Tour de France 1971

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%

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All 20 Stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 126 JunFribourg → Mulhouse11 kmFlorent Van VlierbergheFlat10.1 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

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.