List of teams and cyclists in the 1953 Tour de France

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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]

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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 teammate Raphaël Géminiani thought that Bobet was not strong enough, after he did not finish the 1953 Giro d'Italia earlier that year. [5]

Start list

By team

Italy
No.RiderPos.
1Flag of Italy.svg  Giancarlo Astrua  (ITA)3
2Flag of Italy.svg  Mario Baroni  (ITA)53
3Flag of Italy.svg  Gino Bartali  (ITA)11
4Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Corrieri  (ITA)56
5Flag of Italy.svg  Umberto Drei  (ITA)54
6Flag of Italy.svg  Adolfo Grosso  (ITA)DNF
7Flag of Italy.svg  Livio Isotti  (ITA)42
8Flag of Italy.svg  Fiorenzo Magni  (ITA)15
9Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe Minardi  (ITA)DNF
10Flag of Italy.svg  Vincenzo Rossello  (ITA)22
Switzerland
No.RiderPos.
11Flag of Switzerland.svg  François Chevalley  (SUI)DNF
12Flag of Switzerland.svg  Emilio Croci-Torti  (SUI)DNF
13Flag of Switzerland.svg  Carlo Lafranchi  (SUI)61
14Flag of Switzerland.svg  Marcel Huber  (SUI)32
15Flag of Switzerland.svg  Hugo Koblet  (SUI)DNF
16Flag of Switzerland.svg  Martin Metzger  (SUI)68
17Flag of Switzerland.svg  Remo Pianezzi  (SUI)57
18Flag of Switzerland.svg  Otto Meili  (SUI)DNF
19Flag of Switzerland.svg  Fritz Schär  (SUI)6
20Flag of Switzerland.svg  Max Schellenberg  (SUI)67
Belgium
No.RiderPos.
21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jan Adriaensens  (BEL)45
22Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alex Close  (BEL)4
23Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hilaire Couvreur  (BEL)28
24Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alfred De Bruyne  (BEL)52
25Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Alois De Hertog  (BEL)DNF
26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  René De Smet  (BEL)43
27Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Raymond Impanis  (BEL)23
28Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Robert Vanderstockt  (BEL)DNF
29Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Martin Van Geneugden  (BEL)34
30Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Richard Van Genechten  (BEL)33
Spain
No.RiderPos.
31Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Victorio García  (ESP)DNF
32Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Gil  (ESP)DNF
33Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Antonio Gelabert  (ESP)48
34Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Vicente Iturat  (ESP)DNF
35Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Jesús Loroño  (ESP)50
36Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Francisco Masip  (ESP)46
37Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Dalmacio Langarica  (ESP)73
38Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Serra Gil  (ESP)14
39Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Andrés Trobat  (ESP)24
40Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Vidal-Porcar  (ESP)74
Luxembourg
No.RiderPos.
41Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Bim Diederich  (LUX)DNF
42Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Marcel Dierkens  (LUX)DNF
43Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Marcel Ernzer  (LUX)18
44Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Charly Gaul  (LUX)DNF
45Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Lucien Gillen  (LUX)DNS
46Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jean Goldschmit  (LUX)DNF
47Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Edy Hein  (LUX)DNF
48Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Willy Kemp  (LUX)66
49Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jim Kirchen  (LUX)DNF
50Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jean Schmit  (LUX)72
Netherlands
No.RiderPos.
51Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Sjefke Janssen  (NED)DNF
52Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan Nolten  (NED)19
53Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thijs Roks  (NED)29
54Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Henk Steevens  (NED)DNF
55Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adri Suykerbuyk  (NED)40
56Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Hein Van Breenen  (NED)36
57Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wim van Est  (NED)13
58Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Wout Wagtmans  (NED)5
59Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Adrie Voorting  (NED)DNF
60Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Gerrit Voorting  (NED)17
France
No.RiderPos.
61Flag of France.svg  Louison Bobet  (FRA)1
62Flag of France.svg  Adolphe Deledda  (FRA)35
63Flag of France.svg  Jean Dotto  (FRA)DNF
64Flag of France.svg  Bernard Gauthier  (FRA)75
65Flag of France.svg  Raphaël Géminiani  (FRA)9
66Flag of France.svg  Nello Lauredi  (FRA)8
67Flag of France.svg  Jean Le Guilly  (FRA)30
68Flag of France.svg  Raoul Rémy  (FRA)51
69Flag of France.svg  Antonin Rolland  (FRA)7
70Flag of France.svg  Lucien Teisseire  (FRA)26
France - Île-de-France
No.RiderPos.
71Flag of France.svg  Stanislas Bober  (FRA)25
72Flag of France.svg  Louis Caput  (FRA)DNF
73Flag of France.svg  Maurice Diot  (FRA)60
74Flag of France.svg  Jean Guéguen  (FRA)DNF
75Flag of France.svg  Maurice Quentin  (FRA)31
76Flag of France.svg  Attilio Redolfi  (FRA)DNF
77Flag of France.svg  Jacques Renaud  (FRA)41
78Flag of France.svg  Claude Rouer  (FRA)76
79Flag of France.svg  Eugène Telotte  (FRA)DNF
80Flag of France.svg  Alfred Tonello  (FRA)49
France - North-East/Centre
No.RiderPos.
81Flag of France.svg  Ugo Anzile  (FRA)20
82Flag of France.svg  Gilbert Bauvin  (FRA)16
83Flag of France.svg  Guy Buchaille  (FRA)DNF
84Flag of France.svg  Jean Dacquay  (FRA)55
85Flag of France.svg  Jean Forestier  (FRA)39
86Flag of France.svg  Roger Hassenforder  (FRA)DNF
87Flag of France.svg  Jacques Labertonnière  (FRA)DNF
88Flag of France.svg  Georges Meunier  (FRA)27
89Flag of France.svg  Bernard Quennehen  (FRA)64
90Flag of France.svg  Roger Walkowiak  (FRA)47
France - South East
No.RiderPos.
91Flag of France.svg  Émile Baffert  (FRA)DNF
92Flag of France.svg  Ahmed Kebaïli  (FRA)DNF
93Flag of France.svg  Lucien Lazaridès  (FRA)21
94Flag of France.svg  Siro Bianchi  (FRA)69
95Flag of France.svg  Joseph Mirando  (FRA)12
96Flag of France.svg  Pierre Molinéris  (FRA)38
97Flag of France.svg  René Privat  (FRA)DNF
98Flag of France.svg  René Rotta  (FRA)63
99Flag of France.svg  Vincent Vitetta  (FRA)59
100Flag of France.svg  Marcel Zelasco  (FRA)DNF
France - West
No.RiderPos.
101Flag of France.svg  Armand Audaire  (FRA)65
102Flag of France.svg  Roger Chupin  (FRA)DNF
103Flag of France.svg  Norbert Esnault  (FRA)71
104Flag of France.svg  Émile Guérinel  (FRA)DNF
105Flag of France.svg  François Mahé  (FRA)10
106Flag of France.svg  Jean Malléjac  (FRA)2
107Flag of France.svg  Bernard Bultel  (FRA)70
108Flag of France.svg  Joseph Morvan  (FRA)62
109Flag of France.svg  Roger Pontet  (FRA)44
110Flag of France.svg  Jean Robic  (FRA)DNF
France - South-West
No.RiderPos.
111Flag of France.svg  Louis Barès  (FRA)DNF
112Flag of France.svg  Hubert Bastianelli  (FRA)DNF
113Flag of France.svg  Claude Colette  (FRA)58
114Flag of France.svg  André Darrigade  (FRA)37
115Flag of France.svg  Robert Desbats  (FRA)DNF
116Flag of France.svg  Jacques Dupont  (FRA)DNF
117Flag of France.svg  Henri Paret  (FRA)DNF
118Flag of France.svg  Hervé Prouzet  (FRA)DNF
119Flag of France.svg  Tino Sabbadini  (FRA)DNF
120Flag of France.svg  Jacques Vivier  (FRA)DNF

