| 1963 Giro d'Italia | |
| Date: | 19 May - 9 June 1963 |
| Stages: | 21 |
| Distance: | 4063 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 116h 50' 16" |
| Speed: | 34.774 |
| First: | Franco Balmamion |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Team: | Carpano |
| First Color: | pink |
| Second: | Vittorio Adorni |
| Second Nat: | ITA |
| Second Team: | Cynar |
| Third: | Giorgio Zancanaro |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Third Team: | San Pellegrino |
| Mountains: | Vito Taccone |
| Mountains Nat: | ITA |
| Mountains Team: | Lygie |
| Team: | Carpano |
| Previous: | 1962 |
| Next: | 1964 |
The 1963 Giro d'Italia was the 46th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour races. The Giro started in Naples, on 19 May, with a 182km (113miles) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 9 June, with a 136km (85miles) leg. A total of 120 riders from 12 teams entered the 21-stage race, which was won by Italian Franco Balmamion of the Carpano team. The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Vittorio Adorni and Giorgio Zancanaro, respectively.[1] [2]
Twelve teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1963 edition of the Giro d'Italia.[3] [4] [5] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 120 cyclists.[3] [4] [5] From the riders that began the race, 86 made it to the finish in Milan.[6]
The teams entering the race were:[3] [4] [5]
The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1963 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.[7] [8] [9] [10]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 May | Naples to Potenza | 182km (113miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 2 | 20 May | Potenza to Bari | 185km (115miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 3 | 21 May | Bari to Campobasso | 252km (157miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 4 | 22 May | Campobasso to Pescara | 213km (132miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 5 | 23 May | Pescara to Viterbo | 263km (163miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 6 | 24 May | Bolsena to Arezzo | 192km (119miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 7 | 25 May | Arezzo to Riolo Terme | 173km (107miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 8 | 26 May | Riolo Terme to Salsomaggiore Terme | 203km (126miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 9 | 27 May | Salsomaggiore Terme to La Spezia | 173km (107miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 10 | 28 May | La Spezia to Asti | 225km (140miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 11 | 29 May | Asti to Santuario di Oropa | 130km (80miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 12 | 30 May | Biella to Leukerbad (Switzerland) | 214km (133miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 13 | 31 May | Leukerbad (Switzerland) to Saint-Vincent | 152km (94miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 14 | 1 June | Saint-Vincent to Cremona | 260km (160miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 15 | 2 June | Mantua to Treviso | 155km (96miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 3 June | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 4 June | Treviso to Treviso | 56km (35miles) | Individual time trial | |||
| 17 | 5 June | Treviso to Gorizia | 213km (132miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 18 | 6 June | Gorizia to Belluno Nevegal | 248km (154miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 19 | 7 June | Belluno to Moena | 198km (123miles) | Stage with mountain(s) | |||
| 20 | 8 June | Moena to Lumezzane | 240km (150miles) | Plain stage | |||
| 21 | 9 June | Brescia to Milan | 136km (85miles) | Plain stage | |||
| Total | 4063km (2,525miles) | ||||||
One jersey was worn during the 1963 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.[12]
The mountains classification leader. The climbs were ranked in first and second categories. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. There were three categories of mountains. The first category awarded 50, 40, 30, 20, and 10 points, the second distributed 40, 30, 20, and 10 points, and the third category gave 30, 20, and 10 points. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the teams were awarded points for their rider's performance during the stages.
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpano | ||
| 2 | Cynar | + 2' 24" | |
| 3 | San Pellegrino | + 3' 15" | |
| 4 | Molteni | + 6' 34" | |
| 5 | Salvarani | + 10' 11" | |
| 6 | Lygie | + 11' 50" | |
| 7 | Legnano | + 16' 52" | |
| 8 | Molteni | + 17' 08" | |
| 9 | IBAC | + 23' 38" | |
| 10 | Gazzola | + 25' 36" | |
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lygie | 420 | |
| 2 | San Pellegrino | 120 | |
| 3 | Springoil | 100 | |
| 4 | San Pellegrino | 80 | |
| 5 | Cynar | 60 | |
| 6 | Carpano | 50 | |
| 7 | Springoil | 40 | |
| Legnano | |||
| 9 | Salvarani | 30 | |
| Carpano | |||
| Name | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lygie | 99 | |
| 2 | Springoil | 85 | |
| 3 | Legnano | 51 | |
| 4 | San Pellegrino | 50 | |
| 5 | Cynar | 42 | |
| 6 | Carpano | 35 | |
| 7 | San Pellegrino | 30 | |
| 8 | Lygie | 29 | |
| 9 | Gazzola | 27 | |
| 10 | Carpano | 25 | |
| Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carpano | 4,098 |
| 2 | Lygie | 3,167 |
| 3 | Cynar | 2,827 |
| 4 | San Pellegrino | 2,762 |
| 5 | Molteni | 2,333 |
| 6 | Springoil | 2,248 |
| 7 | Salvarani | 2,134 |
| 8 | IBAC | 1,878 |
| 9 | Gazzola | 1,860 |
| 10 | Legnano | 1,683 |