1971 Giro d'Italia

June 2022 1971 Giro d'Italia 20 May - 10 June 1971 20 + Prologue 3567 km 97h 24' 03" Gösta Pettersson SWE Ferretti 1971 pink Herman Van Springel BEL Molteni 1971 Ugo Colombo ITA Filotex Marino Basso ITA Molteni 1971 violet José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS Molteni 1971 1970 1972 The 1971 Giro d'Italia was the 55th edition of the Giro, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3567 km on race consisted of 20 stages and an opening prologue, starting in Lecce on 20 May and finishing at the Vigorelli velodrome in Milan on 10 June. There were three time trial stages and a single rest day. Gösta Pettersson of the Ferretti 1971 team won the overall general classification, becoming the first Swedish rider to win a Grand Tour. Herman Van Springel (Molteni 1971) placed second, 2 min and 32 s in arrears, and Ugo Colombo (Filotex) was third, just three seconds slower than Van Springel.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12930&p=3#page/1/mode/1up Un Giro da restaurare Corriere dello Sport 12 June 1971 3 7 July 2013 it A Tour to Restore https://web.archive.org/web/20190419060220/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12930&p=3#page/4/mode/2up 19 April 2019 live Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1971 Giro d'Italia Tour de France organizer Félix Lévitan and the Mars-Flandria were in disagreements over the team's participation in the coming Tour de France and there was speculation that the team would instead race the Giro d'Italia.Mogelijk geen Tour voor Mars-Flandria Possibly no Tour for Mars-Flandria https://krantenbankzeeland.nl/issue/stm/1971-05-15/edition/null/page/9 de Stem 9 15 May 1971 nl Delpher The team chose to wait for Lévitan's decision regarding their entry, which came following the Giro's start, and therefore did not participate in the Giro.Mars Flandria start in Tour de France Mars Flandria starts in Tour de France https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:011198303:mpeg21:p027 De Telegraaf 27 21 May 1971 nl Delpher Ultimately, Lévitian requested the team to pay extra money, on top of the 25,000 franc entry fee, to participate in the Tour. A total of 10 teams were invited to participate in the 1971 Giro d'Italia.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12910&p=1#page/3/mode/1up I 100 partenti Corriere dello Sport 20 May 1971 3 7 July 2013 it 100 Participants https://web.archive.org/web/20141231203205/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12910&p=1 31 December 2014 live Each team sent a squad of ten riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 100 cyclists. Twenty-seven of the starters participated in the Giro d'Italia for the first time.Giro d'Italia – 1971 Debutants https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/startlist/debutants ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250529211021/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/startlist/debutants 29 May 2025 13 October 2016 The majority of riders were Italian (72), while 28 riders were foreign.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/20/page_010.pdf Etusiasmo a Lecce it 20 May 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF Enthusiasm in Lecce https://web.archive.org/web/20190428173959/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/20/page_010.pdf 28 April 2019 live Of the non-Italians, Belgians had the most with twelve riders, 10 Spaniards which comprised the whole KAS team, 3 Swedes, 2 Swiss, and one French rider. Only two of the ten teams entering the race were not based in Italy: KAS (Spain) and Magniflex (Belgium).http://doc.rero.ch/record/105272/files/1971-05-19.pdf Gianni Motta et Felice Gimondi sont grands favoris Gianni Motta and Felice Gimondi are great favorites fr L'Impartial 19 May 1971 18 https://web.archive.org/web/20191010063309/http://doc.rero.ch/record/105272/files/1971-05-19.pdf 10 October 2019 RERO The average age of riders was 26.69 years,Giro d'Italia – 1971 Peloton averages https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/startlist/peloton-averages ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250529210747/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/startlist/peloton-averages 29 May 2025 13 October 2016 ranging from 21–year–old Mario Lanzafame (Cosatto) to 37–year–old Aldo Moser (G.B.C.).Giro d'Italia – 1971 Youngest and Oldest competitors https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/startlist/youngest-oldest ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250529211105/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/startlist/youngest-oldest 29 May 2025 13 October 2016 The team with the youngest average rider age was Cosatto (24), while the oldest was Salvarani (28).Giro d'Italia – 1971 Youngest Team https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/teams/youngest-team ProCyclingStats https://web.archive.org/web/20250529211243/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/giro-d-italia/1971/teams/youngest-team 29 May 2025 13 October 2016 Giorgio Favaro was the last rider to arrive for the race because his Molteni teammate Martin Van Den Bossche was removed shortly before the race's start due to the discovery of an abscess that was operated on in a Vicenza hospital.