1971 Vuelta a España
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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
Route
| 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 to Águilas | 126 km (78 mi) | Ger Harings (NED) | ||
| 2 | 1 May | Águilas to Calp | 245 km (152 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | ||
| 3 | 2 May | Calp to La Pobla de Farnals | 164 km (102 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | ||
| 4 | 3 May | La Pobla de Farnals to Benicàssim | 175 km (109 mi) | Hubert Hutsebaut (BEL) | ||
| 5 | 4 May | Benicàssim to Salou | 172 km (107 mi) | René Pijnen (NED) | ||
| 6 | 5 May | Salou to Barcelona | 149 km (93 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | ||
| 7 | 6 May | Barcelona to Manresa | 179 km (111 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 7 May | Balaguer to Jaca | 211 km (131 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) | ||
| 9 | 8 May | Jaca to Pamplona | 175 km (109 mi) | Agustín Tamames (ESP) | ||
| 10 | 9 May | Pamplona to San Sebastián | 120 km (75 mi) | Gerard Vianen (NED) | ||
| 11a | 10 May | San Sebastián to Bilbao | 140 km (87 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | ||
| 11b | Bilbao to Bilbao | 2.65 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | José Antonio González (ESP) | ||
| 12 | 11 May | Bilbao to Vitoria | 185 km (115 mi) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | ||
| 13 | 12 May | Vitoria to Torrelavega | 208 km (129 mi) | Eddy Peelman (BEL) | ||
| 14 | 13 May | Torrelavega to Burgos | 192 km (119 mi) | Wilfried David (BEL) | ||
| 15 | 14 May | Burgos to Segovia | 188 km (117 mi) | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | ||
| 16 | 15 May | Segovia to Ávila | 114 km (71 mi) | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | ||
| 17a | 16 May | Ávila to Madrid | 138 km (86 mi) | Willy Scheers (BEL) | ||
| 17b | Madrid to 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 María Lasa | Orbea | + 2' 18" |
| 5 | Manuel Galera Magdelano | Karpy | + 2' 37" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk | Mars–Flandria | + 2' 48" |
| 7 | Agustín Tamames | Werner | + 5' 15" |
| 8 | Antonio Martos Aguilar | Werner | + 5' 45" |
| 9 | Raymond Poulidor | Fagor–Mercier | + 6' 01" |
| 10 | Luis Balagué Carreño | Werner | + 6' 17" |
| 11 | Edy Schütz | Mars–Flandria | |
| 12 | Cyrille Guimard | Fagor–Mercier | |
| 13 | Eufronio Enrique Santos | La Casera | |
| 14 | Antonio Menéndez | La Casera | |
| 15 | Wim Schepers | Goudsmit | |
| 16 | Domingo Perurena Tellechea | Kas–Kaskol | |
| 17 | Bernard Labourdette | Bic | |
| 18 | Ventura Díaz Arrey | Werner | |
| 19 | Gonzalo Aja Barguin | Karpy | |
| 20 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Fagor–Mercier | |
| 21 | Antonio Gómez del Moral | Karpy | |
| 22 | Andrés Oliva Sánchez | La Casera | |
| 23 | Eduardo Castelló Villanova | Karpy | |
| 24 | José Gómez | Werner | |
| 25 | José Luis Abilleira | La Casera |
References
- ^ "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.