Stages
The 1971 Tour de France started on 26 June, and had two rest days, in Le Touquet and Orcières.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 26 June | Mulhouse | Team time trial | 11 km (6.8 mi) | Molteni |
| 1a | 27 June | Mulhouse – Basel | Stage with mountain(s) | 59.5 km (37.0 mi) | Eric Leman (BEL) |
| 1b | Basel – Freiburg | Plain stage | 90 km (56 mi) | Gerben Karstens (NED) | |
| 1c | Freiburg – Mulhouse | Plain stage | 74 km (46 mi) | Albert Van Vlierberghe (NED) | |
| 2 | 28 June | Mulhouse – Strasbourg | Stage with mountain(s) | 144 km (89 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 3 | 29 June | Strasbourg – Nancy | Stage with mountain(s) | 165.5 km (102.8 mi) | Rini Wagtmans (NED) |
| 4 | 30 June | Nancy – Marche-en-Famenne | Plain stage | 242 km (150 mi) | Jean-Pierre Genet (FRA) |
| 5 | 1 July | Dinant – Roubaix | Stage with mountain(s) | 208.5 km (129.6 mi) | Pietro Guerra (ITA) |
| 6a | 2 July | Roubaix – Amiens | Plain stage | 127.5 km (79.2 mi) | Eric Leman (BEL) |
| 6b | Amiens – Le Touquet | Plain stage | 133.5 km (83.0 mi) | Mauro Simonetti (ITA) | |
| 7 | 4 July | Rungis – Nevers | Plain stage | 257.5 km (160.0 mi) | Eric Leman (BEL) |
| 8 | 5 July | Nevers – Puy de Dôme | Stage with mountain(s) | 221 km (137 mi) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 9 | 6 July | Clermont-Ferrand – Saint-Étienne | Stage with mountain(s) | 153 km (95 mi) | Walter Godefroot (BEL) |
| 10 | 7 July | Saint-Étienne – Grenoble | Stage with mountain(s) | 188.5 km (117.1 mi) | Bernard Thévenet (FRA) |
| 11 | 8 July | Grenoble – Orcières | Stage with mountain(s) | 134 km (83 mi) | Luis Ocaña (ESP) |
| 12 | 10 July | Orcières – Marseille | Plain stage | 251 km (156 mi) | Luciano Armani (ITA) |
| 13 | 11 July | Albi | Individual time trial | 16.3 km (10.1 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 14 | 12 July | Revel – Luchon | Stage with mountain(s) | 214.5 km (133.3 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 15 | 13 July | Luchon – Superbagnères | Stage with mountain(s) | 19.6 km (12.2 mi) | José Manuel Fuente (ESP) |
| 16a | 14 July | Luchon – Gourette | Stage with mountain(s) | 145 km (90 mi) | Bernard Labourdette (FRA) |
| 16b | Gourette – Pau | Plain stage | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) | Herman van Springel (BEL) | |
| 17 | 15 July | Mont-de-Marsan – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 188 km (117 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
| 18 | 16 July | Bordeaux – Poitiers | Plain stage | 244 km (152 mi) | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA) |
| 19 | 17 July | Blois – Versailles | Plain stage | 185 km (115 mi) | Jan Krekels (NED) |
| 20 | 18 July | Versailles – Paris | Individual time trial | 53.8 km (33.4 mi) | Eddy Merckx (BEL) |
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