1971 Tour of Flanders

Race details
Dates	4 April 1971
Stages	1
Distance	268 km (166.5 mi)
Winning time	6h 12'
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	← 1970 1972 →

The 55th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1971, won by Dutchman Evert Dolman. The race started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge, over a 268 km course. The race was considered one of the weakest editions of the Tour of Flanders ever, causing organizers to restyle the route in subsequent years.^[1]^[2]

Course[]

Eddy Merckx tried to break clear on the Kwaremont and the Muur, but was unable to make a decisive move. At 15 km from the finish, a group of 15 relative outsiders was formed. Evert Dolman, practically unknown, made an ultimate attack and finished two seconds ahead of the group. Frans Kerremans won the sprint for second place ahead of Cyrille Guimard.^[1]

Climbs[]

There were eight categorized climbs:

Edelareberg
[nl]

Muur
Bosberg

Results[]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Evert Dolman (NED)	Flandria-Mars	6h 12'
2	(BEL)	Hertekamp - Magniflex - Novy	+ 2"
3	Cyrille Guimard (FRA)	Fagor - Mercier - Hutchinson	s.t.
4	Georges Van Coningsloo (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
5	Frans Mintjens (BEL)	Molteni	s.t.
6	Jan Janssen (NED)	Bic	s.t.
7	Jan Krekels (NED)	Goudsmit-Hoff	s.t.
8	Tony Houbrechts (BEL)	Salvarani	s.t.
9	Ole Ritter (DEN)	Dreher	s.t.
10	(BEL)	Goldor	s.t.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p164
^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1971 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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[Vanwalleghem_p164-1] Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p164

[2] McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1971 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.

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