1963 Vuelta a España

The 18th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 1 May to 15 May 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.

1963 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates1 May – 15 May
Stages15
Distance2,442 km (1,517 mi)
Winning time64h 46' 20"
Results
Winner  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) (St.Raphael-Gitane)
  Second  José Martin Perez (ESP) (Faema)
  Third  Miguel Pacheco (ESP) (Kas-Kaskol)
Points  Bas Maliepaard (NED) (St.Raphael-Gitane)
  Mountains  Julio Jiménez (ESP) (Faema)
  Sprints  José Segú (ESP) (Faema)

Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1963 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1a 1 May Gijón – Mieres 45 km (28 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
1b 1 May Mieres – Gijón 52 km (32 mi) Individual time trial  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
2 2 May Gijón – Torrelavega 175 km (109 mi)  José Segú (ESP)
3 3 May Torrelavega – Vitoria 249 km (155 mi)  Antonio Barrutia (ESP)
4 4 May Vitoria – Bilbao 104 km (65 mi)  Jan Lauwers (BEL)
5 5 May Bilbao – Bilbao 191 km (119 mi)  Bas Maliepaard (NED)
6 6 May Bilbao – Eibar 165 km (103 mi)  Guy Ignolin (FRA)
7 7 May Eibar – Tolosa 138 km (86 mi)  Valentín Uriona (ESP)
8 8 May Tolosa – Pamplona 169 km (105 mi)  José Pérez Francés (ESP)
9 9 May Pamplona – Zaragoza 180 km (112 mi)  Roger Baens (BEL)
10 10 May Zaragoza – Lleida 144 km (89 mi)  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
11 11 May Lleida – Barcelona 182 km (113 mi)  Jan Lauwers (BEL)
12a 12 May Barcelona – Barcelona 80 km (50 mi)  Frans Aerenhouts (BEL)
12b 12 May Sitges – Tarragona 52 km (32 mi) Individual time trial  Miguel Pacheco (ESP)
13 13 May Tarragona – Valencia 252 km (157 mi)  Seamus Elliott (IRL)
14 14 May Cuenca – Madrid 177 km (110 mi)  Roger Baens (BEL)
15 15 May Madrid – Madrid 87 km (54 mi)  Guy Ignolin (FRA)
Total 2,442 km (1,517 mi)

Results
Final general classification[4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Jacques AnquetilSt.Raphael-Gitane64h 46' 20"
2 José Martin PerezFaema+ 3' 06"
3 Miguel PachecoKas-Kaskol+ 3' 32"
4 Bas MaliepaardSt.Raphael-Gitane+ 5' 06"
5 Francisco GabicaKas-Kaskol+ 7' 57"
6 Antonio SuarezFaema+ 8' 13"
7 Eusebio VelezKas-Kaskol+ 8' 34"
8 Antonio Gomez Del MoralFaema+ 9' 10"
9 Jean StablinskiSt.Raphael-Gitane+ 9' 31"
10 Guillaume Van TongerlooGBC-Libertas+ 10' 48"
11 Antonio BarrutiaKas-Kaskol
12 Frans AerenhoutsGBC-Libertas
13 Fernando ManzanequeFerrys
14 Antonio KarmanyFerrys
15 Edgard SorgeloosGBC-Libertas
16 José Antonio MomeneKas-Kaskol
17 Gerard ThielinSt.Raphael-Gitane
18 Valentin UrionaKas-Kaskol
19 Anatole NovakSt.Raphael-Gitane
20 Sebastian ElorzaKas-Kaskol
21 Dieter PuschelWiels-Groene Leeuw
22 Roger BaensGBC-Libertas
23 Julio JimenezFaema
24 Esteban MartinFerrys
25 Carlos EcheverriaKas-Kaskol

References
  1. "General Information 1963". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. "1963 » 18th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "18ème Vuelta a España 1963". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
  4. "Edición del Thursday 16 May 1963, Página 8 - Hemeroteca - MundoDeportivo.com" (PDF). hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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