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1953 Tour de Romandie

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1953 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates7–10 May 1953
Stages4
Distance827.5[1] km (514.2 mi)
Winning time24h 07' 46"
Results
  Winner  Hugo Koblet (SUI)
  Second  Pasquale Fornara (ITA)
  Third  Louison Bobet (FRA)
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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

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Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Hugo Koblet (SUI) 24h 07' 46"
2  Pasquale Fornara (ITA) + 6' 05"
3  Louison Bobet (FRA) + 6' 47"
4  Fritz Schär (SUI) + 7' 33"
5  Donato Zampini (ITA) + 9' 13"
6  Carlo Clerici (SUI) + 9' 30"
7  Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) + 9' 40"
8  Gino Bartali (ITA) + 10' 25"
9  Eugen Kamber (SUI) + 11' 01"
10  Rolf Graf (SUI) + 11' 30"

References

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  1. ^ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "7ème Tour de Romandie 1953". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. ^ "1953 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 30 January 2018.