The 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the sixth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1952 edition were retained with no additions. Loretto Petrucci won the individual championship while Italy retained the nations championship.
| Sixth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 March – 25 October |
| Location | Europe |
| Races | 11 |
| Champions | |
| Individual champion |  Loretto Petrucci (ITA) (Bianchi–Pirelli) |
| Nations' champion | Italy |
Races edit
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 March | Milan–San Remo | Italy
|
Loretto Petrucci (ITA)
|
Bianchi–Pirelli | Report |
| 5 April | Tour of Flanders |  Belgium
|
 Wim van Est (NED)
|
Garin | Report |
| 12 April | Paris–Roubaix |  France
|
Germain Derycke (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 26 April | Paris–Brussels | France/ Belgium
|
Loretto Petrucci (ITA)
|
Bianchi–Pirelli | Report |
| 2 May | La Flèche Wallonne | Belgium
|
Stan Ockers (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 3 May | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | Belgium
|
Alois De Hertog (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 12 May – 2 June | Giro d'Italia | Italy
|
Fausto Coppi (ITA)
|
Bianchi–Pirelli | Report |
| 17 June – 24 June | Tour de Suisse |  Switzerland
|
 Hugo Koblet (SUI)
|
Report | |
| 3 July – 26 July | Tour de France | France
|
Louison Bobet (FRA)
|
France | Report |
| 4 October | Paris–Tours | France
|
Jozef Schils (BEL)
|
Report | |
| 25 October | Giro di Lombardia | Italy
|
Bruno Landi (ITA)
|
Fiorelli | Report |
Final standings edit
Riders edit
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loretto Petrucci (ITA) |
Bianchi–Pirelli | 69 |
| 2 | Louison Bobet (FRA) |
66 | |
| 3 | Stan Ockers (BEL) |
53 | |
| 4 | Pasquale Fornara (ITA) |
48 | |
| 5 | Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) |
41 | |
| 6 | Nino Defilippis (ITA) |
39 | |
| 7 | Germain Derijcke (BEL) |
38 | |
| 8 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) |
37 | |
| 9 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) |
36 | |
| 10 | Alex Close (BEL) |
34 |
Nations edit
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy
|
453 |
| 2 | Belgium
|
444 |
| 3 | France
|
355 |
References edit
- 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo results at Cycling Archives