List of teams and cyclists in the 1953 Tour de France

As was the custom since 1930, the 1953 Tour de France was contested by national and regional teams. Seven national teams were sent, with 10 cyclists each from Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and France. France additionally sent five regional teams of 10 cyclists each, divided into Ile de France, Center-North East France, South East France, West France and South West France.[1] One Luxembourgian cyclist did not start, so 119 cyclists started the race.[1]

The winner of the previous edition, Fausto Coppi, did not defend his title, apparently due to injury. The reasons were not clear: it could have been injury,[2] but it was also possible that Coppi did not want to ride in the same team as his rival Gino Bartali, or that the Tour direction urged the Italian team not to select Coppi because he had dominated the 1952 Tour, or that Coppi chose to prepare for the 1953 UCI Road World Championships.[3] The big favourites became Hugo Koblet and Louison Bobet.[4]

The last five editions had been won by Italian and Swiss cyclists, so the French cycling fans were anxious for a French win. When team manager Michel Bidot had selected Bobet as the French team captain, controversy arose. Bobet had shown his potential strength, but had already tried to win the Tour de France five times without succeeding. His team mate Raphaël Géminiani thought that Bobet was not strong enough, after he did not finish the 1953 Giro d'Italia earlier that year.[5]

By rider

Legend
No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos. Position in the general classification
DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Rider Nationality Team Pos.
1 Giancarlo Astrua  Italy Italy 3
2 Mario Baroni  Italy Italy 53
3 Gino Bartali  Italy Italy 11
4 Giovanni Corrieri  Italy Italy 56
5 Umberto Drei  Italy Italy 54
6 Adolpho Grosso  Italy Italy DNF
7 Livio Isotti  Italy Italy 42
8 Fiorenzo Magni  Italy Italy 15
9 Rossello Minardi  Italy Italy DNF
10 Vincenzo Rossello  Italy Italy 22
11 François Chevalley   Switzerland Switzerland DNF
12 Emilio Croci-Torti   Switzerland Switzerland DNF
13 Carlo Lafranchi   Switzerland Switzerland 61
14 Marcel Huber   Switzerland Switzerland 32
15 Hugo Koblet   Switzerland Switzerland DNF
16 Martin Metzger   Switzerland Switzerland 68
17 Remo Pianezzi   Switzerland Switzerland 57
18 Otto Meili   Switzerland Switzerland DNF
19 Fritz Schär   Switzerland Switzerland 6
20 Max Schellenberg   Switzerland Switzerland 67
21 Jan Adriaensens  Belgium Belgium 45
22 Alex Close  Belgium Belgium 4
23 Hilaire Couvreur  Belgium Belgium 28
24 Alfred De Bruyne  Belgium Belgium 52
25 Alois De Hertog  Belgium Belgium DNF
26 René De Smet  Belgium Belgium 43
27 Raymond Impanis  Belgium Belgium 23
28 Robert Vanderstockt  Belgium Belgium DNF
29 Martin Van Geneugden  Belgium Belgium 34
30 Richard Van Genechten  Belgium Belgium 33
31 Victorio García  Spain Spain DNF
32 José Gil  Spain Spain DNF
33 Antonio Gelabert  Spain Spain 48
34 Vicente Iturat  Spain Spain DNF
35 Jesús Loroño  Spain Spain 50
36 Francisco Masip  Spain Spain 46
37 Dalmacio Langarica  Spain Spain 73
38 José Serra Gil  Spain Spain 14
39 Andrés Trobat  Spain Spain 24
40 José Vidal-Porcar  Spain Spain 74
41 Bim Diederich  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
42 Marcel Dierkens  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
43 Marcel Ernzer  Luxembourg Luxembourg 18
44 Charly Gaul  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
45 Lucien Gillen  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
46 Jean Goldschmit  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
47 Edy Hein  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
48 Willy Kemp  Luxembourg Luxembourg 66
49 Jim Kirchen  Luxembourg Luxembourg DNF
50 Jean Schmit  Luxembourg Luxembourg 72
