Overview of the year 1963

Date: June 23 - July 14 1963
Paris - Paris | total distance: 4138.0 km | number of stages: 21

Winner: Jacques Anquetil | St-Raphael | France | age: 29
time: 113hr 30min 5sec | average speed: 37.092 km/h
2nd place: Federico Bahamontes (+ 3min 35sec)
3rd place: Jose Perez-Frances (+ 10min 14sec)
winning team: St-Raphael
number of participants: 130 (finished: 76 |not finished: 54)
Jerseys winners:
 Jacques Anquetil
 Rik van Looy
 Federico Bahamontes

Stages in 1963

number of stages in this year*: 23 | display finish towns on map
*total number of posibbilities to win the stage

STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed
1Paris - Epernay  152.5 km  BEL  Eddy PAUWELS  3:30:03  43.6 km/h
2aReims - Jambes  185.5 km  BEL  Rik VAN LOOY  4:25:24  41.9 km/h
2bJambes - Jambes  21.6 km  FRA  Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune   0:27:58  46.3 km/h
3Jambes - Roubaix  223.5 km  IRL  Seamus ELLIOTT  6:10:38  36.2 km/h
4Roubaix - Rouen  235.5 km  BEL  Frans MELCKENBEECK  6:41:04  35.2 km/h
5Rouen - Rennes  285.0 km  ITA  Antonio BAILETTI  7:15:34  39.3 km/h
6aRennes - Angers  118.5 km  BEL  Roger DE BREUKER  2:44:05  43.3 km/h
6bAngers - Angers  24.5 km  FRA  Jacques ANQUETIL  0:31:58  46.0 km/h
7Angers - Limoges  236.0 km  NED  Jan JANSSEN  6:01:59  39.1 km/h
8Limoges - Bordeaux  231.5 km  BEL  Rik VAN LOOY  5:34:20  41.5 km/h
9Bordeaux - Pau  202.0 km  BEL  Giuseppe "Pino" CERAMI  4:41:57  43.0 km/h
10Pau - Bagnères-de-Bigorre  148.5 km  FRA  Jacques ANQUETIL  4:37:18  32.1 km/h
11Bagnères-de-Bigorre - Luchon  131.0 km  FRA  Guy IGNOLIN  3:47:34  34.5 km/h
12Luchon - Toulouse  172.5 km  FRA  André DARRIGADE  4:33:49  37.8 km/h
13Toulouse - Aurillac  234.0 km  BEL  Rik VAN LOOY  6:58:05  33.6 km/h
14Aurillac - Saint-Étienne  236.5 km  FRA  Guy IGNOLIN  6:46:34  34.9 km/h
15Saint-Étienne - Grenoble  174.0 km  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES  4:59:13  34.9 km/h
16Grenoble - Val d´Isère  202.0 km  ESP  Fernando MANZANEQUE  6:20:48  31.8 km/h
17Val d´Isère - Chamonix  227.5 km  FRA  Jacques ANQUETIL  7:25:05  30.7 km/h
18Chamonix - Lons-le-Saunier  225.0 km  BEL  Frans BRANDS  6:43:47  33.4 km/h
19Arbois - Besançon  54.5 km  FRA  Jacques ANQUETIL  1:12:20  45.2 km/h
20Besançon - Troyes  233.5 km  BEL  Roger DE BREUKER  6:20:06  36.9 km/h
21Troyes - Paris  185.5 km  BEL  Rik VAN LOOY  5:06:21  36.3 km/h

Winners of stages in 1963 by nations (6):
BEL » 10 | FRA » 8 | ESP » 2 | ITA » 1 | NED » 1 | IRL » 1 |
Winners of stages in 1963 by cyclists (15):
Rik VAN LOOY » 4 | Jacques ANQUETIL » 4 | Roger DE BREUKER » 2 | Guy IGNOLIN » 2 | Seamus ELLIOTT » 1 | Jan JANSSEN » 1 | Fernando MANZANEQUE » 1 | André DARRIGADE » 1 | Frans MELCKENBEECK » 1 | Giuseppe "Pino" CERAMI » 1 | Frans BRANDS » 1 | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune » 1 | Federico BAHAMONTES » 1 | Eddy PAUWELS » 1 | Antonio BAILETTI » 1 |

Climbs in 1963

number of categorized climbs in this year*: 17 | display climbs on map
*ascents of the second, first and "hors" category

THE ALPES [7]
Col de Porte (1326 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Croix de Fer (2067 m):  FRA  Claude MATTIO
Forclaz (1527 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Grand-Saint-Bernard (2470 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Iseran (2770 m):  ESP  Fernando MANZANEQUE
Petit Saint-Bernard (2188 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Val-d’Isère (1820 m):  ESP  Fernando MANZANEQUE
THE PYRENEES [7]
Aspin (1490 m):  FRA  Guy IGNOLIN
Aubisque (1709 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Peyresourde (1569 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Portet d’Aspet (1069 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Portillon (1298 m):  FRA  Guy IGNOLIN
Tourmalet (2115 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Tourmalet (2115 m):  FRA  Raymond POULIDOR
Other mountains [3]
Col de la Faucille (1323 m):  FRA  Guy IGNOLIN
Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES
Puy Mary (Pas de Peyrol) (1582 m):  ESP  Federico BAHAMONTES

Winners of categorised climbs in 1963 by nations (2):
ESP » 12 | FRA » 5 |
Winners of ascents in 1963 by cyclists (5):
Federico BAHAMONTES » 10 | Guy IGNOLIN » 3 | Fernando MANZANEQUE » 2 | Claude MATTIO » 1 | Raymond POULIDOR » 1 |