1963 Volta a Catalunya explained

1963 Volta a Catalunya
Date:8–15 September 1963
Stages:8
Distance:1282[1]
Unit:km
Time:35h 01' 05"
First:Joseph Novales
First Nat:FRA
First Color:yellow
Second:Angelino Soler
Second Nat:ESP
Second Natvar:1945
Third:Antonio Suárez
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1945
Previous:1962
Next:1964

The 1963 Volta a Catalunya was the 43rd edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 8 September to 15 September 1963. The race started in Montjuïc and finished in Barcelona.[2] The race was won by Joseph Novales.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTime
1
2+ 5' 30"
3+ 5' 39"
4+ 6' 10"
5+ 6' 54"
6+ 6' 57"
7+ 8' 54"
8+ 9' 22"
9+ 10' 20"
10+ 10' 36"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 21 February 2018.
  2. Web site: 43ème Volta a Catalunya 1963. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20050316185045/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya1963.php. 16 March 2005.
  3. Web site: 1963 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 21 February 2018.