1953 Tour de France

1953 Tour de France
Route of the 1953 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting in Strasbourg and finishing in Paris
Route of the 1953 Tour de France followed counterclockwise, starting in Strasbourg and finishing in Paris
Race details
Dates3–26 July 1953
Stages22
Distance4,476 km (2,781 mi)
Winning time129h 23' 25"
Results
Winner  Louison Bobet (FRA) (France)
  Second  Jean Malléjac (FRA) (West)
  Third  Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) (Italy)

Points  Fritz Schär (SUI) (Switzerland)
  Mountains  Jesús Loroño (ESP) (Spain)
  Combativity  Wout Wagtmans (NED) (Netherlands)
  Team Netherlands
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The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 3 to 26 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 4,476 km (2,781 mi).

The race was won by Louison Bobet, the first of his three consecutive wins. At first, internal struggles in the French national team seemed to work against Bobet, but when the team joined forces, he beat regional rider Jean Malléjac in the mountains.

The 1953 Tour de France saw the introduction of the points classification, which gives the green jersey to its leader. In 1953 this was won by Fritz Schär.