# 1963 Tour de France

The 1963 Tour de France was the 50th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 23 June and 14 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of 4,138 km (2,571 mi). Stages 2 and 6 were both two part stages, the first half being a regular stage and the second half being a team or individual time trial.
The Tour organisers were trying to break the dominance of Anquetil, who had won already three Tours, by reducing the time trials length to only 79 km (49 mi), so that the climbing capabilities would be more important.
Nonetheless, the race was won by Anquetil, who was able to stay close to his main rival Federico Bahamontes in the mountains, one time even by faking a mechanical problem in order to get a bicycle that was more suited for the terrain. Bahamontes finished as the second-placed cyclist, but won the mountains classification. The points classification was won by Rik Van Looy.

## Teams

The 1963 Tour started with 130 cyclists, divided into 13 teams. The IBAC–Molteni team was a combination of five cyclists from IBAC and five from Molteni, each wearing their own sponsor's jerseys.
The teams entering the race were:
* Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani
* Mercier–BP–Hutchinson
* Flandria–Faema
* Wiel's–Groene Leeuw
* Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop
* Carpano
* Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune
* Ferrys
* G.B.C.–Libertas
* IBAC–Molteni
* Kas–Kaskol
* Peugeot–BP–Englebert
* Solo–Terrot

## Pre-race favourites

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 1963 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.

## Route and stages

The 1963 Tour de France started on 23 June in Paris, and had one rest day, in Aurillac. The highest point of elevation in the race was 2,770 m (9,090 ft) at the summit of the Col de l'Iseran mountain pass on stage 16.
Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 23 June | Paris to Épernay | 152 km (94 mi) | | Plain stage | Eddy Pauwels (BEL) |
| 2a | 24 June | Reims to Jambes (Belgium) | 186 km (116 mi) | | Plain stage | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 2b | 24 June | Jambes (Belgium) | 22 km (14 mi) | | Team time trial | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune |
| 3 | 25 June | Jambes (Belgium) to Roubaix | 223 km (139 mi) | | Plain stage | Seamus Elliott (IRL) |
| 4 | 26 June | Roubaix to Rouen | 236 km (147 mi) | | Plain stage | Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) |
| 5 | 27 June | Rouen to Rennes | 285 km (177 mi) | | Plain stage | Antonio Bailetti (ITA) |
| 6a | 28 June | Rennes to Angers | 118 km (73 mi) | | Plain stage | Roger de Breuker (BEL) |
| 6b | 28 June | Angers | 25 km (16 mi) | | Individual time trial | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 7 | 29 June | Angers to Limoges | 236 km (147 mi) | | Plain stage | Jan Janssen (NED) |
| 8 | 30 June | Limoges to Bordeaux | 232 km (144 mi) | | Plain stage | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| 9 | 1 July | Bordeaux to Pau | 202 km (126 mi) | | Plain stage | Pino Cerami (BEL) |
| 10 | 2 July | Pau to Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 148 km (92 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 11 | 3 July | Bagnères-de-Bigorre to Luchon | 131 km (81 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Guy Ignolin (FRA) |
| 12 | 4 July | Luchon to Toulouse | 173 km (107 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | André Darrigade (FRA) |
| 13 | 5 July | Toulouse to Aurillac | 234 km (145 mi) | | Plain stage | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| | 6 July | Aurillac | Aurillac | | Rest day | Rest day |
| 14 | 7 July | Aurillac to Saint-Étienne | 237 km (147 mi) | | Plain stage | Guy Ignolin (FRA) |
| 15 | 8 July | Saint-Étienne to Grenoble | 174 km (108 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) |
| 16 | 9 July | Grenoble to Val d'Isère | 202 km (126 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) |
| 17 | 10 July | Val d'Isère to Chamonix | 228 km (142 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 18 | 11 July | Chamonix to Lons-le-Saunier | 225 km (140 mi) | | Stage with mountain(s) | Frans Brands (BEL) |
| 19 | 12 July | Arbois to Besançon | 54 km (34 mi) | | Individual time trial | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) |
| 20 | 13 July | Besançon to Troyes | 234 km (145 mi) | | Plain stage | Roger de Breuker (BEL) |
| 21 | 14 July | Troyes to Paris | 185 km (115 mi) | | Plain stage | Rik Van Looy (BEL) |
| | Total | Total | 4,138 km (2,571 mi) | 4,138 km (2,571 mi) | 4,138 km (2,571 mi) | 4,138 km (2,571 mi) |

