| 37th Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | 5 April 1953 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 253 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 7h 19' |
| Speed: | 34.578 |
| Organizer: | Het Nieuwsblad |
| First: | Wim van Est |
| First Nat: | NED |
| First Team: | Garin |
| Second: | Désiré Keteleer |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Second Team: | Garin |
| Third: | Bernard Gauthier |
| Third Nat: | FRA |
| Third Team: | Mercier–Hutchinson |
| Previous: | 1952 |
| Next: | 1954 |
The 37th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1953. Dutch rider Wim van Est won the race in a two-man sprint with Désiré Keteleer in Wetteren.[1] 44 of 213 riders finished.[2]
The race started in Ghent and finished in Wetteren – totaling 253 km. The course featured five categorized climbs: