# 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.

## Prologue

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" |

## Stage 1a

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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. |

## Stage 1b

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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. |

## Stage 1c

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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. |

## Stage 2

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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. |

## Stage 3

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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. |

## Stage 4

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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. |

## Stage 5

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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" |

## Stage 6a

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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" |

## Stage 6b

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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" |

## Rest day 1

3 July 1971 - Le Touquet

## Stage 7

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. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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" |

## Stage 8

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" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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" |

## Stage 9

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" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 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" |