## Race overview

In the first stage, four men escaped. One of them was Federico Bahamontes, the winner of the 1959 Tour de France. Bahamontes was known as a climber, so it was unexpected that he gained time on a flat stage. The third stage saw another successful breakaway. Seamus Elliott won the stage, and became the new leader in the race; it was the first time that an Irish cyclist led the Tour de France.
The time trial in stage 6b was won by Anquetil, with Poulidor in second place. Gilbert Desmet became the new leader. The situation did not change much in the next stages until the stages in the Pyrenees, starting with the tenth stage. Bahamontes lead the first group, but Anquetil was able to stay in that first group, which was a surprise. Anquetil stayed in that first group until the finish, where he outsprinted the rest to win his first mountain stage. In the other two stages in the Pyrenees, Anquetil was able to stay in the first group, lost little time on his competitors, and kept getting closer to Desmet, who was still leading the general classification.
The fifteenth stage was the first in the Alps. Bahamontes won this stage, and in the general classification jumped to second place, three seconds ahead of Anquetil. In the sixteenth stage, Fernando Manzaneque won, eight minutes ahead of Bahamontes and Anquetil who stayed together. Because Desmet was further behind, Bahamontes became the new leader of the race, with a margin of three seconds on Anquetil.
The race was decided in the seventeenth stage. The rules in 1963 did not allow cyclists to change bicycles, unless there was a mechanical problem. Anquetil's team director, Raphaël Géminiani, thought that Anquetil could use a different bicycle on the ascent of the Col de la Forclaz, so he advised Anquetil to fake a mechanical problem on the start of that climb; Géminiani cut through a gear cable, and claimed that it snapped. Anquetil could thus use a light bicycle with lower gears, especially suited for a climb, which gave him an advantage on his competitors. Bahamontes reached the top of the Forclaz first, and only Anquetil had been able to follow him. After the top, Anquetil got his regular bicycle back, and rode to the finish together with Bahamontes. Anquetil won the sprint, and the bonus time made him the new leader. As expected, Anquetil won some more time in the time trial in stage 19, and became the winner of the 1963 Tour.

## Classification leadership and minor prizes

There were several classifications in the 1963 Tour de France, two of them awarding jerseys to their leaders. The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.
Additionally, there was a points classification. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.
There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, but was not identified with a jersey.
For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The riders in the team that led this classification wore yellow caps. Carpano and the combined team IBAC-Molteni did not finish with three or more cyclists, so they were not included in the team classification.
In addition, there was a combativity award, in which a jury composed of journalists gave points after each stage to the cyclist they considered most combative. The split stages each had a combined winner. At the conclusion of the Tour, Rik Van Looy won the overall super-combativity award, also decided by journalists.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Eddy Pauwels | Eddy Pauwels | Eddy Pauwels | no award | G.B.C.–Libertas | Federico Bahamontes |
| 2a | Rik Van Looy | Eddy Pauwels | Rik Van Looy | no award | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Rik Van Looy |
| 2b | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Eddy Pauwels | Rik Van Looy | no award | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Rik Van Looy |
| 3 | Seamus Elliott | Seamus Elliott | Rik Van Looy | no award | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Henry Anglade |
| 4 | Frans Melckenbeeck | Seamus Elliott | Rik Van Looy | no award | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Roland Lacombe |
| 5 | Antonio Bailetti | Seamus Elliott | Rik Van Looy | no award | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Antonio Bailetti |
| 6a | Roger de Breuker | Seamus Elliott | Rik Van Looy | no award | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | Raymond Poulidor |
| 6b | Jacques Anquetil | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | no award | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Raymond Poulidor |
| 7 | Jan Janssen | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | no award | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Rik Van Looy |
| 8 | Rik Van Looy | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | no award | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Willy Bocklant |
| 9 | Pino Cerami | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | no award | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | André Darrigade |
| 10 | Jacques Anquetil | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Federico Bahamontes |
| 11 | Guy Ignolin | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Guy Ignolin |
| 12 | André Darrigade | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Claude Mattio |
| 13 | Rik Van Looy | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Rik Van Looy |
| 14 | Guy Ignolin | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Henry Anglade |
| 15 | Federico Bahamontes | Gilbert Desmet | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Federico Bahamontes |
| 16 | Fernando Manzaneque | Federico Bahamontes | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Fernando Manzaneque |
| 17 | Jacques Anquetil | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Federico Bahamontes |
| 18 | Frans Brands | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Frans Brands |
| 19 | Jacques Anquetil | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Ferdinand Bracke |
| 20 | Roger de Breuker | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Joseph Groussard |
| 21 | Rik Van Looy | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | François Mahé |
| Final | Final | Jacques Anquetil | Rik Van Looy | Federico Bahamontes | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | Rik Van Looy |

