General Information
Distance
4479 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
76 / 119
Dates
3 July 1953 — 26 July 1953
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Louison Bobet (Fra)
127h 23' 35"
Green Jersey
Fritz Schaer (Ch)
271 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Jesús Loroño (Esp)
54 pts
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 127h 23' 35" |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac (Fra) | + 14' 18" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | + 15' 02" |
| 4 | Alex Close (Bel) | + 17' 35" |
| 5 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | + 18' 05" |
| 6 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | + 18' 44" |
| 7 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | + 23' 03" |
| 8 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) | + 26' 03" |
| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) | + 27' 18" |
| 10 | François Mahé (Fra) | + 28' 26" |
Stage Results
Stage 1
Strasbourg → Metz 195 km
| 1 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 4h 55' 00" |
| 2 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 00" |
| 3 | Roks | 00" |
| 4 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Jacques Dupont | 03' 13" |
| 6 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) | 03' 13" |
| 7 | Rossello | 03' 13" |
| 8 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 03' 13" |
| 9 | Redolfi | 03' 13" |
| 10 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 03' 13" |
Stage 2
Metz → Liège 227 km
| 1 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 6h 20' 52" |
| 2 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 02" |
| 3 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 47" |
| 4 | Hugo Koblet (Ch) | 47" |
| 5 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 47" |
| 6 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 47" |
| 7 | Alex Close (Bel) | 47" |
| 8 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 47" |
| 9 | Anzile | 47" |
| 10 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 47" |
Stage 3
Liège → Lille 221 km
| 1 | Stanislas Bober | 6h 06' 21" |
| 2 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 01' 12" |
| 3 | Alex Close (Bel) | 01' 12" |
| 4 | Grosso | 01' 12" |
| 5 | Roger Hassenforder (Fra) | 01' 12" |
| 6 | Wim van Est (Nld) | 01' 12" |
| 7 | Renaud | 01' 12" |
| 8 | Serra | 01' 31" |
| 9 | Tonello | 01' 36" |
| 10 | Georges Meunier (Fra) | 01' 38" |
Stage 4
Lille → Dieppe 188 km
| 1 | Gerrit Voorting | 5h 20' 19" |
| 2 | Mirando | 00" |
| 3 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Audaire | 00" |
| 5 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 05' 02" |
| 6 | Nolten | 05' 02" |
| 7 | Hugo Koblet (Ch) | 05' 09" |
| 8 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 05' 09" |
| 9 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 05' 09" |
| 10 | Vanderstockt | 05' 09" |
Stage 5
Dieppe → Caen 200 km
| 1 | Jean Malléjac (Fra) | 5h 38' 35" |
| 2 | Roger Hassenforder (Fra) | 13" |
| 3 | Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) | 13" |
| 4 | Diot | 13" |
| 5 | Morvan | 13" |
| 6 | Guerinel | 13" |
| 7 | Molineris | 13" |
| 8 | Roger Walkowiak (Fra) | 01' 28" |
| 9 | Hugo Koblet (Ch) | 09' 43" |
| 10 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 09' 43" |
Stage 6
Caen → Le Mans 206 km
| 1 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 5h 10' 53" |
| 2 | Caput | 00" |
| 3 | Deledda | 00" |
| 4 | François Mahé (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Van Breenen | 00" |
| 6 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Lazarides | 00" |
| 8 | Hein | 03' 13" |
| 9 | A. Voorting | 04' 02" |
| 10 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 04' 13" |
Stage 7
Le Mans → Nantes 181 km
| 1 | Livio Isotti | 4h 46' 08" |
| 2 | Quentin | 00" |
| 3 | Quennehen | 00" |
| 4 | Remy | 00" |
| 5 | Labertonniere | 00" |
| 6 | Rotta | 00" |
| 7 | François Mahé (Fra) | 06' 31" |
| 8 | Hugo Koblet (Ch) | 08' 06" |
| 9 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 08' 06" |
| 10 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 08' 06" |
Stage 8
Nantes → Bordeaux 345 km
| 1 | Jan Nolten | 9h 56' 40" |
| 2 | Vanderstockt | 01' 26" |
| 3 | Dierkens | 02' 24" |
| 4 | Bultel | 02' 24" |
| 5 | Roger Walkowiak (Fra) | 02' 24" |
| 6 | Serra | 05' 25" |
| 7 | Bim Diederich (Lux) | 05' 29" |
| 8 | Audaire | 05' 29" |
| 9 | Schellenberg | 05' 29" |
| 10 | G. Voorting | 05' 34" |
Stage 9
Bordeaux → Pau 197 km
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 5h 09' 58" |
| 2 | Hugo Koblet (Ch) | 00" |
| 3 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 00" |
| 5 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | Wim van Est (Nld) | 00" |
| 7 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Jacques Dupont | 00" |
| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 00" |
Stage 10
Pau → Cauterets 103 km
| 1 | Jesús Loroño (Esp) | 3h 14' 30" |
| 2 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 05' 56" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 05' 56" |
| 4 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 05' 56" |
| 5 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 06' 04" |
| 6 | Van Genechten | 06' 07" |
| 7 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) | 06' 07" |
| 8 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 06' 19" |
