1953 Tour de Romandie explained

1953 Tour de Romandie
Date:7–10 May 1953
Stages:4
Distance:827.5[1]
Unit:km
Time:24h 07' 46"
First:Hugo Koblet
First Nat:SUI
Second:Pasquale Fornara
Second Nat:ITA
Third:Louison Bobet
Third Nat:FRA
Previous:1952
Next:1954

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.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 6' 05"
3+ 6' 47"
4+ 7' 33"
5+ 9' 13"
6+ 9' 30"
7+ 9' 40"
8+ 10' 25"
9+ 11' 01"
10+ 11' 30"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 30 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 7ème Tour de Romandie 1953. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050328120637/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_romandie/romandie1953.php. 28 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1953 Tour de Romandie. First Cycling. 30 January 2018.