title: List of teams and cyclists in the 1963 Tour de France
text: # List of teams and cyclists in the 1963 Tour de France
  
  The 1963 Tour de France started with 130 cyclists, divided into 13 teams:
  
  | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop Mercier–BP–Hutchinson Faema–Flandria Wiel's–Groene Leeuw Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop Carpano Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | Ferrys GBC–Libertas IBAC–Molteni Kas Peugeot–BP–Englebert Solo–Terrot–Englebert |
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  The IBAC-Molteni team was a combination of five cyclists from IBAC and five from Molteni, each wearing their own sponsor's jerseys. The main favourite before the race was Jacques Anquetil, at that moment already a three-time winner of the Tour, including the previous two editions. Anquetil had shown good form before the Tour, as he won Paris–Nice, the Dauphiné Libéré, the Critérium National and the 1961 Vuelta a España. Anquetil was not sure if he would ride the Tour until a few days before the start; he had been infected by a tapeworm, and was advised not to start. Anquetil had chosen to ride races with tough climbs, to prepare for the 1963 Tour de France. The major competitor was thought to be Raymond Poulidor, who had shown his capabilities in the 1962 Tour de France.
  
  ## Start list
  
  ### By team
  
  VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop :
  
  | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop No.RiderPos. 1  Jacques Anquetil (FRA) 1 2  Jean Stablinski (FRA) DNF 3  Seamus Elliott (IRL) 61 4  Pierre Everaert (FRA) 63 5  Albertus Geldermans (NED) 24 6  Guy Ignolin (FRA) 37 7  Jean-Claude Lebaube (FRA) 4 8  Anatole Novak (FRA) 59 9  Louis Rostollan (FRA) DNF 10  Gérard Thiélin (FRA) 31 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson No.RiderPos. 11  Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA) 47 12  Robert Cazala (FRA) 30 13  Jean Gainche (FRA) 20 14  Alfons Hellemans (BEL) 60 15  Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) DNF 16  Jean Milesi (FRA) 68 17  Raymond Poulidor (FRA) 8 18  Simon Le Borgne (FRA) DNF 19  Victor Van Schil (BEL) 22 20  August Verhaegen (BEL) 74 | Faema–Flandria No.RiderPos. 21  Willy Bocklant (BEL) DNF 22  Frans Brands (BEL) 25 23  Armand Desmet (BEL) 5 24  Noël Foré (BEL) DNF 25  Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) 29 26  Marcel Ongenae (BEL) 58 27  Jef Planckaert (BEL) DNF 28  Clément Roman (BEL) DNF 29  Angelino Soler (ESP) 6 30  Antonio Suárez (ESP) 43 |
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  | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw No.RiderPos. 31  Benoni Beheyt (BEL) 49 32  Gilbert Desmet (BEL) DNF 33  Gilbert De Smet (BEL) 44 34  Daniel Doom (BEL) DNF 35  Hans Junkermann (FRG) 9 36  André Messelis (BEL) DNF 37  Yvo Molenaers (BEL) DNF 38  Eddy Pauwels (BEL) 13 39  Dieter Puschel (FRG) 15 40  René Van Meenen (BEL) DNF | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop No.RiderPos. 