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1971 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 9

The 1971 Tour de France was the 58th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Mulhouse with a prologue team time trial on 26 June, and Stage 9 occurred on 6 July with a mountainous stage to Saint-Étienne. The race finished in Paris on 18 July.

Route of the 1971 Tour de France

26 June 1971 - Mulhouse to Mulhouse, 11 km (6.8 mi) (TTT)

Rank	Team	Time
1	Molteni	1h 05' 16"
2	Ferretti	+ 1' 48"
3	Flandria–Mars	+ 2' 16"
4	Bic	+ 2' 23"
5	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 3' 02"
6	Salvarani	+ 3' 11"
7	Goudsmit–Hoff	+ 3' 15"
8	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 3' 24"
9	Scic	+ 3' 42"
10	Kas–Kaskol	+ 3' 44"

27 June 1971 - Mulhouse to Basel, 59.5 km (37.0 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eric Leman (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	1h 24' 36"
2	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
3	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
4	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
5	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
6	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
7	Jan Krekels (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
8	Roger Swerts (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
9	Pieter Nassen (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
10	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Ferretti	s.t.
1	Marinus Wagtmans (NED)	Molteni	1h 24' 16"
2	Jos Huysmans (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
3	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
4	Victor Van Schil (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
5	Frans Mintjens (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
6	Julien Stevens (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
7	Edward Janssens (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 7"
8	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Ferretti	+ 10"
9	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	s.t.
10	Pietro Campagnari (ITA)	Ferretti	s.t.

27 June 1971 - Basel to Freiburg, 90 km (56 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	2h 28' 26"
2	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
3	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
4	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
5	Jos Huysmans (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
6	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
7	José Gómez Lucas (ESP)	Werner	s.t.
8	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
9	Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
10	Jan Krekels (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	3h 52' 37"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 4"
3	Jos Huysmans (BEL)	Molteni	+ 5"
4	Victor Van Schil (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
5	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Ferretti	+ 15"
6	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	s.t.
7	Pietro Campagnari (ITA)	Ferretti	s.t.
8	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 20"
9	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
10	Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.

27 June 1971 - Freiburg to Mulhouse, 74.5 km (46.3 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Ferretti	1h 43' 32"
2	Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
3	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
4	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
5	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
6	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
7	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
8	Jan Krekels (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
9	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
10	Albert Fritz (FRG)	Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	5h 36' 10"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 5"
3	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Ferretti	+ 6"
4	Jos Huysmans (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
5	Victor Van Schil (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
6	Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 13"
7	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 16"
8	Barry Hoban (GBR)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 21"
9	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
10	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.

28 June 1971 - Mulhouse to Strasbourg, 144 km (89 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	3h 05' 27"
2	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
3	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
4	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
5	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
6	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
7	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
8	Christian Raymond (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
9	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	s.t.
10	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	8h 41' 16"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 21"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 32"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 37"
5	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 42"
6	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
7	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
8	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 44"
9	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 47"
10	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	s.t.

29 June 1971 - Strasbourg to Nancy, 165.5 km (102.8 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Marinus Wagtmans (NED)	Molteni	4h 14' 21"
2	Barry Hoban (GBR)	Sonolor–Lejeune	s.t.
3	Nemesio Jiménez (ESP)	Kas–Kaskol	s.t.
4	Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
5	Willy Van Neste (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
6	Pietro Guerra (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
7	Victor Van Schil (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
8	Wilfried David (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
9	Mauro Simonetti (ITA)	Ferretti	s.t.
10	Jean-Claude Genty (FRA)	Bic	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	12h 58' 06"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 21"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 32"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 37"
5	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 42"
6	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
7	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
8	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 44"
9	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 47"
10	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	s.t.

30 June 1971 - Nancy to Marche-en-Famenne, 242 km (150 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	6h 45' 03"
2	José Gómez Lucas (ESP)	Werner	+ 1"
3	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 5"
4	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
5	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
6	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
7	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
8	Ger Harings (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
9	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
10	Jan Krekels (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	19h 43' 14"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 21"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 32"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 37"
5	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 42"
6	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
7	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
8	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 44"
9	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 47"
10	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	s.t.

