1971 Giro di Lombardia explained

1971 Giro di Lombardia
Date:	9 October 1971
Stages:	1
Distance:	266^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	6h 47' 54"
First:	Eddy Merckx
First Nat:	BEL
Second:	Franco Bitossi
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Frans Verbeeck
Third Nat:	BEL
Previous:	1970
Next:	1972

The 1971 Giro di Lombardia was the 65th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 9 October 1971.^[2] The race started in Milan and finished in Como.^[3] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.

General classification

Final general classification^[4] ^[5] ^[6] Rank Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3' 31" 3 + 3' 33" 4 + 3' 33" 5 Hertekamp–Magniflex + 3' 33" 6 Cosatto–Marsicano + 3' 33" 7 + 3' 47" 8 + 3' 49" 9 + 3' 49" 10 + 3' 49"

Further reading

• Gadenz. Aurelio. 65th Tour of Lombardy – Merckx Unchallenged. International Cycle Sport. December 1971. 43. 12. 10 April 2020. Kennedy Brothers Publishing. Keighley, UK. 0020-6504. InternationalCycleSport.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour of Lombardy -Il Lombardia (Giro di Lombardia). BikeRaceInfo. 9 December 2017.
2. Web site: 1971 Giro di Lombardia results (Tour of Lombardy). BikeRaceInfo. 9 December 2017.
3. Web site: 65ème Giro di Lombardia 1971. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040317030231/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/cla_lombardie/lombardie1971.php. 17 March 2004.
4. Web site: Tour de Lombardie 1971. LesSports.info. 9 December 2017.
5. Web site: 1971 Il Lombardia. First Cycling. 9 December 2017.
6. Web site: Giro di Lombardia. WVCycling. 9 December 2017.