Tour de France 1963
Stage 8 · Rik Van Looy
Limoges → Bordeaux
Stage 8 — Rik Van Looy wins Limoges → Bordeaux (25 km)
Stage facts
Limoges → Bordeaux
Stage 6b (ITT) | Angers - Angers
Stage Winner
Rik Van Looy
Yellow Jersey
Gilbert Desmet
Avg Speed
46.9 km/h
Elevation
190 m
Difficulty
6
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,590
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Rik Van Looy
Race Date
28 Jun 1963
Profile
Flat
Distance
25 km
Avg Speed
46.9 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 8
Yellow Jersey
Gilbert Desmet
Race leadership after stage 8 — Gilbert Desmet
Route & distance
Distance
25.0 km
Start
Limoges
Finish
Bordeaux
Profile
Flat
Date
28 Jun 1963
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
46.9 km/h
Vert. Climbing
190 m
Difficulty Score
6
Startlist Quality
1,590
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 8 in the 1963 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
Rouen → Rennes
236 km
Antonio Bailetti
Angers → Angers
285 km
Jacques Anquetil
Angers → Limoges
118 km
Jan Janssen
Bordeaux → Pau
236 km
Giuseppe 'Pino' Cerami
Pau → Bagnères-de-Bigorre
232 km
Jacques Anquetil
Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Luchon
202 km
Guy Ignolin