1971 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race explained

Men's Individual Road Race
Series:	1971 UCI Road World Championships
Date:	5 September 1971
Stages:	1
Distance:	268.8
Unit:	km
Time:	6h 39' 06"
First:	Eddy Merckx
First Nat:	BEL
First Team:	Belgium
Second:	Felice Gimondi
Second Nat:	ITA
Second Team:	Italy
Third:	Cyrille Guimard
Third Nat:	FRA
Third Team:	France
Previous:	1970
Next:	1972

The men's road race at the 1971 UCI Road World Championships was the 38th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 5 September 1971 in Mendrisio, Switzerland.^[1] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.

Final classification

General classification (1–10)^[2] ^[3] Rank Rider Time + 0" + 1' 13" 4 + 1' 13" 5 + 1' 13" 6 + 1' 13" 7 + 6' 51" 8 + 6' 51" 9 + 6' 51" 10 + 6' 51"

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1971 World Pro Road Cycling Championships. BikeRaceInfo. 13 December 2017.
2. Web site: 38ème Championnat du monde sur route 1971. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20041103073956/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1971.php. 3 November 2004.
3. Web site: 1971 World Championship. First Cycling. 13 December 2017.