1971_Vuelta_a_España

1971 Vuelta a España

1971 Vuelta a España

Cycling race

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.

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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

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Results

Final General Classification

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References

  1. [1]
    "General Information 1971". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Clasificaciones Oficiales" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 May 1971.
  3. [3]
    "1971  » 26th Vuelta a España". Procyclingstats. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "26ème Vuelta a España 1971". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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