1971 Vuelta a Espana
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| Dates | 29 April – 16 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 2,892 km (1,797 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 73h 50' 05" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Ferdinand Bracke (BEL)
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(Peugeot-BP-Michelin) |
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| Second |
Wilfried David (BEL)
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(Peugeot-BP-Michelin) | |
| Third |
 Luis Ocaña (ESP)
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(Bic) | |
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Points |
 Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
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(Fagor-Mercier) |
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Mountains |
 Joop Zoetemelk (NED)
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(Mars-Flandria) |
| Combination |
Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
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(Fagor-Mercier) | |
| Sprints |
Cyrille Guimard (FRA)
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(Fagor-Mercier) | |
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.
After the final stage, Wim Schepers was ranked in second place, 19 seconds behind Bracke, but he was given a ten-minute time penalty for a doping offence, and dropped to 15th.
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