1953 Tour de Suisse explained

1953 Tour de Suisse
Date:	17–27 June 1953
Stages:	8
Distance:	1762^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	50h 22' 11"
First:	Hugo Koblet
First Nat:	SUI
Second:	Fritz Schär
Second Nat:	SUI
Third:	Danilo Barozzi
Third Nat:	ITA
Previous:	1952
Next:	1954

The 1953 Tour de Suisse was the 17th edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 17 June to 27 June 1953. The race started and finished in Zürich.^[2] The race was won by Hugo Koblet.

General classification

Final general classification^[3] ^[4] Rank Rider Time 1 2 + 18' 40" 3 + 23' 20" 4 + 24' 28" 5 + 29' 11" 6 + 29' 30" 7 + 30' 37" 8 + 32' 41" 9 + 35' 41" 10 + 41' 51"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland. BikeRaceInfo. 29 January 2018.
2. Web site: 17ème Tour de Suisse 1953. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041028182535/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_tds/tds1953.php. 28 October 2004.
3. Web site: 1953 Tour de Suisse. First Cycling. 29 January 2018.
4. Web site: Tour de Suisse 1953. TheSports.org. 29 January 2018.