## Final standings
### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 113h 30' 05" |
| 2 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 3' 35" |
| 3 | José Pérez Francés (ESP) | Ferrys | + 10' 14" |
| 4 | Jean-Claude Lebaube (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 11' 55" |
| 5 | Armand Desmet (BEL) | Flandria–Faema | + 15' 00" |
| 6 | Angelino Soler (ESP) | Flandria–Faema | + 15' 04" |
| 7 | Renzo Fontona (ITA) | IBAC–Molteni | + 15' 27" |
| 8 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 16' 46" |
| 9 | Hans Junkermann (FRG) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 18' 53" |
| 10 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 19' 24" |
Final general classification (11–76) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 11 | Henry Anglade (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 21' 39" |
| 12 | Fernando Manzaneque (ESP) | Ferrys | + 22' 30" |
| 13 | Eddy Pauwels (BEL) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 25' 03" |
| 14 | Francisco Gabica (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 26' 44" |
| 15 | Dieter Puschel (FRG) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 28' 20" |
| 16 | Alan Ramsbottom (GBR) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 30' 36" |
| 17 | Michel Pacheco (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 31' 36" |
| 18 | Graziano Battistini (ITA) | IBAC–Molteni | + 32' 06 |
| 19 | François Mahé (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 33' 50" |
| 20 | Jean Gainche (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 35' 38" |
| 21 | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 39' 52" |
| 22 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 41' 05" |
| 23 | Jos Hoevenaers (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 42' 22" |
| 24 | Albertus Geldermans (NED) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 43' 02" |
| 25 | Frans Brands (BEL) | Flandria–Faema | + 45' 00" |
| 26 | Henri Duez (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 49' 21" |
| 27 | Rogelio Hernández (ESP) | Ferrys | + 54' 22" |
| 28 | Jean Dotto (FRA) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 55' 07" |
| 29 | Antonio Gómez del Moral (ESP) | Flandria–Faema | + 55' 41" |
| 30 | Robert Cazala (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 56' 42" |
| 31 | Gérard Thiélin (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 57' 14" |
| 32 | Esteban Martín (ESP) | Ferrys | + 1h 02' 50" |
| 33 | Henri Dewolf (BEL) | Solo–Terrot | + 1h 03' 28" |
| 34 | Dick Enthoven (NED) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 1h 05' 26" |
| 35 | Antonio Bertrán (ESP) | Ferrys | + 1h 07' 26" |
| 36 | Sebastián Elorza (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 1h 08' 35" |
| 37 | Guy Ignolin (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 1h 09' 15" |
| 38 | Luis Otaño (ESP) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 1h 09' 40" |
| 39 | Ludo Janssens (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 1h 10' 37" |
| 40 | Gabriel Mas (ESP) | Ferrys | + 1h 12' 25" |
| 41 | Emilio Cruz (ESP) | Ferrys | + 1h 16' 46" |
| 42 | Frans Aerenhouts (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 1h 20' 41" |
| 43 | Antonio Suárez (ESP) | Flandria–Faema | + 1h 22' 10" |
| 44 | Gilbert Desmet (BEL) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 1h 25' 01" |
| 45 | Van Tongerloo (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 1h 26' 54" |
| 46 | Juan Campillo (ESP) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 1h 27' 34" |
| 47 | Pierre Beuffeuil (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 1h 27' 53" |
| 48 | Guy Epaud (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 1h 29' 26" |
| 49 | Benoni Beheyt (BEL) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 1h 31' 28" |
| 50 | Valentín Uriona (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 1h 32' 05" |
| 51 | Georges Groussard (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 1h 32' 08" |
| 52 | Claude Mattio (FRA) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 1h 32' 20" |
| 53 | Loris Guernieri (ITA) | Carpano | + 1h 33' 34" |
| 54 | Antonio Karmany (ESP) | Ferrys | + 1h 35' 50" |
| 55 | Antonio Bailetti (ITA) | Carpano | + 1h 36' 09" |
| 56 | Martin Van Geneugden (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 1h 42' 39" |
| 57 | André Foucher (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 1h 46' 41" |
| 58 | Marcel Ongenae (BEL) | Flandria–Faema | + 1h 46' 41" |
| 59 | Anatole Novak (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 1h 48' 24" |
| 60 | Alfons Hellemans (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 1h 53' 09" |
| 61 | Seamus Elliott (IRL) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 1h 54' 20" |
| 62 | Joseph Thomin (FRA) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 1h 56' 31" |
| 63 | Pierre Everaert (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | + 1h 58' 37" |
| 64 | Joseph Groussard (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 2h 02' 08" |
| 65 | Louis Proost (BEL) | Solo–Terrot | + 2h 02' 38" |
| 66 | Raymond Impanis (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 2h 04' 50" |
| 67 | Emile Daems (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 2h 06' 46" |
| 68 | Jean Milesi (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 2h 10' 26" |
| 69 | Robert Lelangue (BEL) | Solo–Terrot | + 2h 14' 47" |
| 70 | Jean Simon (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 2h 17' 58" |
| 71 | Raúl Rey (ESP) | Ferrys | + 2h 21' 17" |
| 72 | Jean Graczyk (FRA) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 2h 22' 31" |
| 73 | Roger De Breucker (BEL) | Solo–Terrot | + 2h 22' 42" |
| 74 | August Verhaegen (BEL) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 2h 26' 00" |
| 75 | Julio San Emeterio (ESP) | Ferrys | + 2h 28' 19" |
| 76 | Willy Derboven (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 2h 45' 10" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Rik Van Looy (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | 275 |
| 2 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 138 |
| 3 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | 112 |
| 4 | Benoni Beheyt (BEL) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 111 |
| 5 | José Pérez Francés (ESP) | Ferrys | 81 |
| 6 | Jean Gainche (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 78 |
| 7 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 77 |
| 8 | Guy Ignolin (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 65 |
| 9 | Jean Graczyk (FRA) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | 64 |
| 10 | Willy Derboven (BEL) | G.B.C.–Libertas | 54 |
| 10 | Frans Brands (BEL) | Flandria–Faema | 54 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Federico Bahamontes (ESP) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | 147 |
| 2 | Raymond Poulidor (FRA) | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | 70 |
| 3 | Guy Ignolin (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 68 |
| 4 | Claude Mattio (FRA) | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | 51 |
| 5 | Jacques Anquetil (FRA) | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 47 |
| 6 | Eddy Pauwels (BEL) | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | 46 |
| 7 | Guy Epaud (FRA) | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | 38 |
| 8 | Renzo Fontona (ITA) | IBAC–Molteni | 33 |
| 9 | Armand Desmet (BEL) | Flandria–Faema | 29 |
| 10 | Angelino Soler (ESP) | Flandria–Faema | 27 |

