# 1971 Tour de France, Stage 10 to Stage 20

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 10 occurred on 7 July with a mountainous stage from Saint-Étienne. The race finished in Paris on 18 July.

## Stage 10

7 July 1971 – Saint-Étienne to Grenoble, 188.5 km (117.1 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 5h 24' 33" |
| 2 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | s.t. |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Flandria–Mars | s.t. |
| 4 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | s.t. |
| 5 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 1' 09" |
| 6 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 7 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 1' 36" |
| 8 | Luis Zubero (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | s.t. |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 1' 52" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | 54h 30' 15" |
| 2 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | + 1" |
| 3 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 40" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 1' 22" |
| 6 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 3' 24" |
| 7 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 4' 28" |
| 8 | Gianni Motta (ITA) | Salvarani | + 5' 13" |
| 9 | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | Scic | + 5' 36" |
| 10 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 6' 00" |

## Stage 11

8 July 1971 – Grenoble to Orcières-Merlette, 134 km (83 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | 4h 02' 49" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 5' 52" |
| 3 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 8' 42" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Flandria–Mars | s.t. |
| 5 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | s.t. |
| 6 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 7 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |
| 8 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 8' 46" |
| 9 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | s.t. |
| 10 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 8' 50" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | 58h 33' 00" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 8' 43" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 9' 20" |
| 4 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 9' 26" |
| 5 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 9' 46" |
| 6 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 10' 08" |
| 7 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 13' 22" |
| 8 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 14' 50" |
| 9 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 20' 31" |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 21' 35" |

## Rest day 2

9 July 1971 – Orcières-Merlette

## Stage 12

10 July 1971 – Orcières-Merlette to Marseille, 251 km (156 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luciano Armani (ITA) | Scic | 5h 25' 28" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 3 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 4 | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff | s.t. |
| 5 | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | Scic | s.t. |
| 6 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |
| 7 | Robert Bouloux (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 8 | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) | Molteni | + 2" |
| 9 | Jos Huysmans (BEL) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 1' 56" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | 64h 00' 24" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 7' 34" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 8' 43" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 9' 20" |
| 5 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 9' 26" |
| 6 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 10' 08" |
| 7 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 13' 22" |
| 8 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 14' 50" |
| 9 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 20' 31" |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 21' 35" |

## Stage 13

11 July 1971 – Albi to Albi, 16.3 km (10.1 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 22' 57" |
| 2 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | + 11" |
| 3 | Charly Grosskost (FRA) | Bic | s.t. |
| 4 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 26" |
| 5 | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 6 | Mauro Simonetti (ITA) | Ferretti | + 41" |
| 7 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 42" |
| 8 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 9 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 50" |
| 10 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | + 55" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luis Ocaña (ESP) | Bic | 64h 23' 32" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 7' 23" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 9' 34" |
| 4 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 10' 14" |
| 5 | Gösta Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 10' 30" |
| 6 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 10' 39" |
| 7 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 14' 31" |
| 8 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 15' 21" |
| 9 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 21' 10" |
| 10 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 21' 50" |

## Stage 14

12 July 1971 – Revel to Luchon, 214.5 km (133.3 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | 6h 11' 54" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 6' 21" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 4 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | s.t. |
| 5 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Flandria–Mars | s.t. |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 7' 15" |
| 8 | Antonio Martos (ESP) | Werner | + 7' 26" |
| 9 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 7' 34" |
| 10 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 7' 35" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 70h 49' 10" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 2' 21" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 2' 51" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 4' 46" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 11' 24" |
| 6 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 14' 56" |
| 7 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 15' 01" |
| 8 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 15' 21" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 19' 41" |
| 10 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 20' 00" |

## Stage 15

13 July 1971 – Luchon to Superbagnères, 19.6 km (12.2 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | 47' 42" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 26" |
| 3 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | + 28" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Flandria–Mars | s.t. |
| 6 | Francisco Galdós (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 1' 02" |
| 7 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Molteni | + 1' 04" |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 1' 06" |
| 9 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Raymond Delisle (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 71h 37' 52" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 2' 17" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 2' 21" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 4' 14" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 12' 16" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 15' 07" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 15' 30" |
| 8 | Tomas Pettersson (SWE) | Ferretti | + 16' 42" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 21' 49" |
| 10 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 22' 28" |

## Stage 16a

14 July 1971 – Luchon to Gourette, 145 km (90 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | 5h 08' 36" |
| 2 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | + 1' 32" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 1' 34" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Flandria–Mars | + 1' 35" |
| 5 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 1' 39" |
| 6 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | + 1' 44" |
| 7 | Désiré Letort (FRA) | Bic | + 1' 49" |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 1' 51" |
| 9 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 2' 20" |
| 10 | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) | Molteni | + 2' 57" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 76h 47' 57" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 2' 17" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 2' 26" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 6' 36" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 13' 07" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 15' 29" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 15' 40" |
| 8 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 20' 59" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 23' 41" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas | + 24' 07" |

