Road Cycling Men: World Championships 1953 at Lugano (swi) Road Race August 30: (Lugano, 270 km) 1. Fausto Coppi (ita) 7h30:59 2. Germain Derijcke (bel) + 6:22 3. Stan Ockers (bel) + 7:33 4. Michele Gismondi (ita) + 7:34 5. Nino Defilippis (ita) + 9:11 6. Charly Gaul (lux) + 9:12 7. Fredi Kübler (swi) + 12:57 8. Louison Bobet (fra) s.t. 9. Raphaël Geminiani (fra) s.t. 10. Marcel Ernzer (lux) s.t.