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 two-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.
