1953 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11
The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 3 to 26 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,479 km (2,783 mi).
The 1953 Tour de France saw the introduction of the points classification, which gives the green jersey to its leader.
The Tour began in Strasbourg on 3 July, and Stage 11 occurred on 14 July with a mountainous stage to Luchon. The race finished in Paris on 26 July.
Classification standings
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Denotes the leader of the general classification | 
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Denotes the leader of the points classification |
| MG | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification[n 2] (meilleur grimpeur) | ||
| s.t. indicates that the rider was credited with the same time as the one directly above him. | |||
Stage 1
[edit]3 July 1953 — Strasbourg to Metz, 195 km (121 mi)[3]
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Stage 2
[edit]4 July 1953 — Metz to Liège (Belgium), 227 km (141 mi)[3]
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Stage 3
[edit]5 July 1953 — Liège (Belgium) to Lille, 221 km (137 mi)[3]
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Stage 4
[edit]6 July 1953 — Lille to Dieppe, 188 km (117 mi)[3]
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Stage 5
[edit]7 July 1953 — Dieppe to Caen, 200 km (120 mi)[3]
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Stage 6
[edit]8 July 1953 — Caen to Le Mans, 206 km (128 mi)[3]
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Stage 7
[edit]9 July 1953 — Le Mans to Nantes, 181 km (112 mi)[3]
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Stage 8
[edit]10 July 1953 — Nantes to Bordeaux, 345 km (214 mi)[3]
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Stage 9
[edit]12 July 1953 — Bordeaux to Pau, 197 km (122 mi)[3]
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Stage 10
[edit]13 July 1953 — Pau to Cauterets, 103 km (64 mi)[3]
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Stage 11
[edit]14 July 1953 — Cauterets to Luchon, 115 km (71 mi)[3]
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Jerseys appearing in the table on the left of the page indicate those worn by the cyclist during the particular stage, while those appearing in the table on the right of the page indicate those awarded to the cyclist after the stage.
- ^ No jersey was awarded to the leader of the mountains classification until a white jersey with red polka dots was introduced in 1975.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Cunningham, Josh (4 July 2016). "History of the Tour de France jerseys". Cyclist. Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ Nauright & Parrish 2012, p. 454.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "40ème Tour de France 1953". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "40ème Tour de France 1953". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements de la 1re étape". L'Équipe (in French). 4 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 1ère étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b c d "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 6 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 2ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 3ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 7 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 4ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 8 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 5ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 9 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 6ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 10 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 7ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 11 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 8ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 13 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 9ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 14 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 10ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
- ^ a b "Classements (…)". L'Équipe (in French). 15 July 1953. p. 2 – via Gallica.
- ^ "40ème Tour de France 1953 - 11ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme.
Bibliography
[edit]- Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, California: ABC–CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-300-2.