Tour de France 1953
Stage 6 · Martin Van Geneugden
Caen → Le Mans
Stage 6 — Martin Van Geneugden wins Caen → Le Mans (206 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat206.0 km8 Jul 1953
Caen → Le Mans
Stage 6 | Caen - Le Mans
Stage Winner
Martin Van Geneugden
Yellow Jersey
Roger Hassenforder
Avg Speed
39.8 km/h
Elevation
1,427 m
Difficulty
15
Startlist Quality
1,153
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Martin Van Geneugden
Race Date
8 Jul 1953
Profile
Flat
Distance
206 km
Avg Speed
39.8 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 6
Yellow Jersey
Roger Hassenforder
Race leadership after stage 6 — Roger Hassenforder
Route & distance
Distance
206.0 km
Start
Caen
Finish
Le Mans
Profile
Flat
Date
8 Jul 1953
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
39.8 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,427 m
Difficulty Score
15
Startlist Quality
1,153
Stage 6 in the 1953 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
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3
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221 km
Stanislas Bober
4
Lille → Dieppe
188 km
Gerrit Voorting
5
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Jean Mallejac
7
Le Mans → Nantes
181 km
Livio Isoti
8
Nantes → Bordeaux
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Jan Nolten
9
Bordeaux → Pau
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