1963 Giro d'Italia


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 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.

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, 125 made it to the finish in Milan.
The teams entering the race were:

Route and stages

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

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.

Final standings

General classification

RankNameTeamTime
1 Carpano
2Cynar+ 2' 24"
3San Pellegrino+ 3' 15"
4Molteni+ 6' 34"
5Salvarani+ 10' 11"
6Lygie+ 11' 50"
7Legnano+ 16' 52"
8Molteni+ 17' 08"
9IBAC+ 23' 38"
10Gazzola+ 25' 36"

Mountains classification

NameTeamPoints
1Lygie420
2San Pellegrino120
3Springoil100
4San Pellegrino80
5Cynar60
6 Carpano50
7Springoil40
7Legnano40
9Salvarani30
9Carpano30

Traguardi tricolori classification

NameTeamPoints
1Lygie99
2Springoil85
3Legnano51
4San Pellegrino50
5Cynar42
6Carpano35
7San Pellegrino30
8Lygie29
9Gazzola27
10Carpano25

Team classification

TeamPoints
1Carpano4,098
2Lygie3,167
3Cynar2,827
4San Pellegrino2,762
5Molteni2,333
6Springoil2,248
7Salvarani2,134
8IBAC1,878
9Gazzola1,860
10Legnano1,683

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