1963 Vuelta A España
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

The 18th ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance
bicycle A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered transport, human-powered or motorized bicycle, motor-assisted, bicycle pedal, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two bicycle wheel, wheels attached to a ...
stage Stage, stages, or staging may refer to: Arts and media Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly Brit ...
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 , and was won by
Jacques Anquetil Jacques Anquetil (; 8 January 1934 – 18 November 1987) was a French road racing cyclist and the first cyclist to win the Tour de France five times, in 1957 and from 1961 to 1964. He stated before the 1961 Tour that he would gain the ye ...
of the St. Raphael-Gitane
cycling team A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...
. 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 Bastiaan Maliepaard (3 April 1938 – 11 July 2024) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1959 and 1967. He won the Dutch national road race champion in 1960 and 1961, as well as the winner of the points classification at the 1963 Vuelta ...
won the points classification and Julio Jiménez won the mountains classification.


Teams and riders


Route


Results


References


External links


La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vuelta A Espana, 1963 1963 in road cycling
1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...
1963 in Spanish sport 1963 Super Prestige Pernod