title: 1953 Tour of Flanders
text: # 1953 Tour of Flanders
  
  The 37th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1953. Dutch rider Wim van Est won the race in a two-man sprint with Désiré Keteleer in Wetteren. 44 of 213 riders finished.
  
  ## Route
  
  The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 253 km. The course featured five categorized climbs:
  
  * Kluisberg
  * Kwaremont
  * Kruisberg
  * Edelareberg
  * Kloosterstraat (Geraardsbergen)
  
  ## Results
  
  Result :
  
  | Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wim van Est (NED) | Garin | 7h 19' 00" |
  | 2 | Désiré Keteleer (BEL) | Garin | s.t. |
  | 3 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) | Mercier–Hutchinson | + 45" |
  | 4 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | Stella–Wolber–Dunlop | + 1' 40" |
  | 5 | Loretto Petrucci (ITA) | Bianchi–Pirelli | s.t. |
  | 6 | Attilio Redolfi (FRA) | Mercier–Leducq | + 2' 40" |
  | 7 | Jacques Dupont (FRA) | Dilecta–Wolber–Bouvet | + 4' 48" |
  | 8 | Hilaire Couvreur (BEL) | Terrot–Hutchinson | + 5' 50" |
  | 9 | Stanislas Bober (FRA) | Alcyon–Dunlop | + 5' 54" |
  | 10 | Valère Ollivier (BEL) | Bertin–d'Alessandro | + 6' 10" |
  