1971 Vuelta a España

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.

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
1Belgium Ferdinand BrackePeugeot–BP–Michelin73h 50' 05"
2Belgium Wilfried DavidPeugeot–BP–Michelin+ 59"
3Spain Luis OcañaBic+ 1' 51"
4Spain Miguel María LasaOrbea+ 2' 18"
5Spain Manuel Galera MagdelanoKarpy+ 2' 37"
6Netherlands Joop ZoetemelkMars–Flandria+ 2' 48"
7Spain Agustín TamamesWerner+ 5' 15"
8Spain Antonio Martos AguilarWerner+ 5' 45"
9France Raymond PoulidorFagor–Mercier+ 6' 01"
10Spain Luis Balagué CarreñoWerner+ 6' 17"
11Luxembourg Edy SchützMars–Flandria
12France Cyrille GuimardFagor–Mercier
13Spain Eufronio Enrique SantosLa Casera
14Spain Antonio MenéndezLa Casera
15Netherlands Wim SchepersGoudsmit
16Spain Domingo Perurena TellecheaKas–Kaskol
17France Bernard LabourdetteBic
18Spain Ventura Díaz ArreyWerner
19Spain Gonzalo Aja BarguinKarpy
20Germany Rolf WolfshohlFagor–Mercier
21Spain Antonio Gómez del MoralKarpy
22Spain Andrés Oliva SánchezLa Casera
23Spain Eduardo Castelló VillanovaKarpy
24Spain José GómezWerner
25Spain José Luis AbilleiraLa Casera

References
  1. "General Information 1971". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. "Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1971.
  3. "1971  » 26th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. 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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