1953 Tour de France
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The 1953 Tour de France was the 40th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 3 to 26 July. It consisted of 22 stages over 4,476 km.
Fritz Schär taking his second win of the race on stage two in Liège, Belgium
Louison Bobet (pictured in 1951), winner of the general classification
Hugo Koblet
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Hugo Koblet was a Swiss champion cyclist. He won the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia as well as competing in six-day and pursuit races on the track. He won 70 races as a professional. He died in
Koblet at the 1956 Ronde van Nederland
The road to the Oerlikon vélodrome in Zürich is named after Koblet.