1971 Tour of Flanders

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Race details
Dates4 April 1971
Stages1
Distance268 km (166.5 mi)
Winning time6h 12'
Results
  Winner  Evert Dolman (NED) (
Flandria–Mars
)
  Second  Frans Kerremans (BEL) (Hertekamp–Magniflex–Novy)
  Third  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson)
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The 55th running of the

cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 4 April 1971, and won by Dutchman Evert Dolman. It started in Ghent and finished in Gentbrugge, over a 268-km course. It 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:

Results

Cyclist Team Time
1  Evert Dolman (NED) Flandria-Mars 6h 12'
2  Frans Kerremans (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  Frans Maes (BEL) Goldor s.t.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 90-73322-02-2
    , p164
  2. ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1971 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, Arkansas: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.


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