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]

Start list

By team

Italy
No.	Rider	Pos.
1	Giancarlo Astrua (ITA)	3
2	Mario Baroni (ITA)	53
3	Gino Bartali (ITA)	11
4	Giovanni Corrieri (ITA)	56
5	Umberto Drei (ITA)	54
6	Adolpho Grosso (ITA)	DNF
7	Livio Isotti (ITA)	42
8	Fiorenzo Magni (ITA)	15
9	Rossello Minardi (ITA)	DNF
10	Vincenzo Rossello (ITA)	22

Switzerland
No.	Rider	Pos.
11	François Chevalley (SUI)	DNF
12	Emilio Croci-Torti (SUI)	DNF
13	Carlo Lafranchi (SUI)	61
14	Marcel Huber (SUI)	32
15	Hugo Koblet (SUI)	DNF
16	Martin Metzger (SUI)	68
17	Remo Pianezzi (SUI)	57
18	Otto Meili (SUI)	DNF
19	Fritz Schär (SUI)	6
20	Max Schellenberg (SUI)	67

Belgium
No.	Rider	Pos.
21	Jan Adriaensens (BEL)	45
22	Alex Close (BEL)	4
23	Hilaire Couvreur (BEL)	28
24	Alfred De Bruyne (BEL)	52
25	Alois De Hertog (BEL)	DNF
26	René De Smet (BEL)	43
27	Raymond Impanis (BEL)	23
28	Robert Vanderstockt (BEL)	DNF
29	Martin Van Geneugden (BEL)	34
30	Richard Van Genechten (BEL)	33

Spain
No.	Rider	Pos.
31	Victorio García (ESP)	DNF
32	José Gil (ESP)	DNF
33	Antonio Gelabert (ESP)	48
34	Vicente Iturat (ESP)	DNF
35	Jesús Loroño (ESP)	50
36	Francisco Masip (ESP)	46
37	Dalmacio Langarica (ESP)	73
38	José Serra Gil (ESP)	14
39	Andrés Trobat (ESP)	24
40	José Vidal-Porcar (ESP)	74

Luxembourg
No.	Rider	Pos.
41	Bim Diederich (LUX)	DNF
42	Marcel Dierkens (LUX)	DNF
43	Marcel Ernzer (LUX)	18
44	Charly Gaul (LUX)	DNF
45	Lucien Gillen (LUX)	DNF
46	Jean Goldschmit (LUX)	DNF
47	Edy Hein (LUX)	DNF
48	Willy Kemp (LUX)	66
49	Jim Kirchen (LUX)	DNF
50	Jean Schmit (LUX)	72

Netherlands
No.	Rider	Pos.
51	Sjefke Janssen (NED)	DNF
52	Jan Nolten (NED)	19
53	Thijs Roks (NED)	29
54	Henk Stevens (NED)	DNF
55	Adri Suykerbuyk (NED)	40
56	Hein Van Breenen (NED)	36
57	Wim van Est (NED)	13
58	Wout Wagtmans (NED)	5
59	Adrie Voorting (NED)	DNF
60	Gerrit Voorting (NED)	17

France
No.	Rider	Pos.
61	Louison Bobet (FRA)	1
62	Adolphe Deledda (FRA)	35
63	Jean Dotto (FRA)	DNF
64	Bernard Gauthier (FRA)	75
65	Raphaël Géminiani (FRA)	9
66	Nello Lauredi (FRA)	8
67	Jean Le Guilly (FRA)	30
68	Raoul Rémy (FRA)	51
69	Antonin Rolland (FRA)	7
70	Lucien Teisseire (FRA)	26

France - Île-de-France
No.	Rider	Pos.
71	Stanislas Bober (FRA)	25
72	Louis Caput (FRA)	DNF
73	Maurice Diot (FRA)	60
74	Jean Guéguen (FRA)	DNF
75	Maurice Quentin (FRA)	31
76	Attilio Redolfi (FRA)	DNF
77	Jacques Renaud (FRA)	41
78	Claude Rouer (FRA)	76
79	Eugène Telotte (FRA)	DNF
80	Alfred Tonello (FRA)	49

France - North-East/Centre
No.	Rider	Pos.
81	Ugo Anzile (FRA)	20
82	Gilbert Bauvin (FRA)	16
83	Guy Buchaille (FRA)	DNF
84	Jean Dacquay (FRA)	55
85	Jean Forestier (FRA)	39
86	Roger Hassenforder (FRA)	DNF
87	Jacques Labertonnière (FRA)	DNF
88	Georges Meunier (FRA)	27
89	Bernard Quennehen (FRA)	64
90	Roger Walkowiak (FRA)	47