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/18/page_018.pdf Van den Bossche <<no>> al Giro it 18 May 1971 18 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 PDF Van den Bossche <<no>> to Giro https://web.archive.org/web/20190428180004/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/18/page_018.pdf 28 April 2019 live Out of the riders that started this edition of the Giro d'Italia, a total of 75 riders made it to the finish in Milan.http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1971.html 1971 Giro d'Italia Bike Race Info Bill and Carol McGann Dog Ear Publishing 2012-07-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227195922/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1971.html 27 February 2014 live The teams that took part in the race were:http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-014.pdf Lista de inscritos es 20 May 1971 14 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Registered List https://web.archive.org/web/20190419081016/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-014.pdf 19 April 2019 live 22em Cosatto Dreher Ferretti 1971 Filotex G.B.C. KAS Magniflex Molteni 1971 Salvarani 1971 Scic 1971 Pre-race favorites On 15 January, it was announced that Eddy Merckx the winner of the previous year's race and the 1968 edition would not participate in the race for the first time in four years.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/01/16/page_010.pdf Merckx: no al Giro d'Italia it 16 January 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 PDF Merckx: No to the Tour of Italy https://web.archive.org/web/20190428202147/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/01/16/page_010.pdf 28 April 2019 live Instead, he would focus solely on preparing for the upcoming Tour de France, which he hoped to win for the third consecutive year. An El Mundo Deportivo writer felt Merckx's absence opened the race for other riders to win.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-014.pdf Un <<Giro>> mas abierto, sin la sombra de Merckx es 20 May 1971 14 Juan Plans Bosch El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 A << Giro >> more open, without the shadow of Merckx https://web.archive.org/web/20190419081016/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-014.pdf 19 April 2019 live The starting peloton featured three previous winners: Franco Balmamion (1962 & 1963) riding for Scic 1971, Salvarani's Felice Gimondi (1965 & 1967), and Gianni Motta (1966), also of Salvarani. Gimondi had finished in the top five of the general classification in each Giro since 1965. Motta entered the Giro after having won the Tour de Romandie. Motta and Gimondi were named favorites. Salvarani announced they would be racing the Tour de France in July; however, Het Vrije Volk writer Peter Ouwerkerk questioned whether the team - which had thirteen riders total - had enough stamina for these large three-week races.Italië klaar voor Giro Italy Ready for Giro https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010957552:mpeg21:p021 Het Vrije Volk 7 19 May 1971 Peter Ouwerkerk nl Delpher Ouwerkerk felt Salvarani's biggest challenger was to be the Molteni team, even without Merckx, and he specifically felt Herman Van Springel was capable of winning the race. He referenced Gimondi's previous season where he exceeded expectations as a primary reason for his support. Van Den Bossche was also thought to be a challenger for the Salvarani riders before his aforementioned withdrawal before the race. Molteni's riders Marino Basso and Romano Tumellero were thought to give the team enough support in the absence of Merckx. Italo Zilioli, Franco Bitossi, Gösta Pettersson, Patrick Sercu, and Michele Dancelli were other riders that were thought to be contenders for the overall victory.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-015.pdf Un <<Giro>> mas abierto, sin la sombra de Merckx es 20 May 1971 15 Juan Plans Bosch El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 A << Giro >> more open, without the shadow of Merckx https://web.archive.org/web/20190419081048/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-015.pdf 19 April 2019 live Route and stages The race route was unveiled by race director Vincenzo Torriani on 24 February 1971.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/02/25/page_010.pdf Da Lecce a Milano Il Giro d'Italia 1971 it 25 February 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF Da Lecce a Milano Il Giro d'Italia 1971 https://web.archive.org/web/20190428200930/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/02/25/page_010.pdf 28 April 2019 live http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12843&p=3#page/1/mode/1up Partenza il 20 maggio conclusione il 10 giugno formula originale Corriere dello Sport 25 February 1971 Sergio Nera 1 & 10 7 July 2013 it Departure on May 20 conclusion June 10 original formula https://web.archive.org/web/20190429050319/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12843&p=3#page/10/mode/1up 29 April 2019 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/02/25/MD19710225-030.pdf El "Giro" 71 Esta Ya Modelado es 25 February 1971 30 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 The "Giro" 71 Is Already Modeled https://web.archive.org/web/20190429051044/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/02/25/MD19710225-030.pdf 29 April 2019 live The start of the race was announced to be in Lecce after the officials of the city paid 20 million lira to the organization to earn the honor. The race contained 20 stages, one of which was a split stage, and one opening prologue. There were ten stages that included categorized climbs that had points to count towards the mountains classification, including the twelfth stage which was a climbing individual time trial to the Serniga di Salò. Six of the stages featured summit finishes. Together, the amount of climbing for the categorized climbs included in the race totaled to be 26.5 km 0 on. There were three total time trials, two individual and one team leg. The final stage of the race ended in Milan at the Vigorelli velodrome. The race was televised in an hourly program each day and also covered over the radio. The race route traveled all the way down to the boot of the Italian countryside. The opening prologue from Lecce to Apulia time trial stage covering 62.2 km 0 on, was broken into ten equal 6.22 km 0 on segments, with one rider from each team of ten contesting one part.