1963 Vuelta a España
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 1 May – 15 May | ||
| Stages | 15 | ||
| Distance | 2,442 km (1,517 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 64h 46' 20" (37.79 km/h or 23.48 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
(St.Raphael-Gitane) |
| Second | .svg.png){kind=small} José Martin Perez (ESP) |
(Faema) | |
| Third | Miguel Pacheco Font (ESP) |
(Kas-Kaskol) | |
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Points |  Bas Maliepaard (NED) |
(St.Raphael-Gitane) |
 |
Mountains | Julio Jiménez (ESP) |
(Faema) |
| Sprints | José Segu (ESP) |
(Faema) | |
The 18th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from May 1 to May 15, 1963. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of 2,442 km (1,517 mi), and was won by Jacques Anquetil of the St. Raphael-Gitane cycling team.[1] Not only did Anquetil complete his Grand Tour treble, this also marked the first time in history a rider won two Grand Tours in the same calendar year for his team sponsor (since most Grand Tours from the 1930s until the early 1960s were contested in national teams). Bas Maliepaard won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.
Results
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacques Anquetil | St.Raphael-Gitane | 64h 46' 20s |
| 2 |  José Martin Perez | Faema | a 3' 06s |
| 3 | Miguel Pacheco Font | Kas-Kaskol | a 3' 32s |
| 4 | Bas Maliepaard | St.Raphael-Gitane | a 5' 06s |
| 5 | Francisco Gabica | Kas-Kaskol | a 7' 57s |
| 6 | Antonio Suarez | Faema | a 8' 13s |
| 7 | Eusebio Velez | Kas-Kaskol | a 8' 34s |
| 8 | Antonio Gomez Del Moral | Faema | a 9' 10s |
| 9 | Jean Stablinski | St.Raphael-Gitane | a 9' 31s |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Guillaume Van Tongerloo | GBC-Libertas | a 10' 48s |
| 11 | Antonio Barrutia | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 12 | Frans Aerenhouts | GBC-Libertas | |
| 13 | Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | |
| 14 | Antonio Karmany | Ferrys | |
| 15 | Edgard Sorgeloos | GBC-Libertas | |
| 16 | José Antonio Momene | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 17 | Gerard Thielin | St.Raphael-Gitane | |
| 18 | Valentin Uriona | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 19 | Anatole Novak | St.Raphael-Gitane | |
| 20 | Sebastian Elorza | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 21 |  Dieter Puschel | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 22 | Roger Baens | GBC-Libertas | |
| 23 | Julio Jimenez | Faema | |
| 24 | Esteban Martin | Ferrys | |
| 25 | Carlos Echevarria | Kas-Kaskol |
References
- ↑ "General Information 1963". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
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