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Vuelta a Espana 1971

1971 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates 29 April – 16 May
Stages 17
Distance 2,892 km (1,797 mi)
Winning time 73h 50' 05""
Results
  Winner Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) (Peugeot-BP-Michelin)
  Second Wilfried David (BEL) (Peugeot-BP-Michelin)
  Third Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)

  Points Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor-Mercier)
  Mountains Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (Mars-Flandria)
  Combination Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor-Mercier)
  Sprints Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor-Mercier)
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  Winner Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) (Peugeot-BP-Michelin)
  Second Wilfried David (BEL) (Peugeot-BP-Michelin)
  Third Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)

  Points Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor-Mercier)
  Mountains Joop Zoetemelk (NED) (Mars-Flandria)
  Combination Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor-Mercier)
  Sprints Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor-Mercier)

Route

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 29 April Almería – Almería 4.2 km (3 mi)   Individual time trial René Pijnen (NED)
1 30 April Almería – Águilas 126 km (78 mi)     Ger Harings (NED)
2 1 May Águilas – Calp 245 km (152 mi)     Eddy Peelman (BEL)
3 2 May Calp – La Pobla de Farnals 164 km (102 mi)     Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
4 3 May La Pobla de Farnals – Benicàssim 175 km (109 mi)     Hubert Hutsebaut (BEL)
5 4 May Benicàssim – Salou 172 km (107 mi)     René Pijnen (NED)
6 5 May Salou – Barcelona 149 km (93 mi)     Eddy Peelman (BEL)
7 6 May Barcelona – Manresa 179 km (111 mi)     Walter Godefroot (BEL)
8 7 May Balaguer – Jaca 211 km (131 mi)     Walter Godefroot (BEL)
9 8 May Jaca – Pamplona 175 km (109 mi)     Agustín Tamames (ESP)
10 9 May Pamplona – San Sebastián 120 km (75 mi)     Gerard Vianen (NED)
11a 10 May San Sebastián – Bilbao 140 km (87 mi)     Gerben Karstens (NED)
11b 10 May Bilbao – Bilbao 2.65 km (2 mi)   Individual time trial José Antonio González (ESP)
12 11 May Bilbao – Vitoria 185 km (115 mi)     Luis Ocaña (ESP)
13 12 May Vitoria – Torrelavega 208 km (129 mi)     Eddy Peelman (BEL)
14 13 May Torrelavega – Burgos 192 km (119 mi)     Wilfried David (BEL)
15 14 May Burgos – Segovia 188 km (117 mi)     Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
16 15 May Segovia – Ávila 114 km (71 mi)     Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
17a 16 May Ávila – Madrid 138 km (86 mi)     Willy Scheers [fr] (BEL)
17b 16 May Madrid – Madrid 5.3 km (3 mi)   Individual time trial René Pijnen (NED)
  Total 2,892 km (1,797 mi)

Results

Final General Classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot-BP-Michelin 73h 50' 05""
2 Wilfried David Peugeot-BP-Michelin + 59""
3 Luis Ocaña Bic + 1' 51""
4 Miguel Maria Lasa Orbea + 2' 18""
5 Manuel Galera Magdelano Karpy + 2' 37""
6 Joop Zoetemelk Mars-Flandria + 2' 48""
7 Agustin Tamames Werner + 5' 15""
8 Antonio Martos Aguilar Werner + 5' 45""
9 Raymond Poulidor Fagor-Mercier + 6' 01""
10 Luis Balague Carreno Werner + 6' 17""
11 Edy Schutz Mars-Flandria  
12 Cyrille Guimard Fagor-Mercier  
13 Eufronio Enrique Santos La Casera  
14 Antonio Menendez La Casera  
15 Wim Schepers Goudsmit  
16 Domingo Perurena Tellechea Kas-Kaskol  
17 Bernard Labourdette Bic  
18 Ventura Diaz Arrey Werner  
19 Gonzalo Aja Barguin Karpy  
20 Rolf Wolfshohl Fagor-Mercier  
21 Antonio Gomez Del Moral Karpy  
22 Andres Oliva Sanchez La Casera  
23 Eduardo Castello Villanova Karpy  
24 José Gómez Werner  
25 José Luis Abilleira La Casera  

General classification(la roja)

Points classification(jersey verde)

Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules)

Young rider classification(jersey blanco)

Team classification(clasificación por equipos)

Combativity award

David Giles