1 July 1971 - Dinant to Roubaix, 208.5 km (129.6 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Pietro Guerra (ITA)	Salvarani	5h 13' 56"
2	Julien Stevens (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
3	Robert Bouloux (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 3"
4	Willy Van Neste (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
5	José Catieau (FRA)	Sonolor–Lejeune	s.t.
6	Albert Van Vlierberghe (BEL)	Ferretti	s.t.
7	Raymond Riotte (FRA)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 22"
8	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 1' 16"
9	Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
10	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	24h 58' 21"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 26"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 37"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 42"
5	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 44"
6	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 47"
7	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	+ 49"
8	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 51"
10	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 52"

2 July 1971 - Roubaix to Amiens, 127.5 km (79.2 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eric Leman (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	3h 03' 19"
2	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
3	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
4	Eddy Peelman (BEL)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
5	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
6	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
7	Marinus Wagtmans (NED)	Molteni	s.t.
8	Albert Fritz (FRG)	Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber	s.t.
9	Erik De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
10	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	28h 01' 40"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 26"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 37"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 42"
5	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 44"
6	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
7	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 47"
8	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	s.t.
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 51"
10	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 52"

2 July 1971 - Amiens to Le Touquet, 133.5 km (83.0 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mauro Simonetti (ITA)	Ferretti	3h 47' 56"
2	Wilmo Francioni (ITA)	Ferretti	+ 3"
3	Frans Mintjens (BEL)	Molteni	+ 5"
4	Jos van der Vleuten (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
5	Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
6	Ventura Díaz (ESP)	Werner	s.t.
7	Jean-Claude Genty (FRA)	Bic	s.t.
8	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
9	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
10	Guido Reybrouck (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	31h 49' 41"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 26"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 37"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 42"
5	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 43"
6	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 44"
7	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	+ 47"
8	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 51"
10	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 52"

3 July 1971 - Le Touquet

4 July 1971 - Rungis to Nevers, 257.5 km (160.0 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Eric Leman (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	6h 45' 33"
2	Gerben Karstens (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
3	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
4	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	s.t.
5	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
6	Ercole Gualazzini (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
7	Georges Vandenberghe (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
8	Mariano Martínez (FRA)	Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber	s.t.
9	Jan Van Katwijk (NED)	Goudsmit–Hoff	s.t.
10	Pietro Guerra (ITA)	Salvarani	s.t.
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	38h 35' 14"
2	Herman Van Springel (BEL)	Molteni	+ 26"
3	Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)	Flandria–Mars	+ 37"
4	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 40"
5	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 42"
6	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 44"
7	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	+ 47"
8	Tino Tabak (NED)	Flandria–Mars	s.t.
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 51"
10	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 52"

5 July 1971 - Nevers to Puy de Dôme, 221 km (137 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	6h 21' 10"
2	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 7"
3	Joaquim Agostinho (POR)	Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber	+ 13"
4	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	+ 15"
5	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 49"
6	Agustín Tamames (ESP)	Werner	+ 1' 10"
7	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 1' 15"
8	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 1' 21"
9	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 1' 37"
10	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	+ 1' 52"
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	44h 56' 39"
2	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 36"
3	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	+ 37"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 1' 16"
5	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 1' 58"
6	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 2' 02"
7	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	+ 2' 24"
8	Tomas Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 2' 48"
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 2' 51"
10	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 3' 12"

6 July 1971 - Clermont-Ferrand to Saint-Étienne, 153 km (95 mi)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Walter Godefroot (BEL)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	4h 02' 18"
2	Wilmo Francioni (ITA)	Ferretti	s.t.
3	Jozef Spruyt (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
4	Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	s.t.
5	Marinus Wagtmans (NED)	Molteni	s.t.
6	Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA)	Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson	+ 32"
7	Vicente López Carril (ESP)	Kas–Kaskol	s.t.
8	Jean-Claude Genty (FRA)	Bic	s.t.
9	Lucien Aimar (FRA)	Sonolor–Lejeune	s.t.
10	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 6' 08"
1	Eddy Merckx (BEL)	Molteni	49h 05' 06"
2	Joop Zoetemelk (NED)	Flandria–Mars	+ 36"
3	Luis Ocaña (ESP)	Bic	+ 37"
4	Gösta Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 1' 16"
5	Bernard Thévenet (FRA)	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	+ 1' 58"
6	Gianni Motta (ITA)	Salvarani	+ 2' 02"
7	Enrico Paolini (ITA)	Scic	+ 2' 24"
8	Tomas Pettersson (SWE)	Ferretti	+ 2' 48"
9	Lucien Van Impe (BEL)	Sonolor–Lejeune	+ 2' 51"
10	Leif Mortensen (DEN)	Bic	+ 3' 12"

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