Tour de France 1971 Stage 20

Tour de France 1971

Stage 20

Versailles → Paris

Race Report

Stage 20 of the 1971 Tour de France, held on July 14, 1971, covered 145.0 km from Versailles to Paris. Eddy Merckx won the stage. Classified as a mountain stage with a flat finish after the final descent. The riders faced 5,000 meters of total elevation gain, making it the hardest stage of the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 28.2 km/h, which was 8.1 km/h slower than the edition average of 36.2 km/h.

Road raceMountains flat finish145.0 km14 Jul 1971

Versailles → Paris

Stage 16a | Luchon - Gourette

Stage Winner

Eddy Merckx

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Avg Speed

28.2 km/h

Elevation

5,000 m

Difficulty

522

Startlist Quality

1,268

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Green Jersey

Eddy Merckx

Polka-Dot Jersey

Lucien Van Impe

Edition Difficulty Profile

STAGE DIFFICULTY PROFILE12345678910111213141516171819205,000mFlatHillsMountains

General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01
Eddy Merckx
MOLTENI96h 45' 14''
02
Joop Zoetemelk
MARS-FLANDRIA96h 55' 05''
03
Lucien Van Impe
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE96h 56' 20''
04
BT
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN97h 00' 04''
05
Joaquim Agostinho
HOOVER-DE GRIBALDY97h 06' 14''
06
Leif Mortensen
BIC97h 06' 52''
07
VL
SALVARANI97h 08' 12''
08
BL
BIC97h 15' 19''
09
Lucien Aimar
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE97h 17' 57''
10
Vicente Lopez-Carril
KAS97h 21' 12''
11
FG
KAS97h 27' 11''
12
PM
SALVARANI97h 32' 56''
13
AM
WERNER97h 33' 25''
14
HV
MOLTENI97h 33' 32''
15
AT
WERNER97h 34' 31''
16
M'
MOLTENI97h 38' 02''
17
DL
BIC97h 43' 05''
18
JD
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN97h 44' 23''
19
MS
FERRETTI97h 48' 19''
20
JD
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN97h 49' 02''
21
VV
MOLTENI97h 52' 41''
22
JS
BIC97h 53' 48''
23
MP
FAGOR-MERCIER97h 54' 32''
24
LS
WERNER97h 54' 41''
25
OC
SALVARANI97h 56' 13''
26
Jean-Pierre Genet
FAGOR-MERCIER97h 59' 05''
27
JH
MOLTENI97h 59' 54''
28
BG
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE98h 00' 54''
29
FV
FERRETTI98h 02' 00''
30
JV
GOUDSMIT98h 02' 01''
31
Mariano Martinez
HOOVER-DE GRIBALDY98h 03' 44''
32
CR
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN98h 08' 37''
33
VD
WERNER98h 09' 43''
34
RR
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE98h 10' 26''
35
Roger Swerts
MOLTENI98h 12' 05''
36
FD
BIC98h 12' 54''
37
RB
BIC98h 15' 10''
38
GM
KAS98h 17' 21''
39
JG
BIC98h 18' 10''
40
Barry Hoban
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE98h 18' 12''
41
RB
PEUGEOT-BP-MICHELIN98h 19' 32''
42
GV
SALVARANI98h 19' 55''
43
JC
SONOLOR-LEJEUNE98h 20' 25''
44
JS
MOLTENI98h 20' 49''
45
LB
WERNER98h 21' 28''
46
JD
HOOVER-DE GRIBALDY98h 22' 51''
47
KR
HOOVER-DE GRIBALDY98h 24' 54''
48
CG
BIC98h 25' 39''
49
JU
KAS98h 26' 18''
50
JK
GOUDSMIT98h 27' 00''

Nearby Stages

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Mont de Marsan → Bordeaux

16 km

Eddy Merckx
18

Bordeaux → Poitiers

215 km

Jean-Pierre Danguillaume
19

Blois → Versailles

20 km

Jan Krekels
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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 20 of the 1971 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx won Stage 20 of the 1971 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 20 of the 1971 Tour de France?

Stage 20 covered 145.0 km from Versailles to Paris. The total elevation gain was 5,000 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 20 of the 1971 Tour de France?

Eddy Merckx wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 20 of the 1971 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 20 in the 1971 Tour de France?

Stage 20 ran from Versailles to Paris, a distance of 145.0 km. It was classified as a mountains flat finish stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 20 in the 1971 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 20 was 28.2 km/h. The stage profile was classified as mountains flat finish.