| 9 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 06' 37" |
| 10 | Masip | 07' 25" |
Stage 11
Cauterets → Bagnères-de-Luchon 115 km
| 1 | Jean Robic (Fra) | 3h 50' 06" |
| 2 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 01' 27" |
| 3 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) | 01' 29" |
| 4 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 04' 48" |
| 5 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) | 05' 33" |
| 6 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 05' 42" |
| 7 | Ernzer | 05' 42" |
| 8 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 05' 42" |
| 9 | Iturat | 05' 42" |
| 10 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 05' 42" |
Stage 12
Bagnères-de-Luchon → Albi 228 km
| 1 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 5h 40' 40" |
| 2 | Martin Van Geneugden (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Bastianelli | 00" |
| 4 | Couvreur | 00" |
| 5 | Quentin | 00" |
| 6 | Jean Forestier (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Jan Adriaensens (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Trobat | 00" |
| 9 | Ernzer | 00" |
| 10 | Kemp | 00" |
Stage 13
Albi → Béziers 189 km
| 1 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) | 5h 18' 41" |
| 2 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 00" |
| 7 | Mirando | 00" |
| 8 | Alex Close (Bel) | 00" |
| 9 | Jean Malléjac (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 06' 59" |
Stage 14
Béziers → Nîmes 214 km
| 1 | Bernard Quennehen | 6h 21' 23" |
| 2 | Tonello | 00" |
| 3 | Jean Le Guilly (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Nolten | 00" |
| 5 | Rotta | 09" |
| 6 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 13' 54" |
| 7 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 13' 54" |
| 8 | Wim van Est (Nld) | 13' 54" |
| 9 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 13' 54" |
| 10 | Baroni | 13' 54" |
Stage 15
Nîmes → Marseille 173 km
| 1 | Maurice Quentin | 4h 32' 33" |
| 2 | A. Voorting | 00" |
| 3 | Jean Forestier (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Baroni | 23" |
| 5 | Schellenberg | 23" |
| 6 | Remy | 23" |
| 7 | Molineris | 23" |
| 8 | Vincent Vitetta (Fra) | 23" |
| 9 | Serra | 02' 35" |
| 10 | Iturat | 04' 46" |
Stage 16
Marseille → Monaco 236 km
| 1 | Wim van Est (Nld) | 7h 20' 53" |
| 2 | Molineris | 01' 49" |
| 3 | Van Genechten | 02' 19" |
| 4 | Mirando | 02' 19" |
| 5 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 03' 49" |
| 6 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 04' 15" |
| 7 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 04' 15" |
| 8 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 04' 15" |
| 9 | Masip | 04' 15" |
| 10 | Jean Malléjac (Fra) | 04' 15" |
Stage 17
Monaco → Gap 261 km
| 1 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 8h 18' 34" |
| 2 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 44" |
| 3 | G. Voorting | 44" |
| 4 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 55" |
| 5 | Georges Meunier (Fra) | 01' 10" |
| 6 | Serra | 01' 15" |
| 7 | Rossello | 02' 10" |
| 8 | Trobat | 02' 10" |
| 9 | Bober | 02' 10" |
| 10 | Huber | 03' 42" |
Stage 18
Gap → Briançon 165 km
| 1 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 5h 11' 17" |
| 2 | Nolten | 05' 23" |
| 3 | Lorono | 05' 57" |
| 4 | Serra | 08' 22" |
| 5 | Alex Close (Bel) | 08' 30" |
| 6 | Lazarides | 09' 44" |
| 7 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 09' 45" |
| 8 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 09' 48" |
| 9 | Gino Bartali (Ita) | 10' 29" |
| 10 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) | 10' 48" |
Stage 19
Briançon → Lyon 227 km
| 1 | Georges Meunier (Fra) | 6h 18' 15" |
| 2 | Jean Forestier (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Dalmacio Langarica (Esp) | 00" |
| 4 | Lorono | 02' 36" |
| 5 | Couvreur | 07' 10" |
| 6 | Audaire | 09' 59" |
| 7 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 09' 59" |
| 8 | Corrieri | 09' 59" |
| 9 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 09' 59" |
| 10 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) | 09' 59" |
Stage 20
Lyon → St Etienne 70 km
| 1 | Louison Bobet (Fra) | 1h 49' 00" |
| 2 | Wim van Est (Nld) | 01' 45" |
| 3 | Fritz Schaer (Ch) | 02' 47" |
| 4 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 03' 25" |
| 5 | Lorono | 03' 56" |
| 6 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) | 03' 57" |
| 7 | Giancarlo Astrua (Ita) | 04' 13" |
| 8 | Morvan | 04' 39" |
| 9 | Alex Close (Bel) | 04' 40" |
| 10 | Jean Malléjac (Fra) | 04' 43" |
Stage 21
St Etienne → Montluçon 210 km
| 1 | Wout Wagtmans (Nld) | 6h 20' 08" |
| 2 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Nolten | 02' 11" |
| 4 | Molineris | 02' 11" |
| 5 | Renaud | 02' 16" |
| 6 | Isotti | 02' 29" |
| 7 | Vincent Vitetta (Fra) | 02' 29" |
| 8 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 02' 34" |
| 9 | André Darrigade (Fra) | 02' 34" |
| 10 | Baroni | 02' 34" |
Stage 22
Montluçon → Paris 328 km
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) | 9h 42' 53" |
| 2 | Baroni | 00" |
| 3 | Jean Forestier (Fra) | 00" |
| 4 | Couvreur | 00" |
| 5 | Morvan | 00" |
| 6 | Gauthier | 00" |
| 7 | Drei | 00" |
| 8 | Molineris | 00" |
| 9 | G. Voorting | 00" |
| 10 | Antonin Rolland (Fra) | 31" |