Tour de France 1971
Stage 2 · Eddy Merckx
Mulhouse → Strasbourg
Stage 2 — Eddy Merckx wins Mulhouse → Strasbourg (60 km)
Stage facts
Road raceHills flat finish59.5 km27 Jun 1971
Mulhouse → Strasbourg
Stage 1a | Mulhouse - Bâle
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
42.2 km/h
Elevation
598 m
Difficulty
19
Startlist Quality
1,268
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Merckx
Race Date
27 Jun 1971
Profile
Hills flat finish
Distance
60 km
Avg Speed
42.2 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 2
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 2 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
59.5 km
Start
Mulhouse
Finish
Strasbourg
Profile
Hills flat finish
Date
27 Jun 1971
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
42.2 km/h
Vert. Climbing
598 m
Difficulty Score
19
Startlist Quality
1,268
Stage 2 in the 1971 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
1
Fribourg → Mulhouse
11 km
Florent Van Vlierberghe
3
Strasbourg → Nancy
90 km
Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans
4
Nancy → Marche en Famenne
74 km
Jean-Pierre Genet
5
Dinant → Roubaix
144 km
Pietro Guerra