Tour de France 1971
Stage 8 · Luis Ocana
Nevers → Puy de Dôme
Stage 8 — Luis Ocana wins Nevers → Puy de Dôme (209 km)
Stage facts
Road raceHills flat finish208.5 km1 Jul 1971
Nevers → Puy de Dôme
Stage 5 | Dinant - Roubaix
Stage Winner
Luis Ocana
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Avg Speed
39.9 km/h
Elevation
2,039 m
Difficulty
47
Startlist Quality
1,268
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Luis Ocana
Race Date
1 Jul 1971
Profile
Hills flat finish
Distance
209 km
Avg Speed
39.9 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 8
Yellow Jersey
Eddy Merckx
Race leadership after stage 8 — Eddy Merckx
Route & distance
Distance
208.5 km
Start
Nevers
Finish
Puy de Dôme
Profile
Hills flat finish
Date
1 Jul 1971
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
39.9 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,039 m
Difficulty Score
47
Startlist Quality
1,268
Stage 8 in the 1971 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
5
Dinant → Roubaix
144 km
Pietro Guerra
6
Amiens → Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
166 km
Mauro Simonetti
7
Rungis → Nevers
242 km
Eric Leman
9
Clermont-Ferrand → Saint-Etienne
128 km
Walter Godefroot
10
Saint-Etienne → Grenoble
134 km
Bernard Thevenet
11
Grenoble → Orcières-Merlette
258 km
Luis Ocana