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2015/stage-1/preview/ Giro d'Italia 2015: Stage 1 preview Cycling News 29 April 2015 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20190419152459/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2015/stage-1/preview/ 19 April 2019 live van den Akker 2023 42 The team with the lowest total time was declared winner and all of the team's riders go to wear the race leader's maglia rosa the following day. The times did not count towards the general classification for the race. When writing about this stage's format 44 years later, rider Renato Laghi commented "Torriani was forever having strange ideas." The race entered two countries aside from Italy, Yugoslavia and Austria.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/20/page_010.pdf Luciano Pezzi pronostica Zilioli ma dice: <<Gran cosa se vincesse Vianelli o Boifava>> it 20 May 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF Luciano Pezzi predicts Zilioli but says: << Great thing if Vianelli or Boifava wins >> https://web.archive.org/web/20190428163232/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/20/page_010.pdf 28 April 2019 live This was the first time the Giro entered Austria, as the race traveled through the country to finish on the Großglockner.http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ 1971 2017 Giro d'Italia La Gazzetta dello Sport 13 June 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170701114308/http://www.giroditalia.it/eng/editions/1968-1977/ 1 July 2017 live The race's entry into the Dolomites from June 7 to June 9 was expected to be the highlight. Former Italian cyclist Cino Cinelli stated that he had tried to climb the mountain several times and that the race's cars would have a hard time climbing the mountain. There was some concern over the quality and condition of the some roads used early in the race, particularly during the second mass-start stage.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/19/page_012.pdf Domani da Lecce scatta il <<Giro>> it 19 May 1971 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF Tomorrow from Lecce the <<Giro>> is taken https://web.archive.org/web/20190428174849/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/19/page_012.pdf 28 April 2019 live Five-time champion Alfredo Binda said "Only a climber can win it and it will remain uncertain until Ponte di Legno." El Mundo writer Bosch praised race organizer Torriani for experimenting with new routes and felt that this route was "the best." + Stage characteristics and resultsStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinnerP20 MayLecce to Brindisi 62.2 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trialSalvaraniProlMagRos N The results of the opening prologue did not count towards the general classification, but were instead used to determine who would wear the race leader's maglia rosa the following day.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-015.pdf Estas son las etapas es 20 May 1971 15 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 These are the stages https://web.archive.org/web/20190419081048/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/05/20/MD19710520-015.pdf 19 April 2019 live Salvarani won the prologue and each member of their team wore a maglia rosa during the race's first stage.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12911&p=1#page/2/mode/1up Gimondi e Motta in coro <<Dovranno tremare tutti>> Corriere dello Sport 21 May 1971 2 7 July 2013 it Gimondi and Motta in chorus << They will tremble all >> https://web.archive.org/web/20141231210605/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12911&p=1 31 December 2014 live121 MayBrindisi to Bari 175 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Marino Basso ITA222 MayBari to Potenza 260 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Enrico Paolini ITA323 MayPotenza to Benevento 177 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Ercole Gualazzini ITA424 MayBenevento to Pescasseroli 203 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Guerrino Tosello ITA 525 MayPescasseroli to Gran Sasso d'Italia 198 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Vicente López Carril ESP 1945626 MayL'Aquila to Orvieto 163 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Domingo Perurena ESP 1945727 MayOrvieto to San Vincenzo 220 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Felice Gimondi ITA828 MaySan Vincenzo to Casciana Terme 203 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Romeno Tumellero ITA929 MayCasciana Terme to Forte dei Marmi 141 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Marino Basso ITA1030 MayForte dei Marmi to Pian del Falco di Sestola 123 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) José Manuel Fuente ESP 19451131 MaySestola to Mantua 199 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Marino Basso ITA1 June Rest day122 JuneDesenzano del Garda to Serniga di Salò 28 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Davide Boifava ITA133 JuneSalò to Sottomarina di Chioggia 218 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Patrick