1953 Omloop Het Volk

The 1953 Omloop Het Volk was the ninth edition of the Omloop Het Volk cycle race and was held on 8 March 1953.[2] The race started and finished in Ghent.[3] The race was won by Ernest Sterckx.

1953 Omloop Het Volk
Race details
Dates8 March 1953
Stages1
Distance220[1] km (136.7 mi)
Winning time6h 07' 00"
Results
  Winner  Ernest Sterckx (BEL)
  Second  Maurice Mollin (BEL)
  Third  Marcel Ryckaert (BEL)

General classification
Final general classification[3][4]
Rank Rider Time
1  Ernest Sterckx (BEL) 6h 07' 00"
2  Maurice Mollin (BEL) + 0"
3  Marcel Ryckaert (BEL) + 0"
4  Claude Rouer (FRA) + 0"
5  Gerard Buyl (BEL) + 0"
6  Henri van Kerckhove (BEL) + 0"
7  Valentin Petry (FRG) + 0"
8  Alfons Van den Brande (BEL) + 0"
9  René Mertens (BEL) + 0"
10  Edward Peeters (BEL) + 0"

References
  1. "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "1953 Omloop Het Volk ( HC)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. "9ème Het Volk 1953". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 8 December 2004.
  4. "1953 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad". First Cycling. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
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