41  Federico Bahamontes (ESP) 2 42  Juan Campillo (ESP) 46 43  André Darrigade (FRA) DNF 44  Jean Dotto (FRA) 28 45  Jean Dupont (FRA) DNF 46  Jean Graczyk (FRA) 72 47  Claude Mattio (FRA) 52 48  Luis Otaño (ESP) 38 49  Joseph Thomin (FRA) 62 50  Joseph Velly (FRA) DNF | Carpano No.RiderPos. 51  Carlo Azzini (ITA) DNF 52  Antonio Bailetti (ITA) 55 53  Franco Balmamion (ITA) DNF 54  Germano Barale (ITA) DNF 55  Vendramino Bariviera (ITA) DNF 56  Kurt Gimmi (SUI) DNF 57  Ottavio Cogliati (ITA) DNF 58  Giancarlo Gentina (ITA) DNF 59  Loris Guernieri (ITA) 53 60  Giuseppe Sartore (ITA) DNF |
  | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber No.RiderPos. 61  Henry Anglade (FRA) 11 62  Guy Epaud (FRA) 48 63  Dick Enthoven (NED) 34 64  André Foucher (FRA) 57 65  Georges Groussard (FRA) 51 66  Joseph Groussard (FRA) 64 67  Jan Janssen (NED) DNF 68  Roland Lacombe (FRA) DNF 69  François Mahé (FRA) 19 70  Alan Ramsbottom (GBR) 16 | Ferrys No.RiderPos. 71  Antonio Bertrán (ESP) 35 72  Rogelio Hernández (ESP) 27 73  Antonio Karmany (ESP) 54 74  Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) 12 75  Esteban Martín (ESP) 32 76  Gabriel Mas (ESP) 40 77  José Pérez Francés (ESP) 3 78  Raúl Rey (ESP) 71 79  Julio San Emeterio (ESP) 75 80  Emilio Cruz (ESP) 41 | GBC–Libertas No.RiderPos. 81  Frans Aerenhouts (BEL) 42 82  Roger Baens (BEL) DNF 83  Willy Derboven (BEL) 76 84  Ludo Janssens (BEL) 39 85  Willy Schroeders (BEL) DNF 86  Edgard Sorgeloos (BEL) DNF 87  Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) 56 88  Rik Van Looy (BEL) 10 89  Guillaume Van Tongerloo (BEL) 45 90  Huub Zilverberg (NED) DNF |
  | IBAC–Molteni No.RiderPos. 91  Graziano Battistini (ITA) 18 92  Danilo Ferrari (ITA) DNF 93  Renzo Fontona (ITA) 7 94  Ernesto Minetto (ITA) DNF 95  Angel Ottaviani (ITA) DNF 96  Giacomo Fornoni (ITA) DNF 97  Guido Carlesi (ITA) DNF 98  Peppino Dante (ITA) DNF 99  Roberto Falaschi (ITA) DNF 100  Nello Velucchi (ITA) DNF | KAS–Kaskol No.RiderPos. 101  Antonio Barrutia (ESP) DNF 102  Carlos Echeverría (ESP) DNF 103  Sebastián Elorza (ESP) 36 104  Francisco Gabica (ESP) 14 105  José María López Caño (ESP) DNF 106  Miguel Pacheco (ESP) 17 107  Manuel Martín Piñera (ESP) DNF 108  Valentín Uriona (ESP) 50 109  Juan Sánchez (ESP) DNF 110  Eusebio Vélez (ESP) DNF | Peugeot–BP–Englebert No.RiderPos. 111  Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) 21 112  Pino Cerami (BEL) DNF 113  Emile Daems (BEL) 67 114  Charly Gaul (LUX) DNF 115  Jos Hoevenaers (BEL) 23 116  Raymond Impanis (BEL) 66 117  Jean Simon (BEL) 70 118  Henri Duez (FRA) 26 119  Willy Vannitsen (BEL) DNF 120  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) DNF |
  | Solo–Terrot–Englebert No.RiderPos. 121  Jaak De Boever (BEL) DNF 122  Roger De Breuker (BEL) 73 123  Arthur Decabooter (BEL) DNF 124  Henri De Wolf (BEL) 33 125  Marcel Janssens (BEL) DNF 126  Robert Lelangue (BEL) 69 127  Louis Proost (BEL) 65 128  Marcel Seynaeve (BEL) DNF 129  Michel Van Aerde (BEL) DNF 130  Joseph Wouters (BEL) DNF |
  
