Tour de France 1971
GC Winner
Eddy Merckx
Molteni
20
Stages
3,608
Total km
36.2
Avg km/h
42,720
Total Elev. m
2
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
9
Flat
45%
7
Mountain
35%
2
Hilly
10%
2
Time Trial
10%
All 20 Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 26 Jun | Fribourg → Mulhouse | 11 km | Florent Van Vlierberghe | Flat | 10.1 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 27 Jun | Mulhouse → Strasbourg | 60 km | Eddy Merckx | 598 m | 42.2 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 27 Jun | Strasbourg → Nancy | 90 km | Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans | 2,226 m | 36.4 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 27 Jun | Nancy → Marche en Famenne | 74 km | Jean-Pierre Genet | 338 m | 42.9 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 28 Jun | Dinant → Roubaix | 144 km | Pietro Guerra | 1,349 m | 46.6 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 29 Jun | Amiens → Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 166 km | Mauro Simonetti | 2,083 m | 39.0 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 30 Jun | Rungis → Nevers | 242 km | Eric Leman | 2,445 m | 35.9 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 1 Jul | Nevers → Puy de Dôme | 209 km | Luis Ocana | 2,039 m | 39.9 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 2 Jul | Clermont-Ferrand → Saint-Etienne | 128 km | Walter Godefroot | 844 m | 41.7 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 2 Jul | Saint-Etienne → Grenoble | 134 km | Bernard Thevenet | 836 m | 35.1 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 4 Jul | Grenoble → Orcières-Merlette | 258 km | Luis Ocana | 1,622 m | 38.1 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 5 Jul | Orcières-Merlette → Marseille | 221 km | Luciano Armani | 3,922 m | 34.8 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 6 Jul | Albi → Albi | 153 km | Eddy Merckx | 2,875 m | 37.9 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 7 Jul | Revel → Luchon | 189 km | Jose-Manuel Fuente | 4,185 m | 34.9 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 8 Jul | Luchon → Superbagnères | 134 km | Jose-Manuel Fuente | 4,394 m | 33.1 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 10 Jul | Gourette → Pau | 251 km | Herman Vanspringel | 2,337 m | 46.3 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 11 Jul | Mont de Marsan → Bordeaux | 16 km | Eddy Merckx | 211 m | 42.6 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 12 Jul | Bordeaux → Poitiers | 215 km | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | 4,000 m | 34.6 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 13 Jul | Blois → Versailles | 20 km | Jan Krekels | 1,416 m | 24.7 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 14 Jul | Versailles → Paris | 145 km | Eddy Merckx | 5,000 m | 28.2 km/h |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1971 Tour de France?
Eddy Merckx won the 1971 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1971 Tour de France?
The 1971 Tour de France consisted of 20 stages.