1963 Giro d'ItaliaRace details |
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Dates |
19 May - 9 June |
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Stages |
21 |
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Distance |
4,063 km (2,525 mi) |
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Winning time |
116h 50' 16" |
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Results |
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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 170 riders from 17 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]
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, 125 made it to the finish in Milan.[6]
The teams entering the race were:[3][4][5]
- Carpano
- Cite
- Cynar
- Gazzola
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- G.B.C.
- IBAC
- Legnano
- Lygie
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- Molteni
- Salvarani
- San Pellegrino
- Springoil
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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.[8]
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.[8]
Final standings
General classification
Traguardi tricolori classification
Team classification
Final team classification (1–10)[9][10]
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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 |
References
- Citations
- ↑ "Il Giro a Balmamion il cacolatore" [The ride to the Balmamion cacolatore] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1963. p. 9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ↑ "A Toni Bailetti l'ultima tappa" [A Toni Bailetti the last stage] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1963. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Gli Iscritti" [Subscribers] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 19 May 1963. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 3 "Questi i concorrenti" [These competitors] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 17 May 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- ↑ "Le ventun tappe" [The twenty-one stages] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 17 May 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- 1 2 Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "Il <<Giro>> in cifre" [The <<Tour>> in numbers] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 10 June 1963. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "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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- 1903–1935: Armando Cougnet
- 1949–1992: Vincenzo Torriani
- 1993–2003: Carmine Castellano
- 2004–2011: Angelo Zomegnan
- 2012–2013: Michele Acquarone
- 2014–present: Mauro Vegni
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