Tour de France 1953
Stage 1 · Fritz Schaer
Strasbourg → Metz
Stage 1 — Fritz Schaer wins Strasbourg → Metz (195 km)
Stage facts
Road raceHills flat finish195.0 km3 Jul 1953
Strasbourg → Metz
Stage 1 | Strasbourg - Metz
Stage Winner
Fritz Schaer
Yellow Jersey
Fritz Schaer
Avg Speed
39.7 km/h
Elevation
2,159 m
Difficulty
52
Win Type
Small group sprint
Won How
Sprint of 4 riders
Startlist Quality
1,153
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Fritz Schaer
Race Date
3 Jul 1953
Profile
Hills flat finish
Distance
195 km
Avg Speed
39.7 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Fritz Schaer
Race leadership after stage 1 — Fritz Schaer
Route & distance
Distance
195.0 km
Start
Strasbourg
Finish
Metz
Profile
Hills flat finish
Date
3 Jul 1953
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
39.7 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,159 m
Difficulty Score
52
Startlist Quality
1,153
Win Type
Small group sprint
Stage 1 in the 1953 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
Metz → Liège
227 km
Fritz Schaer
3
Liège → Lille
221 km
Stanislas Bober
4
Lille → Dieppe
188 km
Gerrit Voorting