Tour de France 1963

Tour de France 1963 — Jacques Anquetil wins overall after 21 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Jacques Anquetil

G.B.C-Libertas

21

Stages

4,138

Total km

36.9

Avg km/h

49,854

Total Elev. m

3

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

6

Flat

29%

7

Mountain

33%

5

Hilly

24%

3

Time Trial

14%

Stage winners and teams — Jacques Anquetil takes 4 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
V.C. XII-SAINT RAPHAEL-GITANE-DUNLOP113h 30' 05''
02
MARGNAT-PALOMA-MOTUL-DUNLOP113h 33' 40''
03
FERRYS113h 40' 19''
04
V.C. XII-SAINT RAPHAEL-GITANE-DUNLOP113h 42' 00''
05
FAEMA-FLANDRIA113h 45' 05''
06
FAEMA-FLANDRIA113h 45' 09''
07
I.B.A.C-MOLTENI113h 45' 32''
08
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON113h 46' 51''
09
WIELS-GROENE LEEUW113h 48' 58''
10
G.B.C-LIBERTAS113h 49' 29''
11
PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER113h 51' 44''
12
FERRYS113h 52' 35''
13
WIELS-GROENE LEEUW113h 55' 08''
14
KAS113h 56' 49''
15
WIELS-GROENE LEEUW113h 58' 25''
16
PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER114h 00' 41''
17
KAS114h 01' 41''
18
I.B.A.C-MOLTENI114h 02' 11''
19
PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER114h 03' 55''
20
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON114h 05' 43''
21
PEUGEOT-BP-ENGLEBERT114h 09' 57''
22
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON114h 11' 10''
23
PEUGEOT-BP-ENGLEBERT114h 12' 27''
24
V.C. XII-SAINT RAPHAEL-GITANE-DUNLOP114h 13' 07''
25
FAEMA-FLANDRIA114h 15' 05''
26
PEUGEOT-BP-ENGLEBERT114h 19' 26''
27
FERRYS114h 24' 27''
28
MARGNAT-PALOMA-MOTUL-DUNLOP114h 25' 12''
29
FAEMA-FLANDRIA114h 25' 46''
30
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON114h 26' 47''

Stage winners (15 riders)

Jacques Anquetil

4 stages

Stages 6, 10, 17, 19

Rik Van Looy

3 stages

Stages 8, 13, 21

Guy Ignolin

2 stages

Stages 11, 14

Eddy Pauwels

1 stage

Stages 1

Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune-Wolber

1 stage

Stages 2

Seamus Elliott

1 stage

Stages 3

Frans Melckenbeeck

1 stage

Stages 4

Antonio Bailetti

1 stage

Stages 5

Jan Janssen

1 stage

Stages 7

Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami

1 stage

Stages 9

André Darrigade

1 stage

Stages 12

Federico Bahamontes

1 stage

Stages 15

Fernando Manzaneque

1 stage

Stages 16

Frans Brands

1 stage

Stages 18

Roger De Breuker

1 stage

Stages 20

Teams at the 1963 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
V.C. XII-SAINT RAPHAEL-GITANE-DUNLOP8#1
MARGNAT-PALOMA-MOTUL-DUNLOP7#2
FERRYS9#3
FAEMA-FLANDRIA6#5
I.B.A.C-MOLTENI2#7
MERCIER-BP-HUTCHINSON8#8
WIELS-GROENE LEEUW5#9
G.B.C-LIBERTAS6#10
PELFORTH-SAUVAGE-LEJEUNE-WOLBER8#11
KAS4#14
PEUGEOT-BP-ENGLEBERT6#21
SOLO-TERROT-ENGLEBERT4#33
CARPANO2#53

Stage profiles in the 1963 edition

8

Hills flat finish

7

Mountains flat finish

6

Flat

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 1963 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 21 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 123 JunParis → Épernay152 kmEddy Pauwels1,461 m43.4 km/h
Stage 224 JunJambes → Jambes186 kmPelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune-Wolber2,339 m42.1 km/h
Stage 324 JunJambes → Roubaix22 kmSeamus Elliott316 m15.7 km/h
Stage 425 JunRoubaix → Rouen223 kmFrans Melckenbeeck1,455 m36.1 km/h
Stage 526 JunRouen → Rennes236 kmAntonio Bailetti1,540 m35.3 km/h
Stage 627 JunAngers → Angers285 kmJacques Anquetil2,664 m39.3 km/h
Stage 728 JunAngers → Limoges118 kmJan Janssen931 m43.2 km/h
Stage 828 JunLimoges → Bordeaux25 kmRik Van Looy190 m46.9 km/h
Stage 929 JunBordeaux → Pau236 kmGiuseppe 'Pino' Cerami1,809 m39.1 km/h
Stage 1030 JunPau → Bagnères-de-Bigorre232 kmJacques Anquetil2,007 m41.6 km/h
Stage 111 JulBagnères-de-Bigorre → Luchon202 kmGuy Ignolin1,326 m43.0 km/h
Stage 122 JulLuchon → Toulouse148 kmAndré Darrigade4,000 m32.0 km/h
Stage 133 JulToulouse → Aurillac131 kmRik Van Looy3,000 m34.5 km/h
Stage 144 JulAurillac → Saint-Etienne173 kmGuy Ignolin2,000 m37.9 km/h
Stage 155 JulSaint-Etienne → Grenoble234 kmFederico Bahamontes3,652 m33.6 km/h
Stage 167 JulGrenoble → val_d_isere237 kmFernando Manzaneque4,000 m35.0 km/h
Stage 178 Julval_d_isere → Chamonix174 kmJacques Anquetil3,431 m34.9 km/h
Stage 189 JulChamonix → Lons-le-Saunier202 kmFrans Brands5,500 m31.8 km/h
Stage 1910 JulArbois → Besançon228 kmJacques Anquetil5,000 m30.7 km/h
Stage 2011 JulBesançon → Troyes225 kmRoger De Breuker2,500 m33.4 km/h
Stage 2112 JulTroyes → Paris54 kmRik Van Looy733 m44.8 km/h