1971 Vuelta a España

The 26th 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.

1971 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates29 April – 16 May
Stages17
Distance2,892 km (1,797 mi)
Winning time73h 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)

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
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1971 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[3][4]
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 (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
RankRiderTeamTime
1 Ferdinand BrackePeugeot-BP-Michelin73h 50' 05"
2 Wilfried DavidPeugeot-BP-Michelin+ 59"
3 Luis OcañaBic+ 1' 51"
4 Miguel Maria LasaOrbea+ 2' 18"
5 Manuel Galera MagdelanoKarpy+ 2' 37"
6 Joop ZoetemelkMars-Flandria+ 2' 48"
7 Agustin TamamesWerner+ 5' 15"
8 Antonio Martos AguilarWerner+ 5' 45"
9 Raymond PoulidorFagor-Mercier+ 6' 01"
10 Luis Balague CarrenoWerner+ 6' 17"
11 Edy SchutzMars-Flandria
12 Cyrille GuimardFagor-Mercier
13 Eufronio Enrique SantosLa Casera
14 Antonio MenendezLa Casera
15 Wim SchepersGoudsmit
16 Domingo Perurena TellecheaKas-Kaskol
17 Bernard LabourdetteBic
18 Ventura Diaz ArreyWerner
19 Gonzalo Aja BarguinKarpy
20 Rolf WolfshohlFagor-Mercier
21 Antonio Gomez Del MoralKarpy
22 Andres Oliva SanchezLa Casera
23 Eduardo Castello VillanovaKarpy
24 José GómezWerner
25 José-Luis AbilleiraLa Casera
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References
  1. "General Information 1971". La Vuelta.com. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. "Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1971.
  3. "1971 » 26th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. "26ème Vuelta a España 1971". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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