### Team classification

Final team classification :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | 340h 35' 25" |
| 2 | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | + 36' 49" |
| 3 | Flandria–Faema | + 43' 13" |
| 4 | Wiel's–Groene Leeuw | + 59' 03" |
| 4 | Ferrys | + 59' 03" |
| 6 | Margnat–Paloma–Dunlop | + 1h 04' 21" |
| 7 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson | + 1h 24' 34" |
| 8 | Peugeot–BP–Englebert | + 1h 42' 13" |
| 9 | Kas–Kaskol | + 1h 56' 08" |
| 10 | G.B.C.–Libertas | + 2h 05' 26" |
| 11 | Solo–Terrot | + 4h 18' 36" |

## Aftermath

Anquetil, who had been criticized that he just a time trial specialist, showed that he was also capable of mountain stages, and everybody agreed that Anquetil was the best cyclist overall. Anquetil was the first cyclist to win a fourth Tour de France. In the next year, he set the record sharper by winning his fifth Tour. The French public had expected much from Raymond Poulidor, but Poulidor only made the eighth place. Normally, Poulidor was more popular than Anquetil even when Anquetil won, but this time Poulidor received "contemptuous whistles" at the finish in the Parc des Princes, while Anquetil received a standing ovation.
After Anquetil and Géminiani had shown that the rule that bicycle changes were not allowed was easily circumvented by faking a mechanical problem, this rule was removed for the next year.