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| Dates | 5 April 1953 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 253 km (157.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 19' | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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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. 44 of 213 riders finished.
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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