Race details | |||||||||||||
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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. [1] 44 of 213 riders finished. [2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 253 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Garin | 7h 19' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Garin | s.t. |
3 | ![]() |
Mercier–Hutchinson | + 45" |
4 | ![]() |
Stella–Wolber–Dunlop | + 1' 40" |
5 | ![]() |
Bianchi–Pirelli | s.t. |
6 | ![]() |
Mercier–Leducq | + 2' 40" |
7 | ![]() |
Dilecta–Wolber–Bouvet | + 4' 48" |
8 | ![]() |
Terrot–Hutchinson | + 5' 50" |
9 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | + 5' 54" |
10 | ![]() |
Bertin–d'Alessandro | + 6' 10" |
Race details | |||||||||||||
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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. [1] 44 of 213 riders finished. [2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 253 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Garin | 7h 19' 00" |
2 | ![]() |
Garin | s.t. |
3 | ![]() |
Mercier–Hutchinson | + 45" |
4 | ![]() |
Stella–Wolber–Dunlop | + 1' 40" |
5 | ![]() |
Bianchi–Pirelli | s.t. |
6 | ![]() |
Mercier–Leducq | + 2' 40" |
7 | ![]() |
Dilecta–Wolber–Bouvet | + 4' 48" |
8 | ![]() |
Terrot–Hutchinson | + 5' 50" |
9 | ![]() |
Alcyon–Dunlop | + 5' 54" |
10 | ![]() |
Bertin–d'Alessandro | + 6' 10" |