1953 Tour de Romandie

The 1953 Tour de Romandie was the seventh edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 7 May to 10 May 1953. The race started and finished in Martigny.[2] The race was won by Hugo Koblet.

1953 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates7–10 May 1953
Stages4
Distance827.5[1] km (514.2 mi)
Winning time24h 07' 46"
Results
  Winner  Hugo Koblet (SUI)
  Second  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
  Third  Louison Bobet (FRA)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Hugo Koblet (SUI) 24h 07' 46"
2  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) + 6' 05"
3  Louison Bobet (FRA) + 6' 47"
4  Fritz Schär (SUI) + 7' 33"
5  Donato Zampini (ITA) + 9' 13"
6  Carlo Clerici (SUI) + 9' 30"
7  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) + 9' 40"
8  Gino Bartali (ITA) + 10' 25"
9  Eugen Kamber (SUI) + 11' 01"
10  Rolf Graf (SUI) + 11' 30"

References
  1. "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "7ème Tour de Romandie 1953". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. "1953 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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