber–Bouvet | + 4' 48" |
| 8 | Hilaire Couvreur (BEL) |
Terrot–Hutchinson | + 5' 50" |
| 9 | Stanislas Bober (FRA) |
Alcyon–Dunlop | + 5' 54" |
| 10 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) |
Bertin–d'Alessandro | + 6' 10" |
References
- ↑ Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 108
- ↑ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1953 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
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