| 1953 Challenge Desgrange-Colombo | |
| Edition: | 6 |
| Competition: | Challenge Desgrange-Colombo |
| Dates: | 18 March – 25 October |
| Location: | Europe |
| Rounds: | 11 |
| Individual Champion Team: | Bianchi–Pirelli |
| Previous: | 1952 |
| Next: | 1954 |
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.
| 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 |
| Cyclist | Team | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | |||
| 2 | 66 | |||
| 3 | 53 | |||
| 4 | 48 | |||
| 5 | 41 | |||
| 6 | 39 | |||
| 7 | 38 | |||
| 8 | 37 | |||
| 9 | 36 | |||
| 10 | 34 |
| Nation | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 453 | |
| 2 | 444 | |
| 3 | 355 | |