The second and third places were taken by Italian riders Vittorio Adorni and Giorgio Zancanaro, respectively.

[1][2] Twelve teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1963 edition of the Giro d'Italia.

[3][4][5] Each team sent a squad of ten riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 120 cyclists.

The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey.

In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists.