1971 Super Prestige Pernod

The 1971 Super Prestige Pernod was the thirteenth edition of the Super Prestige Pernod, a season-long competition for road bicycle racing. It included sixteen races in Europe. Belgian Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team won the overall title.

1971 Super Prestige Pernod
Thirteenth edition of the Super Prestige Pernod
Details
DatesMarch – October
LocationEurope
Races16
Champions
Individual champion Eddy Merckx (BEL) (Molteni)
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Races edit

1971 Super Prestige Pernod races[1]
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
10–17 March Paris–Nice   France   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
19 March Milan–San Remo   Italy   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
4 April Tour of Flanders   Belgium   Evert Dolman (NED) Flandria–Mars Report
18 April Paris–Roubaix   France   Roger Rosiers (BEL) Bic Report
25 April Liège–Bastogne–Liège   Belgium   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
29 April – 16 May Vuelta a España   Spain   Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Michelin Report
1 May Rund um den Henninger Turm   West Germany   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
4–9 May Four Days of Dunkirk   France   Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) Flandria–Mars Report
18–23 May Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré   France   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
20 May – 10 June Giro d'Italia   Italy   Gösta Pettersson (SWE) Ferretti Report
3–6 June Grand Prix du Midi Libre   France   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
26 June – 18 July Tour de France   France   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
5 September UCI Road World Championships   Switzerland   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
3 October Paris–Tours   France   Rik van Linden (BEL) Hertekamp–Magniflex Report
9 October Giro di Lombardia   Italy   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni Report
24 October Grand Prix des Nations   France   Luis Ocaña (ESP) Bic Report

Final standings edit

1971 Super Prestige Pernod final standings (1–10)[2]
Rank Cyclist Team Points
1   Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni 571
2   Luis Ocaña (ESP) Bic 150
3   Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Flandria–Mars 140
  Gösta Pettersson (SWE) Ferretti
5   Cyrille Guimard (FRA) Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson 118
6   Felice Gimondi (ITA) Salvarani 103
7   Herman van Springel (BEL) Molteni 90
8   Ferdinand Bracke (BEL) Peugeot–BP–Michelin 75
  Marino Basso (ITA) Molteni
10   Frans Verbeeck (BEL) Watney–Avia 73

References edit

  1. ^ "Season Calendar 1971 (SSP)". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Super Prestige Pernod 1971". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.