1963 Giro d'Italia

Template:Short description 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 stage and concluded back in Milan, on 9 June, with a 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.

Teams

Twelve teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1963 edition of the Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 120 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 86 made it to the finish in Milan.

The teams entering the race were:

Template:Cycling data Carpano Cite Template:Cycling data Cynar Template:Cycling data Gazzola

Template:Cycling data GBC Template:Cycling data IBAC Template:Cycling data Legnano Template:Cycling data Lygie

Template:Cycling data Molteni Template:Cycling data Salvarani Template:Cycling data San Pellegrino Template:Cycling data Filotex

Route and stages

The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1963 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.

Stage results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	19 May	Naples to Potenza		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
2	20 May	Potenza to Bari		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
3	21 May	Bari to Campobasso		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
4	22 May	Campobasso to Pescara		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
5	23 May	Pescara to Viterbo		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
6	24 May	Bolsena to Arezzo		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
7	25 May	Arezzo to Riolo Terme		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
8	26 May	Riolo Terme to Salsomaggiore Terme		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
9	27 May	Salsomaggiore Terme to La Spezia		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
10	28 May	La Spezia to Asti		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
11	29 May	Asti to Santuario di Oropa		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
12	30 May	Biella to Leukerbad (Switzerland)		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
13	31 May	Leukerbad (Switzerland) to Saint-Vincent		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
14	1 June	Saint-Vincent to Cremona		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
15	2 June	Mantua to Treviso		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
	3 June	Rest day
16	4 June	Treviso to Treviso		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
17	5 June	Treviso to Gorizia		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
18	6 June	Gorizia to Belluno Nevegal		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
19	7 June	Belluno to Moena		File:Mountainstage.svg	Stage with mountain(s)	Template:Flagathlete
20	8 June	Moena to Lumezzane		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
21	9 June	Brescia to Milan		File:Plainstage.svg	Plain stage	Template:Flagathlete
	Total

Classification leadership

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.

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.

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification A pink jersey	Mountains classification	Team classification
1	Vittorio Adorni	Vittorio Adorni	not awarded	?
2	Pierino Baffi
3	Jaime Alomar
4	Guido Carlesi	Diego Ronchini	Vito Taccone
5	Vendramino Bariviera
6	Vendramino Bariviera
7	Nino Defilippis
8	Adriano Durante
9	Giorgio Zancanaro		Giorgio Zancanaro
10	Vito Taccone
11	Vito Taccone
12	Vito Taccone	Franco Balmamion	Vito Taccone
13	Vito Taccone
14	Marino Vigna
15	Franco Magnani
16	Vittorio Adorni	Diego Ronchini
17	Vendramino Bariviera
18	Arnaldo Pambianco	Vittorio Adorni
19	Vito Taccone	Franco Balmamion
20	Guido Carlesi
21	Antonio Bailetti
Final		Franco Balmamion	Vito Taccone	Carpano

Final standings

Legend
Pink jersey	Denotes the winner of the General classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Carpano	116h 50' 16"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Cynar	+ 2' 24"
3	Template:Flagathlete	San Pellegrino	+ 3' 15"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni	+ 6' 34"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	+ 10' 11"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Lygie	+ 11' 50"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano	+ 16' 52"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Molteni	+ 17' 08"
9	Template:Flagathlete	IBAC	+ 23' 38"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Gazzola	+ 25' 36"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–9)

	Name	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete	Lygie	420
2	Template:Flagathlete	San Pellegrino	120
3	Template:Flagathlete	Springoil	100
4	Template:Flagathlete	San Pellegrino	80
5	Template:Flagathlete	Cynar	60
6	Template:Flagathlete Pink jersey	Carpano	50
7	Template:Flagathlete	Springoil	40
	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano
9	Template:Flagathlete	Salvarani	30
	Template:Flagathlete	Carpano

Traguardi tricolori classification

Final traguardi tricolori classification (1–10)

	Name	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete	Lygie	99
2	Template:Flagathlete	Springoil	85
3	Template:Flagathlete	Legnano	51
4	Template:Flagathlete	San Pellegrino	50
5	Template:Flagathlete	Cynar	42
6	Template:Flagathlete	Carpano	35
7	Template:Flagathlete	San Pellegrino	30
8	Template:Flagathlete	Lygie	29
9	Template:Flagathlete	Gazzola	27
10	Template:Flagathlete	Carpano	25

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

	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