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| Dates | 1 May – 15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,442 km (1,517 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 64h 46' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 18thVuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distancebicyclestage race and one of the threegrand tours, was held from 1 May to 15 May 1963. It consisted of 15 stages covering a total of 2,442 km (1,517 mi), and was won byJacques Anquetil of the St. Raphael-Gitanecycling team.[1] Not only did Anquetil complete hisGrand Tour treble, this also marked the first time in history a rider won two Grand Tours in the same calendar year for his team sponsor (since most Grand Tours from the 1930s until the early 1960s were contested in national teams).Bas Maliepaard won the points classification andJulio Jiménez won the mountains classification.
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Jacques Anquetil | St.Raphael-Gitane | 64h 46' 20" |
| 2 |  José Martin Perez | Faema | + 3' 06" |
| 3 | Miguel Pacheco | Kas-Kaskol | + 3' 32" |
| 4 |  Bas Maliepaard | St.Raphael-Gitane | + 5' 06" |
| 5 | Francisco Gabica | Kas-Kaskol | + 7' 57" |
| 6 | Antonio Suárez | Faema | + 8' 13" |
| 7 | Eusebio Vélez | Kas-Kaskol | + 8' 34" |
| 8 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Faema | + 9' 10" |
| 9 | Jean Stablinski | St.Raphael-Gitane | + 9' 31" |
| 10 |  Guillaume Van Tongerloo | GBC-Libertas | + 10' 48" |
| 11 | Antonio Barrutia | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 12 | Frans Aerenhouts | GBC-Libertas | |
| 13 | Fernando Manzaneque | Ferrys | |
| 14 | Antonio Karmany | Ferrys | |
| 15 | Edgard Sorgeloos | GBC-Libertas | |
| 16 | José Antonio Momene | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 17 | Gérard Thiélin | St.Raphael-Gitane | |
| 18 | Valentín Uriona | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 19 | Anatole Novak | St.Raphael-Gitane | |
| 20 | Sebastián Elorza | Kas-Kaskol | |
| 21 |  Dieter Puschel | Wiels-Groene Leeuw | |
| 22 | Roger Baens | GBC-Libertas | |
| 23 | Julio Jiménez | Faema | |
| 24 | Esteban Martín | Ferrys | |
| 25 | Carlos Echeverría | Kas-Kaskol |
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