# 1953 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 22

The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 3 to 26 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of 4,479 km (2,783 mi).
The Tour began in Strasbourg on 3 July, and Stage 12 occurred on 15 July with a flat stage from Luchon. The race finished in Paris on 26 July.
Jean Robic entered the stage 12 as the first cyclist in the history of the Tour de France to ever lead in the three most important classifications: he wore the yellow jersey, green jersey and led King of the Mountains ranking.

## Classification standings

Legend :
| | Denotes the leader of the general classification | | Denotes the leader of the points classification |
| MG | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification (meilleur grimpeur) | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification (meilleur grimpeur) | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification (meilleur grimpeur) |
| | s.t. indicates that the rider was credited with the same time as the one directly above him. | s.t. indicates that the rider was credited with the same time as the one directly above him. | s.t. indicates that the rider was credited with the same time as the one directly above him. |

## Stage 12

15 July 1953 — Luchon to Albi, 228 km (142 mi)
Stage 12 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Darrigade (FRA) | South West | 5h 40' 40" |
| 2 | Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 3 | Hubert Bastianelli (FRA) | South-West | s.t. |
| 4 | Hilaire Couvreur (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 5 | Maurice Quentin (FRA) | Île-de-France | s.t. |
| 6 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | North-East/Centre | s.t. |
| 7 | Jan Adriaensens (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 8 | Andrés Trobat (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 9 | Marcel Ernzer (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
| 10 | Willy Kemp (LUX) | Luxembourg | s.t. |
General classification after stage 12 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | 67h 11' 40" |
| 2 | Marcel Ernzer (LUX) | Luxembourg | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Ugo Anzile (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 23" |
| 4 | Jean Robic (FRA) MG | West | + 8' 50" |
| 5 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 9' 08" |
| 6 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 10' 40" |
| 7 | Wim van Est (NED) | Netherlands | + 10' 59" |
| 8 | Jacques Renaud (FRA) | Île-de-France | + 12' 50" |
| 9 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 14' 49" |
| 10 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 16' 02" |

## Stage 13

16 July 1953 — Albi to Béziers, 189 km (117 mi)
Stage 13 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | 5h 18' 41" |
| 2 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 4 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 6 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 7 | Joseph Mirando (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 8 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 9 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | s.t. |
| 10 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Italy | + 6' 59" |
General classification after stage 13 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | 72h 45' 10" |
| 2 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 13" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 4' 24" |
| 5 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 4' 41" |
| 6 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 5' 02" |
| 7 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 5' 55" |
| 8 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 6' 08" |
| 9 | Ugo Anzile (ITA) | Italy | + 7' 25" |
| 10 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 7' 49" |

## Stage 14

17 July 1953 — Béziers to Nîmes, 214 km (133 mi)
Stage 14 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bernard Quennehen (FRA) | North-East/Centre | 6h 21' 23" |
| 2 | Alfred Tonello (FRA) | Île-de-France | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean Le Guilly (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 4 | Jan Nolten (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 5 | René Rotta (FRA) | South-East | + 0' 09" |
| 6 | André Darrigade (FRA) | South West | + 13' 54" |
| 7 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Wim van Est (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 9 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 10 | Mario Baroni (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
General classification after stage 14 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | 79h 20' 27" |
| 2 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 13" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 4' 24" |
| 5 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 4' 41" |
| 6 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 5' 02" |
| 7 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 5' 55" |
| 8 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 6' 08" |
| 9 | Ugo Anzile (ITA) | Italy | + 7' 25" |
| 10 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 7' 49" |

## Stage 15

18 July 1953 — Nîmes to Marseille, 173 km (107 mi)
Stage 15 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maurice Quentin (FRA) | Île-de-France | 4h 32' 33" |
| 2 | Adri Voorting (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | North-East/Centre | s.t. |
| 4 | Mario Baroni (ITA) | Italy | + 0' 23" |
| 5 | Max Schellenberg (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 6 | Raoul Rémy (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Pierre Molinéris (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 8 | Vincent Vitetta (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 9 | José Serra (ESP) | Spain | + 2' 35" |
| 10 | Vicente Iturat (ESP) | Spain | + 4' 46" |
General classification after stage 15 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | 84h 00' 02" |
| 2 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 13" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 4' 41" |
| 5 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 5' 50" |
| 6 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 5' 55" |
| 7 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 7' 51" |
| 8 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 8' 02" |
| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 8' 15" |
| 10 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 8' 59" |

## Stage 16

19 July 1953 — Marseille to Monaco, 236 km (147 mi)
Stage 16 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wim van Est (NED) | Netherlands | 7h 20' 53" |
| 2 | Pierre Molinéris (FRA) | South-East | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Richard Van Genechten (BEL) | Belgium | + 2' 19" |
| 4 | Joseph Mirando (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 5 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 3' 49" |
| 6 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Italy | + 4' 15" |
| 7 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 9 | Francisco Masip (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 10 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | s.t. |
General classification after stage 16 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | 91h 25' 10" |
| 2 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 13" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 5' 38" |
| 5 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 6' 47" |
| 6 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 6' 52" |
| 7 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 7' 25" |
| 8 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 8' 15" |
| 9 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 9' 38" |
| 10 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 12' 44" |

## Stage 17

21 July 1953 — Monaco to Gap, 261 km (162 mi)
Stage 17 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | 8h 18' 34" |
| 2 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 0' 44" |
| 3 | Gerrit Voorting (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 4 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 5 | Georges Meunier (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 1' 10" |
| 6 | José Serra (ESP) | Spain | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Vincenzo Rossello (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 10" |
| 8 | Andrés Trobat (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 9 | Stanislas Bober (FRA) | Île-de-France | s.t. |
| 10 | Marcel Huber (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
General classification after stage 17 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | 99h 47' 35" |
| 2 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 1' 13" |
| 3 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | + 3' 13" |
| 4 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 3' 51" |
| 5 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 5' 38" |
| 6 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 6' 52" |
| 7 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 7' 25" |
| 8 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 8' 15" |
| 9 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 9' 38" |
| 10 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 9' 39" |