France - South East
No.	Rider	Pos.
91	Émile Baffert (FRA)	DNF
92	Ahmed Kebaïli (ALG)	DNF
93	Lucien Lazaridès (FRA)	21
94	Siro Bianchi (FRA)	69
95	Joseph Mirando (FRA)	12
96	Pierre Molinéris (FRA)	38
97	René Privat (FRA)	DNF
98	René Rotta (FRA)	63
99	Vincent Vitetta (FRA)	59
100	Marcel Zelasco (FRA)	DNF

France - West
No.	Rider	Pos.
101	Armand Audaire (FRA)	65
102	Roger Chupin (FRA)	DNF
103	Norbert Esnault (FRA)	71
104	Émile Guérinel (FRA)	DNF
105	François Mahé (FRA)	10
106	Jean Malléjac (FRA)	2
107	Bernard Bultel (FRA)	70
108	Joseph Morvan (FRA)	62
109	Roger Pontet (FRA)	44
110	Jean Robic (FRA)	DNF

France - South-West
No.	Rider	Pos.
111	Louis Barès (FRA)	DNF
112	Hubert Bastianelli (FRA)	DNF
113	Claude Colette (FRA)	58
114	André Darrigade (FRA)	37
115	Robert Desbats (FRA)	DNF
116	Jacques Dupont (FRA)	DNF
117	Henri Paret (FRA)	DNF
118	Hervé Prouzet (FRA)	DNF
119	Tino Sabbadini (FRA)	DNF
120	Jacques Vivier (FRA)	DNF

