Tour de France 1971
Stage 1 · Florent Van Vlierberghe
Fribourg → Mulhouse
Stage 1 — Florent Van Vlierberghe wins Fribourg → Mulhouse (11 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat11.0 km26 Jun 1971
Fribourg → Mulhouse
Prologue | Mulhouse - Mulhouse
Stage Winner
Florent Van Vlierberghe
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
10.1 km/h
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,268
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Florent Van Vlierberghe
Race Date
26 Jun 1971
Profile
Flat
Distance
11 km
Avg Speed
10.1 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 1 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
11.0 km
Start
Fribourg
Finish
Mulhouse
Profile
Flat
Date
26 Jun 1971
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
10.1 km/h
Startlist Quality
1,268
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1971 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
Mulhouse → Strasbourg
60 km
Eddy Merckx
3
Strasbourg → Nancy
90 km
Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
4
Nancy → Marche en Famenne
74 km
Jean-Pierre Genet