1971 Vuelta a España
Encyclopedia
The 26th Vuelta a España
(Tour of Spain
), a long-distance bicycle
stage
race and one of the 3 grand tours
, was held from April 29 to May 16, 1971. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,892 km, and was won by Ferdinand Bracke
of the Peugeot
cycling team
. Joop Zoetemelk
won the mountains classification while Cyrille Guimard
won the points classification.
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...
(Tour of Spain
Spain
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), a long-distance bicycle
Bicycle racing
Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...
stage
Stage (bicycle race)
In sports, a stage, or leg, or heat, is a unit of a race which has been divided in several parts for the reason such as length of the distance to be covered, as in a multi-day event. Usually, such a race consists of "ordinary" stages, but sometimes stages are held as an individual time trial or a...
race and one of the 3 grand tours
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
, was held from April 29 to May 16, 1971. It consisted of 17 stages covering a total of 2,892 km, and was won by Ferdinand Bracke
Ferdinand Bracke
Ferdinand Bracke is a former Belgian professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain...
of the Peugeot
Peugeot (cycling team)
Peugeot team was a French professional cycling team that promoted and rode Peugeot racing bikes.It is listed as the most successful cycling team of all time, on www.cyclingranking.com, with a large margin on the second placed team, Alcyon.-History:...
cycling team
Cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle races whether recreational or professional - and the supporting personnel...
. Joop Zoetemelk
Joop Zoetemelk
Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk is a retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands who has emigrated to France. He started the Tour de France 16 times and finished every time, a record. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth and second...
won the mountains classification while Cyrille Guimard
Cyrille Guimard
Cyrille Guimard is a French former professional road racing cyclist who became a directeur sportif and then a television commentator...
won the points classification.
Final General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium Ferdinand BrackeFerdinand Bracke Ferdinand Bracke is a former Belgian professional road and track cyclist who is most famous for holding the World Hour Record and winning the overall title at the 1971 Vuelta a España in front of Wilfried David of Belgium and Luis Ocaña of Spain... |
Peugeot-BP-Michelin Peugeot (cycling team) Peugeot team was a French professional cycling team that promoted and rode Peugeot racing bikes.It is listed as the most successful cycling team of all time, on www.cyclingranking.com, with a large margin on the second placed team, Alcyon.-History:... |
73h 50' 05s |
| 2 | Belgium Wilfried David Wilfried David Wilfried David is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1968Wilfried David is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer.- Palmarès :1968... |
Peugeot-BP-Michelin Peugeot (cycling team) Peugeot team was a French professional cycling team that promoted and rode Peugeot racing bikes.It is listed as the most successful cycling team of all time, on www.cyclingranking.com, with a large margin on the second placed team, Alcyon.-History:... |
a 59s |
| 3 |  Spain Luis OcanaLuis Ocaña Jesús Luis Ocaña Pernía was a Spanish road bicycle racer who won the Tour de France in 1973 and the Vuelta a España in 1970.- Early professional career :... |
Bic | a 1' 51s |
| 4 | Spain Miguel Maria Lasa Miguel María Lasa Miguel María Lasa Urquía is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He won four stages in the Vuelta a España as well as the Points classification in 1975 Vuelta a España. He also finished on the podium of Vuelta a España four times... |
Orbea | a 2' 18s |
| 5 | Spain Manuel Galera Magdelano |
Karpy | a 2' 37s |
| 6 |  Netherlands Joop ZoetemelkJoop Zoetemelk Hendrik Gerardus Jozef "Joop" Zoetemelk is a retired professional racing cyclist from the Netherlands who has emigrated to France. He started the Tour de France 16 times and finished every time, a record. He won the race in 1980 and also came eighth, fifth, fourth and second... |
Mars-Flandria | a 2' 48s |
| 7 | Spain Agustin Tamames |
Werner | a 5' 15s |
| 8 | Spain Antonio Martos Aguilar |
Werner | a 5' 45s |
| 9 |  France Raymond PoulidorRaymond Poulidor Raymond Poulidor , is a former professional bicycle racer. He was known as the eternal second, because he finished the Tour de France in second place three times, and in third place five times, including his final Tour at the age of 40... |
Fagor-Mercier Mercier (cycling team) Mercier cycling team is a former French professional cycling team that promoted and raced on Mercier racing bikes. Together with the Peugeot cycling team, the Mercier team had a long presence in the cycling sport and in the Tour de France from 1935 until 1983.... |
a 6' 01s |
| 10 | Spain Luis Balague Carrenco |
Werner | a 6' 17s |
| 11 |  Luxembourg Edy SchutzEdy Schutz Edy Schütz was a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer. In 1964, Schütz rode the 1964 Olympic Games road race. From 1966 to 1971 he was six times the Luxembourgish national road race champion. In 1966, he won a stage in the 1966 Tour de France.- Palmarès :19641966... |
Mars-Flandria | |
| 12 | France Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard Cyrille Guimard is a French former professional road racing cyclist who became a directeur sportif and then a television commentator... |
Fagor-Mercier Mercier (cycling team) Mercier cycling team is a former French professional cycling team that promoted and raced on Mercier racing bikes. Together with the Peugeot cycling team, the Mercier team had a long presence in the cycling sport and in the Tour de France from 1935 until 1983.... |
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| 13 | Spain Eufronio Enrique Santos |
La Casera | |
| 14 | Spain Antonio Menendez |
La Casera | |
| 15 | Netherlands Wim Schepers |
Goudsmit | |
| 16 | Spain Domingo Perurena Tellechea |
Kas-Kaskol Kas (cycling team) Kas was a professional cycling team of the 1960s and 1970s, one of the strongest Spanish teams. It was sponsored by a soft drinks manufacturer, Kas. The team was from Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. It wore team a yellow jersey with Kas written in blue... |
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| 17 | France Bernard Labourdette Bernard Labourdette Bernard Labourdette was a French professional road bicycle racer, who won stage 16A in the 1971 Tour de France.- Palmarès :196919701971... |
Bic | |
| 18 | Spain Ventura Diaz Arrey |
Werner | |
| 19 | Spain Gonzalo Aja Barguin |
Karpy | |
| 20 |  Germany Rolf WolfshohlRolf Wolfshohl Rolf Wolfshohl is a former professional road bicycle racing and cyclo-cross racing cyclist from Germany. Wolfshohl is best known in cyclo-cross for winning the world championship three times, and in road racing for winning the 1965 Vuelta a España.-Biography:Wolfshohl started competing in cycling... |
Fagor-Mercier Mercier (cycling team) Mercier cycling team is a former French professional cycling team that promoted and raced on Mercier racing bikes. Together with the Peugeot cycling team, the Mercier team had a long presence in the cycling sport and in the Tour de France from 1935 until 1983.... |
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| 21 | Spain Antonio Gomez Del Moral Antonio Gómez del Moral -External links:... |
Karpy | |
| 22 | Spain Andres Oliva Sanchez |
La Casera | |
| 23 | Spain Eduardo Castello Villanova |
Karpy | |
| 24 | Spain José Gomez Lucas |
Werner | |
| 25 | Spain José-Luis Abilleira |
La Casera |