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.	Name	Nationality	Team	Pos.	Ref
1	Giancarlo Astrua	Italy	Italy	3	^[6]
2	Mario Baroni	Italy	Italy	53	^[6]
3	Gino Bartali	Italy	Italy	11	^[6]
4	Giovanni Corrieri	Italy	Italy	56	^[6]
5	Umberto Drei	Italy	Italy	54	^[6]
6	Adolpho Grosso	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[6]
7	Livio Isotti	Italy	Italy	42	^[6]
8	Fiorenzo Magni	Italy	Italy	15	^[6]
9	Rossello Minardi	Italy	Italy	DNF	^[6]
10	Vincenzo Rossello	Italy	Italy	22	^[6]
11	François Chevalley	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	^[6]
12	Emilio Croci-Torti	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	^[6]
13	Carlo Lafranchi	Switzerland	Switzerland	61	^[6]
14	Marcel Huber	Switzerland	Switzerland	32	^[6]
15	Hugo Koblet	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	^[6]
16	Martin Metzger	Switzerland	Switzerland	68	^[6]
17	Remo Pianezzi	Switzerland	Switzerland	57	^[6]
18	Otto Meili	Switzerland	Switzerland	DNF	^[6]
19	Fritz Schär	Switzerland	Switzerland	6	^[6]
20	Max Schellenberg	Switzerland	Switzerland	67	^[6]
21	Jan Adriaensens	Belgium	Belgium	45	^[6]
22	Alex Close	Belgium	Belgium	4	^[6]
23	Hilaire Couvreur	Belgium	Belgium	28	^[6]
24	Alfred De Bruyne	Belgium	Belgium	52	^[6]
25	Alois De Hertog	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[6]
26	René De Smet	Belgium	Belgium	43	^[6]
27	Raymond Impanis	Belgium	Belgium	23	^[6]
28	Robert Vanderstockt	Belgium	Belgium	DNF	^[6]
29	Martin Van Geneugden	Belgium	Belgium	34	^[6]
30	Richard Van Genechten	Belgium	Belgium	33	^[6]
31	Victorio García	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[6]
32	José Gil	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[6]
33	Antonio Gelabert	Spain	Spain	48	^[6]
34	Vicente Iturat	Spain	Spain	DNF	^[6]
35	Jesús Loroño	Spain	Spain	50	^[6]
36	Francisco Masip	Spain	Spain	46	^[6]
37	Dalmacio Langarica	Spain	Spain	73	^[6]
38	José Serra Gil	Spain	Spain	14	^[6]
39	Andrés Trobat	Spain	Spain	24	^[6]
40	José Vidal-Porcar	Spain	Spain	74	^[6]
41	Bim Diederich	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
42	Marcel Dierkens	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
43	Marcel Ernzer	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	18	^[6]
44	Charly Gaul	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
45	Lucien Gillen	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
46	Jean Goldschmit	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
47	Edy Hein	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
48	Willy Kemp	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	66	^[6]
49	Jim Kirchen	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	DNF	^[6]
50	Jean Schmit	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	72	^[6]
51	Sjefke Janssen	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[6]
52	Jan Nolten	Netherlands	Netherlands	19	^[6]
53	Thijs Roks	Netherlands	Netherlands	29	^[6]
54	Henk Stevens	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[6]
55	Adri Suykerbuyk	Netherlands	Netherlands	40	^[6]
56	Hein Van Breenen	Netherlands	Netherlands	36	^[6]
57	Wim van Est	Netherlands	Netherlands	13	^[6]
58	Wout Wagtmans	Netherlands	Netherlands	5	^[6]
59	Adrie Voorting	Netherlands	Netherlands	DNF	^[6]
60	Gerrit Voorting	Netherlands	Netherlands	17	^[6]
61	Louison Bobet	France	France	1	^[6]
62	Adolphe Deledda	France	France	35	^[6]
63	Jean Dotto	France	France	DNF	^[6]
64	Bernard Gauthier	France	France	75	^[6]
65	Raphaël Géminiani	France	France	9	^[6]
66	Nello Lauredi	France	France	8	^[6]
67	Jean Le Guilly	France	France	30	^[6]
68	Raoul Rémy	France	France	51	^[6]
69	Antonin Rolland	France	France	7	^[6]
70	Lucien Teisseire	France	France	26	^[6]
71	Stanislas Bober	France	France - Île-de-France	25	^[6]
72	Louis Caput	France	France - Île-de-France	DNF	^[6]
73	Maurice Diot	France	France - Île-de-France	60	^[6]
74	Jean Guéguen	France	France - Île-de-France	DNF	^[6]
75	Maurice Quentin	France	France - Île-de-France	31	^[6]
76	Attilio Redolfi	France	France - Île-de-France	DNF	^[6]
77	Jacques Renaud	France	France - Île-de-France	41	^[6]
78	Claude Rouer	France	France - Île-de-France	76	^[6]
79	Eugène Telotte	France	France - Île-de-France	DNF	^[6]
80	Alfred Tonello	France	France - Île-de-France	49	^[6]
81	Ugo Anzile	France	France - North-East/Centre	20	^[6]
82	Gilbert Bauvin	France	France - North-East/Centre	16	^[6]
83	Guy Buchaille	France	France - North-East/Centre	DNF	^[6]
84	Jean Dacquay	France	France - North-East/Centre	55	^[6]
85	Jean Forestier	France	France - North-East/Centre	39	^[6]
86	Roger Hassenforder	France	France - North-East/Centre	DNF	^[6]
87	Jacques Labertonnière	France	France - North-East/Centre	DNF	^[6]
88	Georges Meunier	France	France - North-East/Centre	27	^[6]
89	Bernard Quennehen	France	France - North-East/Centre	64	^[6]
90	Roger Walkowiak	France	France - North-East/Centre	47	^[6]
91	Émile Baffert	France	France - South East	DNF	^[6]
92	Ahmed Kebaïli	Algeria	France - South East	DNF	^[6]
93	Lucien Lazaridès	France	France - South East	21	^[6]
94	Siro Bianchi	France	France - South East	69	^[6]
95	Joseph Mirando	France	France - South East	12	^[6]
96	Pierre Molinéris	France	France - South East	38	^[6]
97	René Privat	France	France - South East	DNF	^[6]
98	René Rotta	France	France - South East	63	^[6]
99	Vincent Vitetta	France	France - South East	59	^[6]
100	Marcel Zelasco	France	France - South East	DNF	^[6]
101	Armand Audaire	France	France - West	65	^[6]
102	Roger Chupin	France	France - West	DNF	^[6]
103	Norbert Esnault	France	France - West	71	^[6]
104	Émile Guérinel	France	France - West	DNF	^[6]
105	François Mahé	France	France - West	10	^[6]
106	Jean Malléjac	France	France - West	2	^[6]
107	Bernard Bultel	France	France - West	70	^[6]
108	Joseph Morvan	France	France - West	62	^[6]
109	Roger Pontet	France	France - West	44	^[6]
110	Jean Robic	France	France - West	DNF	^[6]
111	Louis Barès	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
112	Hubert Bastianelli	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
113	Claude Colette	France	France - South-West	58	^[6]
114	André Darrigade	France	France - South-West	37	^[6]
115	Robert Desbats	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
116	Jacques Dupont	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
117	Henri Paret	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
118	Hervé Prouzet	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
119	Tino Sabbadini	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]
120	Jacques Vivier	France	France - South-West	DNF	^[6]

References

1 2 "40ème Tour de France 1953" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
↑ "The Tour: Year 1953". Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ Amels, Wim (1984). De geschiedenis van de Tour de France 1903–1984 (in Dutch). Sport-Express. pp. 68–70. ISBN 90-70763-05-2.
↑ Barry Boyce (2004). "Bobet is Brilliant, as French Team Squabbles". Cycling revealed. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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