## Stage 16b

14 July 1971 – Gourette to Pau, 57.5 km (35.7 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) | Molteni | 1h 17' 58" |
| 2 | Willy Van Neste (BEL) | Flandria–Mars | s.t. |
| 3 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | + 24" |
| 4 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 5 | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | Scic | s.t. |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Flandria–Mars | s.t. |
| 7 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 8 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | s.t. |
| 9 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | s.t. |
| 10 | Agustín Tamames (ESP) | Werner | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 78h 06' 19" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 2' 17" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 2' 21" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 6' 49" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 13' 07" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 15' 29" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 15' 34" |
| 8 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 21' 12" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 23' 54" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas | + 24' 20" |

## Stage 17

15 July 1971 – Mont-de-Marsan to Bordeaux, 188 km (117 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 5h 32' 31" |
| 2 | Georges Vandenberghe (BEL) | Salvarani | s.t. |
| 3 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 4 | Jos van der Vleuten (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff | s.t. |
| 5 | Raymond Riotte (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 6 | Barry Hoban (GBR) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 2' 26" |
| 7 | José Manuel López (ESP) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 8 | Nemesio Jiménez (ESP) | Kas–Kaskol | s.t. |
| 9 | Julien Stevens (BEL) | Molteni | + 3' 01" |
| 10 | Gerben Karstens (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff | + 3' 05" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 83h 38' 30" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 5' 38" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 5' 46" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 10' 14" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 16' 32" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 18' 54" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 19' 29" |
| 8 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 24' 37" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 27' 19" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas | + 27' 45" |

## Stage 18

16 July 1971 – Bordeaux to Poitiers, 244 km (152 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | 6h 30' 33" |
| 2 | Jan Krekels (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff | s.t. |
| 3 | Bernard Guyot (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 4 | Ottavio Crepaldi (ITA) | Salvarani | s.t. |
| 5 | José Catieau (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | s.t. |
| 6 | Jozef Spruyt (BEL) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 7 | Jean Vidament (FRA) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | s.t. |
| 8 | Enrico Paolini (ITA) | Scic | s.t. |
| 9 | Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 10 | Johny Schleck (LUX) | Bic | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 90h 13' 06" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 5' 38" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 5' 45" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 10' 14" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 16' 32" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 18' 54" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 19' 29" |
| 8 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 24' 30" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 26' 22" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas | + 28' 13" |

## Stage 19

17 July 1971 – Blois to Versailles, 185 km (115 mi)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jan Krekels (NED) | Goudsmit–Hoff | 5h 21' 06" |
| 2 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson | s.t. |
| 3 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | s.t. |
| 4 | Wilmo Francioni (ITA) | Ferretti | s.t. |
| 5 | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) | Molteni | s.t. |
| 7 | Luciano Armani (ITA) | Scic | s.t. |
| 8 | Julien Stevens (BEL) | Molteni | (5h 21' 04") |
| 9 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Molteni | 5h 21' 06" |
| 10 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | s.t. |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 95h 34' 42" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 5' 38" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 5' 45" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 10' 14" |
| 5 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 16' 32" |
| 6 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 18' 24" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 18' 49" |
| 8 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 24' 30" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 26' 22" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas | + 28' 13" |

## Stage 20

18 July 1971 – Versailles to Paris, 53.8 km (33.4 mi) (ITT)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 1h 10' 32" |
| 2 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 2' 36" |
| 3 | Marinus Wagtmans (NED) | Molteni | + 2' 52" |
| 4 | Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) | Peugeot | + 3' 04" |
| 5 | Roger Swerts (BEL) | Molteni | + 3' 15" |
| 6 | Herman Van Springel (BEL) | Molteni | + 3' 26" |
| 7 | Victor Van Schil (BEL) | Molteni | + 4' 03" |
| 8 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 4' 06" |
| 9 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 4' 09" |
| 10 | Nemesio Jiménez (ESP) | Kas | + 4' 12" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Eddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni | 96h 45' 14" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (NED) | Mars–Flandria | + 9' 51" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 11' 06" |
| 4 | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) | Peugeot | + 14' 50" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (POR) | Hoover–de Gribaldy–Wolber | + 21' 00" |
| 6 | Leif Mortensen (DEN) | Bic | + 21' 38" |
| 7 | Cyrille Guimard (FRA) | Fagor–Mercier | + 22' 58" |
| 8 | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) | Bic | + 30' 07" |
| 9 | Lucien Aimar (FRA) | Sonolor–Lejeune | + 32' 45" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas | + 36' 00" |