1971 Giro d'Italia
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The 1971 Giro d'Italia
was held from 20 May to 10 June 1971. This 54th running of the Corsa Rosa covered 3,621 km at an average speed of 37.176 km/h. It was won by the Swede
Gösta Pettersson
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Maglia rosa
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...
was held from 20 May to 10 June 1971. This 54th running of the Corsa Rosa covered 3,621 km at an average speed of 37.176 km/h. It was won by the Swede
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Gösta Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson
Gösta Pettersson is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia...
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General classification
| Rank | Name | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gösta Pettersson Gösta Pettersson Gösta Pettersson is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia... |
97h 24' 04s | |
| 2 | Herman Van Springel Herman Van Springel Herman van Springel is a Belgian former road racing cyclist, from Grobbendonk, in the Flemish Campine or Kempen region.He was an accomplished time-trial rider, almost winning the Tour de France in 1968, when he was beaten in the last stage by Dutchman, Jan Janssen in a time-trial... |
+ 2' 32s | |
| 3 | Ugo Colombo Ugo Colombo - Grand Tour results timeline :-External links:... |
+2' 35s | |
| 4 | Francisco Galdós Francisco Galdós Francisco Galdós Gauna is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He finished second in the 1975 Giro d'Italia and 1979 Vuelta a España, as well as third in 1972 Giro d'Italia.-External links:... |
 Spain |
+4' 27s |
| 5 | Pierfranco Vianelli Pierfranco Vianelli Pierfranco Vianelli is an Italian cyclist and Olympic Champion. He won gold medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, on the Individual Road Race. He also obtained a bronze medal in the Team Time Trial.-References:... |
+ 6' 41s | |
| 6 | Silvano Schiavon | + 7' 27s | |
| 7 | Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi is an Italian former professional racing cyclist.With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the second cyclist to win all three Grand Tours of road cycling: Tour de France , Giro... |
+ 7' 30s | |
| 8 | Antoine Hubrechts | + 9' 39s | |
| 9 | Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza Wladimiro Panizza was an Italian professional road bicycle racer. Panizza came from a communistic family and was named after Lenin. During his long career , he helped Felice Gimondi and Franco Bitossi. His best grand tour was the 1980 Giro d'Italia, where he finished on the second place in the... |
+ 13' 13s | |
| 10 | Giovanni Cavalcanti | + 14' 22s |
Maglia rosaMaglia rosaThe pink jersey is awarded to the leader of the General Classification at the Giro d'Italia. The leader of the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together, taking into account time bonuses for high finishes and intermediate sprints...
holders
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Marino Basso Marino Basso Marino Basso is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Veneto... |
1st | |
| Enrico Paolini Enrico Paolini - Grand Tour results timeline :-External links:*... |
2nd-4th | |
| Ugo Colombo Ugo Colombo - Grand Tour results timeline :-External links:... |
5th-6th | |
| Aldo Moser | 7th | |
| Claudio Michelotto Claudio Michelotto Claudio Michelotto was a former Italian professional cyclist. The highlight of his career came with his victory in the Mountains Classification at the 1969 Giro d'Italia. Michelotto finished second overall in the 1969 Giro, his highest finish ever in the Giro d'Italia. He retired from cycling in... |
8th-17th | |
| Gösta Pettersson Gösta Pettersson Gösta Pettersson is a Swedish former professional road racing cyclist and three-time Olympic medalist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1971 Giro d'Italia... |
18th-final |
Other jerseys
- Maglia ciclaminoMaglia ciclaminoThe points classification in the Giro d'Italia is one of the secondary classifications in the Giro d'Italia. It is determined by the placements in the daily stages, independent from time distances...
: Marino BassoMarino BassoMarino Basso is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who won the World Cycling Championship in 1972.Basso was born at Rettorgole di Caldogno, in the Veneto...
- Maglia verde: José Manuel Fuente Spain
- Maglia bianca: Mario BecciaMario BecciaMario Beccia is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, active between 1977 and 1988 and works as a directeur sportif at Team Vorarlberg....