## Stage 18

22 July 1953 — Gap to Briançon, 165 km (103 mi)
Stage 18 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 5h 11' 17" |
| 2 | Jan Nolten (NED) | Netherlands | + 5' 23" |
| 3 | Jesús Loroño (ESP) MG | Spain | + 5' 57" |
| 4 | José Serra (ESP) | Spain | + 8' 22" |
| 5 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 8' 30" |
| 6 | Lucien Lazaridès (FRA) | South-East | + 9' 44" |
| 7 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 9' 45" |
| 8 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 9' 48" |
| 9 | Gino Bartali (ITA) | Italy | + 10' 29" |
| 10 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 10' 48" |
General classification after stage 18 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 105h 01' 05" |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 8' 35" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 48" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 11' 55" |
| 5 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 14' 57" |
| 6 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 16' 26" |
| 7 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 16' 45" |
| 8 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 16' 50" |
| 9 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 17' 14" |
| 10 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 21' 24" |

## Stage 19

23 July 1953 — Briançon to Lyon, 227 km (141 mi)
Stage 19 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Georges Meunier (FRA) | North-East/Centre | 6h 18' 15" |
| 2 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | North-East/Centre | s.t. |
| 3 | Dalmacio Langarica (ESP) | Spain | s.t. |
| 4 | Jesús Loroño (ESP) MG | Spain | + 2' 36" |
| 5 | Hilaire Couvreur (BEL) | Belgium | + 7' 10" |
| 6 | Amand Audaire (FRA) | West | + 9' 59" |
| 7 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Giovanni Corrieri (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 9 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 10 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
General classification after stage 19 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 111h 29' 19" |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 8' 35" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 9' 48" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 11' 55" |
| 5 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 14' 57" |
| 6 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 16' 26" |
| 7 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 16' 45" |
| 8 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 16' 50" |
| 9 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 17' 14" |
| 10 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 21' 24" |

## Stage 20

24 July 1953 — Lyon to Saint-Étienne, 70 km (43 mi) (ITT)
Stage 20 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 1h 49' 00" |
| 2 | Wim van Est (NED) | Netherlands | + 1' 45" |
| 3 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 2' 47" |
| 4 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 3' 25" |
| 5 | Jesús Loroño (ESP) MG | Spain | + 3' 56" |
| 6 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | + 3' 57" |
| 7 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 4' 13" |
| 8 | Joseph Morvan (FRA) | Switzerland | + 4' 39" |
| 9 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 4' 40" |
| 10 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 4' 43" |
General classification after stage 20 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 113h 17' 19" |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 14' 18" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 15' 01" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 17' 35" |
| 5 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 18' 44" |
| 6 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 21' 39" |
| 7 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 23' 03" |
| 8 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 24' 06" |
| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 27' 18" |
| 10 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 28' 26" |

## Stage 21

25 July 1953 — Saint-Étienne to Montluçon, 210 km (130 mi)
Stage 21 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | 6h 20' 08" |
| 2 | Gilbert Bauvin (FRA) | North-East/Centre | s.t. |
| 3 | Jan Nolten (NED) | Netherlands | + 2' 11" |
| 4 | Pierre Molinéris (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 5 | Jacques Renaud (FRA) | Île-de-France | + 2' 16" |
| 6 | Livio Isotti (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 29" |
| 7 | Vincent Vitetta (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 8 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Italy | + 2' 34" |
| 9 | André Darrigade (FRA) | South West | s.t. |
| 10 | Mario Baroni (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
General classification after stage 21 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 119h 40' 01" |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 14' 18" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 15' 01" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 17' 35" |
| 5 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 18' 05" |
| 6 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 18' 44" |
| 7 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 23' 03" |
| 8 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 24' 06" |
| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 27' 18" |
| 10 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 28' 26" |

## Stage 22

26 July 1953 — Montluçon to Paris (Parc des Princes), 328 km (204 mi)
Stage 22 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fiorenzo Magni (ITA) | Italy | 9h 42' 53" |
| 2 | Mario Baroni (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean Forestier (FRA) | North-East/Centre | s.t. |
| 4 | Hilaire Couvreur (BEL) | Belgium | s.t. |
| 5 | Joseph Morvan (FRA) | Switzerland | s.t. |
| 6 | Bernard Gauthier (FRA) | France | s.t. |
| 7 | Umberto Drei (ITA) | Italy | s.t. |
| 8 | Pierre Molinéris (FRA) | South-East | s.t. |
| 9 | Gerrit Voorting (NED) | Netherlands | s.t. |
| 10 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 0' 31" |
General classification after stage 22 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Louison Bobet (FRA) | France | 129h 23' 25" |
| 2 | Jean Malléjac (FRA) | West | + 14' 18" |
| 3 | Giancarlo Astrua (ITA) | Italy | + 15' 01" |
| 4 | Alex Close (BEL) | Belgium | + 17' 35" |
| 5 | Wout Wagtmans (NED) | Netherlands | + 18' 05" |
| 6 | Fritz Schär (SUI) | Switzerland | + 18' 44" |
| 7 | Antonin Rolland (FRA) | France | + 23' 03" |
| 8 | Nello Lauredi (FRA) | France | + 26' 03" |
| 9 | Raphaël Géminiani (FRA) | France | + 27' 18" |
| 10 | François Mahé (FRA) | West | + 28' 26" |