51 Sjefke Janssen  Netherlands Netherlands DNF
52 Jan Nolten  Netherlands Netherlands 19
53 Thijs Roks  Netherlands Netherlands 29
54 Henk Stevens  Netherlands Netherlands DNF
55 Adri Suykerbuyk  Netherlands Netherlands 40
56 Hein Van Breenen  Netherlands Netherlands 36
57 Wim van Est  Netherlands Netherlands 13
58 Wout Wagtmans  Netherlands Netherlands 5
59 Adrie Voorting  Netherlands Netherlands DNF
60 Gerrit Voorting  Netherlands Netherlands 17
61 Louison Bobet  France France 1
62 Adolphe Deledda  France France 35
63 Jean Dotto  France France DNF
64 Bernard Gauthier  France France 75
65 Raphaël Géminiani  France France 9
66 Nello Lauredi  France France 8
67 Jean Le Guilly  France France 30
68 Raoul Rémy  France France 51
69 Antonin Rolland  France France 7
70 Lucien Teisseire  France France 26
71 Stanislas Bober  France France - Île-de-France 25
72 Louis Caput  France France - Île-de-France DNF
73 Maurice Diot  France France - Île-de-France 60
74 Jean Guéguen  France France - Île-de-France DNF
75 Maurice Quentin  France France - Île-de-France 31
76 Attilio Redolfi  France France - Île-de-France DNF
77 Jacques Renaud  France France - Île-de-France 41
78 Claude Rouer  France France - Île-de-France 76
79 Eugène Telotte  France France - Île-de-France DNF
80 Alfred Tonello  France France - Île-de-France 49
81 Ugo Anzile  France France - North-East/Centre 20
82 Gilbert Bauvin  France France - North-East/Centre 16
83 Guy Buchaille  France France - North-East/Centre DNF
84 Jean Dacquay  France France - North-East/Centre 55
85 Jean Forestier  France France - North-East/Centre 39
86 Roger Hassenforder  France France - North-East/Centre DNF
87 Jacques Labertonnière  France France - North-East/Centre DNF
88 Georges Meunier  France France - North-East/Centre 27
89 Bernard Quennehen  France France - North-East/Centre 64
90 Roger Walkowiak  France France - North-East/Centre 47
91 Émile Baffert  France France - South East DNF
92 Ahmed Kebaïli  Algeria France - South East DNF
93 Lucien Lazaridès  France France - South East 21
94 Siro Bianchi  France France - South East 69
95 Joseph Mirando  France France - South East 12
96 Pierre Molinéris  France France - South East 38
97 René Privat  France France - South East DNF
98 René Rotta  France France - South East 63
99 Vincent Vitetta  France France - South East 59
100 Marcel Zelasco  France France - South East DNF
101 Armand Audaire  France France - West 65
102 Roger Chupin  France France - West DNF
103 Norbert Esnault  France France - West 71
104 Émile Guérinel  France France - West DNF
105 François Mahé  France France - West 10
106 Jean Malléjac  France France - West 2
107 Bernard Bultel  France France - West 70
108 Joseph Morvan  France France - West 62
109 Roger Pontet  France France - West 44
110 Jean Robic  France France - West DNF
111 Louis Barès  France France - South-West DNF
112 Hubert Bastianelli  France France - South-West DNF
113 Claude Colette  France France - South-West 58
114 André Darrigade  France France - South-West 37
115 Robert Desbats  France France - South-West DNF
116 Jacques Dupont  France France - South-West DNF
117 Henri Paret  France France - South-West DNF
118 Hervé Prouzet  France France - South-West DNF
119 Tino Sabbadini  France France - South-West DNF
120 Jacques Vivier  France France - South-West DNF

References

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  2. "The Tour: Year 1953". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol (2006). The Story of the Tour de France Volume 1: 1903-1964. Dog Ear Publishing. pp. 190–194. ISBN 1-59858-180-5.
  4. Amels, Wim (1984). De geschiedenis van de Tour de France 1903–1984 (in Dutch). Sport-Express. pp. 68–70. ISBN 90-70763-05-2.
  5. Barry Boyce (2004). "Bobet is Brilliant, as French Team Squabbles". Cycling revealed. Retrieved 19 January 2015.