The 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo was the sixth edition of the Challenge Desgrange-Colombo. It included eleven races: all the races form the 1952 edition were retained with no additions. Loretto Petrucci won the individual championship while Italy retained the nations championship.
Races Date Race Country Winner Team Report 19 March Milan–San Remo Bianchi–Pirelli Report 5 April Tour of Flanders Garin Report 12 April Paris–Roubaix Report 26 April Paris–Brussels / Bianchi–Pirelli Report 2 May La Flèche Wallonne Report 3 May Liège–Bastogne–Liège Report 12 May – 2 June Giro d'Italia Bianchi–Pirelli Report 17 June – 24 June Tour de Suisse Report 3 July – 26 July Tour de France France Report 4 October Paris–Tours Report 25 October Giro di Lombardia Fiorelli Report
Final standings
Riders Cyclist Team Points1 Bianchi–Pirelli 692 663 534 485 416 397 388 379 3610 34
Nations NationPoints145324443355
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