1953 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race explained

Men's Individual Road Race
Series:1953 UCI Road World Championships
Date:30 August 1953
Stages:1
Distance:270
Unit:km
Time:7h 30' 59"
First:Fausto Coppi
First Nat:ITA
First Team:Italy
Second:Germain Derycke
Second Nat:BEL
Second Team:Belgium
Third:Stan Ockers
Third Nat:BEL
Third Team:Belgium
Previous:1952
Next:1954

The men's road race at the 1953 UCI Road World Championships was the 20th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 30 August 1953 in Lugano, Switzerland.[1] The race was won by Fausto Coppi of Italy.

Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2] [3]
RankRiderTime
+ 6' 22"
+ 7' 33"
4+ 7' 34"
5+ 9' 11"
6+ 9' 12"
7 + 12' 57"
8+ 12' 57"
9+ 12' 57"
10+ 12' 57"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1953 World Pro Road Cycling Championships. BikeRaceInfo. 13 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 20ème Championnat du monde sur route 1953. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073943/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1953.php. 3 November 2004.
  3. Web site: 1953 World Championship. First Cycling. 13 December 2017.