By rider

Legend
No.Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
Pos.Position in the general classification
DNFDenotes a rider who did not finish
No.NameNationalityTeamPos.Ref
1 Giancarlo Astrua Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy3 [6]
2 Mario Baroni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy53 [6]
3 Gino Bartali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy11 [6]
4 Giovanni Corrieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy56 [6]
5 Umberto Drei Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy54 [6]
6 Adolpho Grosso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ItalyDNF [6]
7 Livio Isotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy42 [6]
8 Fiorenzo Magni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy15 [6]
9 Rossello Minardi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy ItalyDNF [6]
10 Vincenzo Rossello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Italy22 [6]
11 François Chevalley Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland SwitzerlandDNF [6]
12 Emilio Croci-Torti Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland SwitzerlandDNF [6]
13 Carlo Lafranchi Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Switzerland61 [6]
14 Marcel Huber Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Switzerland32 [6]
15 Hugo Koblet Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland SwitzerlandDNF [6]
16 Martin Metzger Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Switzerland68 [6]
17 Remo Pianezzi Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Switzerland57 [6]
18 Otto Meili Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland SwitzerlandDNF [6]
19 Fritz Schär Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Switzerland6 [6]
20 Max Schellenberg Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Switzerland67 [6]
21 Jan Adriaensens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium45 [6]
22 Alex Close Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium4 [6]
23 Hilaire Couvreur Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium28 [6]
24 Alfred De Bruyne Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium52 [6]
25 Alois De Hertog Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium BelgiumDNF [6]
26 René De Smet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium43 [6]
27 Raymond Impanis Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium23 [6]
28 Robert Vanderstockt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium BelgiumDNF [6]
29 Martin Van Geneugden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium34 [6]
30 Richard Van Genechten Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Belgium33 [6]
31 Victorio García Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain SpainDNF [6]
32 José Gil Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain SpainDNF [6]
33 Antonio Gelabert Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain48 [6]
34 Vicente Iturat Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain SpainDNF [6]
35 Jesús Loroño Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain50 [6]
36 Francisco Masip Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain46 [6]
37 Dalmacio Langarica Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain73 [6]
38 José Serra Gil Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain14 [6]
39 Andrés Trobat Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain24 [6]
40 José Vidal Porcar Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain Spain74 [6]
41 Bim Diederich Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
42 Marcel Dierkens Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
43 Marcel Ernzer Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg18 [6]
44 Charly Gaul Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
45 Lucien Gillen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
46 Jean Goldschmit Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
47 Edy Hein Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
48 Willy Kemp Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg66 [6]
49 Jim Kirchen Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg LuxembourgDNF [6]
50 Jean Schmit Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Luxembourg72 [6]
51 Sjefke Janssen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NetherlandsDNF [6]
52 Jan Nolten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands19 [6]
53 Thijs Roks Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands29 [6]
54 Henk Steevens Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NetherlandsDNF [6]
55 Adri Suykerbuyk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands40 [6]
56 Hein Van Breenen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands36 [6]
57 Wim van Est Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands13 [6]
58 Wout Wagtmans Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands5 [6]
59 Adrie Voorting Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands NetherlandsDNF [6]
60 Gerrit Voorting Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Netherlands17 [6]
61 Louison Bobet Flag of France.svg  France France1 [6]
62 Adolphe Deledda Flag of France.svg  France France35 [6]
63 Jean Dotto Flag of France.svg  France FranceDNF [6]
64 Bernard Gauthier Flag of France.svg  France France75 [6]
65 Raphaël Géminiani Flag of France.svg  France France9 [6]
66 Nello Lauredi Flag of France.svg  France France8 [6]
67 Jean Le Guilly Flag of France.svg  France France30 [6]
68 Raoul Rémy Flag of France.svg  France France51 [6]
69 Antonin Rolland Flag of France.svg  France France7 [6]
70 Lucien Teisseire Flag of France.svg  France France26 [6]
71 Stanislas Bober Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-France25 [6]
72 Louis Caput Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-FranceDNF [6]
73 Maurice Diot Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-France60 [6]
74 Jean Guéguen Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-FranceDNF [6]
75 Maurice Quentin Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-France31 [6]
76 Attilio Redolfi Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-FranceDNF [6]
77 Jacques Renaud Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-France41 [6]
78 Claude Rouer Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-France76 [6]
79 Eugène Telotte Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-FranceDNF [6]
80 Alfred Tonello Flag of France.svg  France France - Île-de-France49 [6]
81 Ugo Anzile Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre20 [6]
82 Gilbert Bauvin Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre16 [6]
83 Guy Buchaille Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/CentreDNF [6]
84 Jean Dacquay Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre55 [6]
85 Jean Forestier Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre39 [6]
86 Roger Hassenforder Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/CentreDNF [6]
87 Jacques Labertonnière Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/CentreDNF [6]
88 Georges Meunier Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre27 [6]
89 Bernard Quennehen Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre64 [6]
90 Roger Walkowiak Flag of France.svg  France France - North-East/Centre47 [6]
91 Émile Baffert Flag of France.svg  France France - South EastDNF [6]
92 Ahmed Kebaïli Flag of France.svg  France France - South EastDNF [6]
93 Lucien Lazaridès Flag of France.svg  France France - South East21 [6]
94 Siro Bianchi Flag of France.svg  France France - South East69 [6]
95 Joseph Mirando Flag of France.svg  France France - South East12 [6]
96 Pierre Molinéris Flag of France.svg  France France - South East38 [6]
97 René Privat Flag of France.svg  France France - South EastDNF [6]
98 René Rotta Flag of France.svg  France France - South East63 [6]
99 Vincent Vitetta Flag of France.svg  France France - South East59 [6]
100 Marcel Zelasco Flag of France.svg  France France - South EastDNF [6]
101 Armand Audaire Flag of France.svg  France France - West65 [6]
102 Roger Chupin Flag of France.svg  France France - WestDNF [6]
103 Norbert Esnault Flag of France.svg  France France - West71 [6]
104 Émile Guérinel Flag of France.svg  France France - WestDNF [6]
105 François Mahé Flag of France.svg  France France - West10 [6]
106 Jean Malléjac Flag of France.svg  France France - West2 [6]
107 Bernard Bultel Flag of France.svg  France France - West70 [6]
108 Joseph Morvan Flag of France.svg  France France - West62 [6]
109 Roger Pontet Flag of France.svg  France France - West44 [6]
110 Jean Robic Flag of France.svg  France France - WestDNF [6]
111 Louis Barès Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
112 Hubert Bastianelli Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
113 Claude Colette Flag of France.svg  France France - South-West58 [6]
114 André Darrigade Flag of France.svg  France France - South-West37 [6]
115 Robert Desbats Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
116 Jacques Dupont Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
117 Henri Paret Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
118 Hervé Prouzet Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
119 Tino Sabbadini Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]
120 Jacques Vivier Flag of France.svg  France France - South-WestDNF [6]

By nationality

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