The 326 km stage between Bayonne and Luchon included the climbs Aubisque, Tourmalet, Aspin, Peyresourde.
Pyrenees
2 July 1963 Jacques Anquetil won the stage in the Pyrenees (Tour de France)
This was Anquetil first ever mountain stage victory at the Tour de France, although he has already won the race three times.