  ### By rider
  
  Legend :
  
  | No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
  | - | - |
  | Pos. | Position in the general classification |
  | DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
  | No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. |
  | 1 | Jacques Anquetil | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 1 |
  | 2 | Jean Stablinski | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | DNF |
  | 3 | Seamus Elliott | Ireland | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 61 |
  | 4 | Pierre Everaert | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 63 |
  | 5 | Albertus Geldermans | Netherlands | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 24 |
  | 6 | Guy Ignolin | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 37 |
  | 7 | Jean-Claude Lebaube | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 4 |
  | 8 | Anatole Novak | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 59 |
  | 9 | Louis Rostollan | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | DNF |
  | 10 | Gérard Thiélin | France | VC XII–Saint-Raphaël–Géminiani–Dunlop | 31 |
  | 11 | Pierre Beuffeuil | France | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 47 |
  | 12 | Robert Cazala | France | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 30 |
  | 13 | Jean Gainche | France | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 20 |
  | 14 | Alfons Hellemans | Belgium | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 60 |
  | 15 | Frans Melckenbeeck | Belgium | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | DNF |
  | 16 | Jean Milesi | France | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 68 |
  | 17 | Raymond Poulidor | France | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 8 |
  | 18 | Simon Le Borgne | France | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | DNF |
  | 19 | Victor Van Schil | Belgium | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 22 |
  | 20 | August Verhaegen | Belgium | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 74 |
  | 21 | Willy Bocklant | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | DNF |
  | 22 | Frans Brands | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | 25 |
  | 23 | Armand Desmet | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | 5 |
  | 24 | Noël Foré | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | DNF |
  | 25 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Spain | Faema–Flandria | 29 |
  | 26 | Marcel Ongenae | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | 58 |
  | 27 | Jef Planckaert | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | DNF |
  | 28 | Clément Roman | Belgium | Faema–Flandria | DNF |
  | 29 | Angelino Soler | Spain | Faema–Flandria | 6 |
  | 30 | Antonio Suárez | Spain | Faema–Flandria | 43 |
  | 31 | Benoni Beheyt | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 49 |
  | 32 | Gilbert Desmet | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | DNF |
  | 33 | Gilbert De Smet | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 44 |
  | 34 | Daniel Doom | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | DNF |
  | 35 | Hans Junkermann | West Germany | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 9 |
  | 36 | André Messelis | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | DNF |
  | 37 | Yvo Molenaers | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | DNF |
  | 38 | Eddy Pauwels | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 13 |
  | 39 | Dieter Puschel | West Germany | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 15 |
  | 40 | René Van Meenen | Belgium | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | DNF |
  | 41 | Federico Bahamontes | Spain | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 2 |
  | 42 | Juan Campillo | Spain | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 46 |
  | 43 | André Darrigade | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | DNF |
  | 44 | Jean Dotto | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 28 |
  | 45 | Jean Dupont | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | DNF |
  | 46 | Jean Graczyk | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 72 |
  | 47 | Claude Mattio | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 52 |
  | 48 | Luis Otaño | Spain | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 38 |
  | 49 | Joseph Thomin | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | 62 |
  | 50 | Joseph Velly | France | Margnat–Paloma–Motul–Dunlop | DNF |
  | 51 | Carlo Azzini | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 52 | Antonio Bailetti | Italy | Carpano | 55 |
  | 53 | Franco Balmamion | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 54 | Germano Barale | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 55 | Vendramino Bariviera | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 56 | Kurt Gimmi | Switzerland | Carpano | DNF |
  | 57 | Ottavio Cogliati | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 58 | Giancarlo Gentina | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 59 | Loris Guernieri | Italy | Carpano | 53 |
  | 60 | Giuseppe Sartore | Italy | Carpano | DNF |
  | 61 | Henry Anglade | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 11 |
  | 62 | Guy Epaud | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 48 |
  | 63 | Dick Enthoven | Netherlands | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 34 |
  | 64 | André Foucher | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 57 |
  | 65 | Georges Groussard | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 51 |
  | 66 | Joseph Groussard | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 64 |
  | 67 | Jan Janssen | Netherlands | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
  | 68 | Roland Lacombe | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | DNF |
  | 69 | François Mahé | France | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 19 |
  | 70 | Alan Ramsbottom | Great Britain | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune–Wolber | 16 |
  | 71 | Antonio Bertrán | Spain | Ferrys | 35 |
  | 72 | Rogelio Hernández | Spain | Ferrys | 27 |
  | 73 | Antonio Karmany | Spain | Ferrys | 54 |
  | 74 | Fernando Manzaneque | Spain | Ferrys | 12 |
  | 75 | Esteban Martín | Spain | Ferrys | 32 |
  | 76 | Gabriel Mas | Spain | Ferrys | 40 |
  | 77 | José Pérez Francés | Spain | Ferrys | 3 |
  | 78 | Raúl Rey | Spain | Ferrys | 71 |
  | 79 | Julio San Emeterio | Spain | Ferrys | 75 |
  | 80 | Emilio Cruz | Spain | Ferrys | 41 |
  | 81 | Frans Aerenhouts | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | 42 |
  | 82 | Roger Baens | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | DNF |
  | 83 | Willy Derboven | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | 76 |
  | 84 | Ludo Janssens | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | 39 |
  | 85 | Willy Schroeders | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | DNF |
  | 86 | Edgard Sorgeloos | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | DNF |
  | 87 | Martin Van Geneugden | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | 56 |
  | 88 | Rik Van Looy | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | 10 |
  | 89 | Guillaume Van Tongerloo | Belgium | GBC–Libertas | 45 |
  | 90 | Huub Zilverberg | Netherlands | GBC–Libertas | DNF |
  | 91 | Graziano Battistini | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | 18 |
  | 92 | Danilo Ferrari | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 93 | Renzo Fontona | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | 7 |
  | 94 | Ernesto Minetto | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 95 | Angel Ottaviani | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 96 | Giacomo Fornoni | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 97 | Guido Carlesi | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 98 | Peppino Dante | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 99 | Roberto Falaschi | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 100 | Nello Velucchi | Italy | IBAC–Molteni | DNF |
  | 101 | Antonio Barrutia | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
  | 102 | Carlos Echeverría | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
  | 103 | Sebastián Elorza | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 36 |
  | 104 | Francisco Gabica | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 14 |
  | 105 | José María López Caño | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
  | 106 | Miguel Pacheco | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 17 |
  | 107 | Manuel Martín Piñera | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
  | 108 | Valentín Uriona | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | 50 |
  | 109 | Juan Sánchez | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
  | 110 | Eusebio Vélez | Spain | KAS–Kaskol | DNF |
  | 111 | Ferdinand Bracke | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 21 |
  | 112 | Pino Cerami | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | DNF |
  | 113 | Emile Daems | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 67 |
  | 114 | Charly Gaul | Luxembourg | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | DNF |
  | 115 | Jos Hoevenaers | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 23 |
  | 116 | Raymond Impanis | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 66 |
  | 117 | Jean Simon | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 70 |
  | 118 | Henri Duez | France | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | 26 |
  | 119 | Willy Vannitsen | Belgium | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | DNF |
  | 120 | Rolf Wolfshohl | West Germany | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | DNF |
  | 121 | Jaak De Boever | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | DNF |
  | 122 | Roger De Breuker | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | 73 |
  | 123 | Arthur Decabooter | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | DNF |
  | 124 | Henri De Wolf | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | 33 |
  | 125 | Marcel Janssens | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | DNF |
  | 126 | Robert Lelangue | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | 69 |
  | 127 | Louis Proost | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | 65 |
  | 128 | Marcel Seynaeve | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | DNF |
  | 129 | Michel Van Aerde | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | DNF |
  | 130 | Joseph Wouters | Belgium | Solo–Terrot–Englebert | DNF |
  