1971 Tour of the Basque Country explained

1971 Tour of the Basque Country
Date:21–25 April 1971
Stages:5
Distance:875[1]
Unit:km
Time:24h 31' 53"
First:Luis Ocaña
First Nat:ESP
First Natvar:1945
Second:Raymond Poulidor
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Miguel María Lasa
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1945
Previous:1970
Next:1972

The 1971 Tour of the Basque Country was the 11th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 21 April to 25 April 1971. The race started and finished in Eibar.[2] The race was won by Luis Ocaña of the Bic team.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 1' 06"
3+ 1' 10"
4+ 1' 44"
5+ 1' 45"
6+ 1' 46"
7+ 1' 48"
8+ 1' 58"
9+ 2' 11"
10+ 2' 53"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 9 January 2018.
  2. Web site: 11ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1971. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040818043634/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_pays_basque/paisvasco1971.php. 18 August 2004.
  3. Web site: 1971 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco. First Cycling. 9 January 2018.