1963_Giro_d'Italia

1963 Giro d'Italia

1963 Giro d'Italia

Cycling race

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 182 km (113.1 mi) stage and concluded back in Milan, on 9 June, with a 136 km (84.5 mi) 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]

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Teams

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]

Route and stages

The race route was revealed to the public on 25 March 1963 by race director Vincenzo Torriani.[7][8][9][10]

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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.[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.[12]

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Final standings

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General classification

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Mountains classification

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Traguardi tricolori classification

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Team classification

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References

Citations

  1. [1]
    "Il Giro a Balmamion il cacolatore" [The ride to the Balmamion cacolatore] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1963. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "A Toni Bailetti l'ultima tappa" [A Toni Bailetti the last stage] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1963. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Gli Iscritti" [Subscribers] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 19 May 1963. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Los 12 equipos" [The 12 teams] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 May 1963. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Questi i concorrenti" [These competitors] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 17 May 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. [6]
    Bill and Carol McGann. "1963 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  7. [7]
    Rino Scolfaro (26 March 1963). "Questo il Giro d'Italia 1963" [This is the 1963 Tour of Italy] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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    Juan Plans (27 March 1963). "El "Giro" 1963" [The 1963 "Giro"] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Il <<Giro>> e uguale per tutti" [The <<Giro>> is the same for everyone] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 18 May 1963. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Hoy, en Napoles, se levanta el telon de la XLVI edicion del "Giro" - 4013k - 21 etapas" [Today, in Naples, the curtain rises of the XLVI edition of the "Giro" - 4013k - 21 stages] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 19 May 1963. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    "Le ventun tappe" [The twenty-one stages] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 17 May 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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    Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 8 May 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  13. [13]
    "Il <<Giro>> in cifre" [The <<Tour>> in numbers] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1963. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-03-11. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  14. [14]
    "Termino Bajo La Lluvia" [End in the Rain] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 10 June 1963. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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