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Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,892 km (1,797 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 73h 50' 05" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 26th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 29 April to 16 May 1971. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,892 km (1,797 mi), and was won by Ferdinand Bracke of the Peugeot cycling team.[1] Joop Zoetemelk won the mountains classification while Cyrille Guimard won the points classification.
After the final stage, Wim Schepers was ranked in second place, 19 seconds behind Bracke, but he was given a ten-minute time penalty for a doping offence, and dropped to 15th.[2]
Teams and riders
[edit]Route
[edit]Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 29 April | Almería – Almería | 4.2 km (3 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
1 | 30 April | Almería – Águilas | 126 km (78 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 1 May | Águilas – Calp | 245 km (152 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2 May | Calp – La Pobla de Farnals | 164 km (102 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 3 May | La Pobla de Farnals – Benicàssim | 175 km (109 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 4 May | Benicàssim – Salou | 172 km (107 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 5 May | Salou – Barcelona | 149 km (93 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 6 May | Barcelona – Manresa | 179 km (111 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 7 May | Balaguer – Jaca | 211 km (131 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 8 May | Jaca – Pamplona | 175 km (109 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 9 May | Pamplona – San Sebastián | 120 km (75 mi) | ![]() | ||
11a | 10 May | San Sebastián – Bilbao | 140 km (87 mi) | ![]() | ||
11b | 10 May | Bilbao – Bilbao | 2.65 km (2 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
12 | 11 May | Bilbao – Vitoria | 185 km (115 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 12 May | Vitoria – Torrelavega | 208 km (129 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 13 May | Torrelavega – Burgos | 192 km (119 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 14 May | Burgos – Segovia | 188 km (117 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 15 May | Segovia – Ávila | 114 km (71 mi) | ![]() | ||
17a | 16 May | Ávila – Madrid | 138 km (86 mi) | ![]() | ||
17b | 16 May | Madrid – Madrid | 5.3 km (3 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
Total | 2,892 km (1,797 mi) |
Results
[edit]Final General Classification
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 73h 50' 05" |
2 | ![]() |
Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 59" |
3 | ![]() |
Bic | + 1' 51" |
4 | ![]() |
Orbea | + 2' 18" |
5 | ![]() |
Karpy | + 2' 37" |
6 | ![]() |
Mars–Flandria | + 2' 48" |
7 | ![]() |
Werner | + 5' 15" |
8 | ![]() |
Werner | + 5' 45" |
9 | ![]() |
Fagor–Mercier | + 6' 01" |
10 | ![]() |
Werner | + 6' 17" |
11 | ![]() |
Mars–Flandria | |
12 | ![]() |
Fagor–Mercier | |
13 | ![]() |
La Casera | |
14 | ![]() |
La Casera | |
15 | ![]() |
Goudsmit | |
16 | ![]() |
Kas–Kaskol | |
17 | ![]() |
Bic | |
18 | ![]() |
Werner | |
19 | ![]() |
Karpy | |
20 | ![]() |
Fagor–Mercier | |
21 | ![]() |
Karpy | |
22 | ![]() |
La Casera | |
23 | ![]() |
Karpy | |
24 | ![]() |
Werner | |
25 | ![]() |
La Casera |
References
[edit]- ^ "General Information 1971". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ "Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1971.
- ^ "1971 » 26th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "26ème Vuelta a España 1971". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.