Tour de France 1971

Tour de France 1971 — Eddy Merckx wins overall after 20 stages

Edition key stats

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%

Stage winners and teams — Eddy Merckx takes 4 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
MOLTENI96h 45' 14''
02
MARS-FLANDRIA96h 55' 05''
03
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE96h 56' 20''
04
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN97h 00' 04''
05
HOOVER-DE GRIBALDY97h 06' 14''
06
BIC97h 06' 52''
07
SALVARANI97h 08' 12''
08
BIC97h 15' 19''
09
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE97h 17' 57''
10
KAS97h 21' 12''
11
KAS97h 27' 11''
12
SALVARANI97h 32' 56''
13
WERNER97h 33' 25''
14
MOLTENI97h 33' 32''
15
WERNER97h 34' 31''
16
MOLTENI97h 38' 02''
17
BIC97h 43' 05''
18
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN97h 44' 23''
19
FERRETTI97h 48' 19''
20
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN97h 49' 02''
21
MOLTENI97h 52' 41''
22
BIC97h 53' 48''
23
FAGOR-MERCIER97h 54' 32''
24
WERNER97h 54' 41''
25
SALVARANI97h 56' 13''
26
FAGOR-MERCIER97h 59' 05''
27
MOLTENI97h 59' 54''
28
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE98h 00' 54''
29
FERRETTI98h 02' 00''
30
GOUDSMIT98h 02' 01''

Stage winners (15 riders)

Eddy Merckx

4 stages

Stages 2, 13, 17, 20

Luis Ocana

2 stages

Stages 8, 11

Jose-Manuel Fuente

2 stages

Stages 14, 15

Florent Van Vlierberghe

1 stage

Stages 1

Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans

1 stage

Stages 3

Jean-Pierre Genet

1 stage

Stages 4

Pietro Guerra

1 stage

Stages 5

Mauro Simonetti

1 stage

Stages 6

Eric Leman

1 stage

Stages 7

Walter Godefroot

1 stage

Stages 9

Bernard Thevenet

1 stage

Stages 10

Luciano Armani

1 stage

Stages 12

Herman Vanspringel

1 stage

Stages 16

Jean-Pierre Danguillaume

1 stage

Stages 18

Jan Krekels

1 stage

Stages 19

Teams at the 1971 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
MOLTENI10#1
MARS-FLANDRIA7#2
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE9#3
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN8#4
HOOVER-DE GRIBALDY7#5
BIC9#6
SALVARANI6#7
KAS8#10
WERNER7#13
FERRETTI5#19
FAGOR-MERCIER7#23
GOUDSMIT8#30
SCIC3#66

Stage profiles in the 1971 edition

9

Flat

7

Mountains flat finish

4

Hills flat finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 20 stages of the 1971 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 20 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 126 JunFribourg → Mulhouse11 kmFlorent Van VlierbergheFlat—10.1 km/h
Stage 227 JunMulhouse → Strasbourg60 kmEddy Merckx598 m42.2 km/h
Stage 327 JunStrasbourg → Nancy90 kmMarinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans2,226 m36.4 km/h
Stage 427 JunNancy → Marche en Famenne74 kmJean-Pierre Genet338 m42.9 km/h
Stage 528 JunDinant → Roubaix144 kmPietro Guerra1,349 m46.6 km/h
Stage 629 JunAmiens → Le Touquet-Paris-Plage166 kmMauro Simonetti2,083 m39.0 km/h
Stage 730 JunRungis → Nevers242 kmEric Leman2,445 m35.9 km/h
Stage 81 JulNevers → Puy de Dôme209 kmLuis Ocana2,039 m39.9 km/h
Stage 92 JulClermont-Ferrand → Saint-Etienne128 kmWalter Godefroot844 m41.7 km/h
Stage 102 JulSaint-Etienne → Grenoble134 kmBernard Thevenet836 m35.1 km/h
Stage 114 JulGrenoble → Orcières-Merlette258 kmLuis Ocana1,622 m38.1 km/h
Stage 125 JulOrcières-Merlette → Marseille221 kmLuciano Armani3,922 m34.8 km/h
Stage 136 JulAlbi → Albi153 kmEddy Merckx2,875 m37.9 km/h
Stage 147 JulRevel → Luchon189 kmJose-Manuel Fuente4,185 m34.9 km/h
Stage 158 JulLuchon → Superbagnères134 kmJose-Manuel Fuente4,394 m33.1 km/h
Stage 1610 JulGourette → Pau251 kmHerman Vanspringel2,337 m46.3 km/h
Stage 1711 JulMont de Marsan → Bordeaux16 kmEddy Merckx211 m42.6 km/h
Stage 1812 JulBordeaux → Poitiers215 kmJean-Pierre Danguillaume4,000 m34.6 km/h
Stage 1913 JulBlois → Versailles20 kmJan Krekels1,416 m24.7 km/h
Stage 2014 JulVersailles → Paris145 kmEddy Merckx5,000 m28.2 km/h