# 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. One Luxembourgian cyclist did not start, so 119 cyclists started the race.
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, 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. The big favourites became Hugo Koblet and Louison Bobet.
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.

## Start list
### By team

Italy :
| Italy No.RiderPos. 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  Adolfo Grosso (ITA) DNF 7  Livio Isotti (ITA) 42 8  Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) 15 9  Giuseppe Minardi (ITA) DNF 10  Vincenzo Rossello (ITA) 22 | Switzerland No.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 41  Bim Diederich (LUX) DNF 42  Marcel Dierkens (LUX) DNF 43  Marcel Ernzer (LUX) 18 44  Charly Gaul (LUX) DNF 45  Lucien Gillen (LUX) DNS 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.RiderPos. 51  Sjefke Janssen (NED) DNF 52  Jan Nolten (NED) 19 53  Thijs Roks (NED) 29 54  Henk Steevens (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.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 91  Émile Baffert (FRA) DNF 92  Ahmed Kebaïli (FRA) 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.RiderPos. 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.RiderPos. 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. |
| 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 | DNS |
| 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 Steevens | 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 | France | 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 |