Sercu BEL144 JuneChioggia to Bibione 170 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Patrick Sercu BEL155 JuneBibione to Ljubljana (Yugoslavia) 201 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Franco Bitossi ITA166 JuneLjubljana (Yugoslavia) to Tarvisio 100 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Dino Zandegù ITA177 JuneTarvisio to Großglockner (Austria) 206 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Pierfranco Vianelli ITA188 JuneLienz (Austria) to Falcade 195 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Felice Gimondi ITA199 JuneFalcade to Ponte di Legno 182 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s) Lino Farisato ITA20a10 JunePonte di Legno to Lainate 185 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stage Giacinto Santambrogio ITA20bLainate to Milan 20 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trial Ole Ritter DEN Total 3567 km 0 on Race overview The race started at 1:45 PM local time in front of the Piazza Sant'Oronzo, it was estimated that 200,000 people watched along the course.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/21/page_010.pdf Gimondi il piu veloce, quindi Crepaldi, Houbrechts, Zandegu e Motta - Basso ha lamentato disturbi gastrici L'avvocato Petrosino interroghera oggi Basso e Bitossi in relazione al litigio avuto alla Coppa Bernocchi: e prevista per entrambi una squalifica di 15 giorni it 21 May 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF Gimondi the fastest, then Crepaldi, Houbrechts, Zandegu and Motta - Basso complained of gastric disorders. Petrosino, a lawyer, today asked Basso and Bitossi about the quarrel he had had at the Bernocchi Cup: a disqualification of 15 days is planned for both https://web.archive.org/web/20190429145800/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/21/page_010.pdf 29 April 2019 live Salvarani won the team time trial event by three seconds over Molteni and one of their leaders, Gimondi, registered the fastest time over the 6.2 km 0 on at 8' 26 s. The favorites entering the day, Ferretti, finished in fourth, 52 s slower than Salvarani. The group remained together initially before Molteni's Luigi Castelletti attacked off the front of the peloton and gained a few minutes advantage before KAS, G.B.C., and Ferretti riders raised the tempo and caught Castelletti.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/22/page_012.pdf Una paurosa caduta coinvolge 50 corridor it 22 May 1971 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF A scary fall involves 50 corridors https://web.archive.org/web/20190429151558/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/22/page_012.pdf 29 April 2019 live As rain started to hit the course, Marinus Wagtmans (Molteni) won the second traguardi tricolori sprint of the leg, ahead of Attilio Rota (Dreher). The two then opened up a gap between the peloton reaching 55", but Rota refused to help with the pace and the two were with several kilometers remaining. After the day had under 30 km 0 on left there was a crash involving roughly 50 riders. The riders remounted and another attacked ensued by a group of riders; however, it was caught as the peloton geared up for a bunch sprint. The sprint to the line was closely contested by Franco Bitossi (Filotex) and Marino Basso (Molteni) and both celebrated as if to have won the stage, but a photo finish revealed Basso to be the victor and he assumed the lead of the general classification and points classification. The second stage of the race was the longest of the race at 260 km 0 on.https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/23/page_012.pdf Paolini: tappa e primato Crolla Gimondi (a 8'40") it 23 May 1971 12 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2018 Gino Sala PDF Paolini: stage and primacy Crolla Gimondi (at 8'40 ") https://web.archive.org/web/20190429175957/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/05/23/page_012.pdf 29 April 2019 live During the seventeenth stage, that finished on the Großglockner, an Alpine pass.http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-original-swedish-sensation/ The original Swedish sensation Tomas Nilsson 9 June 2009 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160728183308/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/the-original-swedish-sensation/ 28 July 2016 live Race leader Claudio Michelotto held on to the back of a team car to finish the climb and was given a one-minute penalty. Following the stage, Pettersson took the race lead from Michelotto. Pettersson became the first rider born north of the Rhine to win the Giro d'Italia. In addition, he became the first Swedish rider to win a Grand Tour. Doping Doping controls were conducted following each stage finish. If a rider tested positive, the punishment was a ten-minute penalty and their stage results were voided. It was announced on 26 May that Gianni Motta had tested positive for ephedrine.Motta slikte Oma's kruiden Motta Took Grandma's Herbs https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010957604:mpeg21:p007 Het Vrije Volk 7 27 May 1971 nl Delpher In response to the news, Motta stated that he had used his grandmother's herbs to help with his fatigue. Lucillo Lievore also tested positive.van den Akker 2023 53 Classification leadership Two different leader's jerseys were worn during the 1971 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live For the points classification, which awarded a cyclamen jersey to its leader,http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12929&p=1#page/2/mode/1up Giro d'Italia In Cifre Corriere dello Sport 11 June 1971 2 7 July 2013 it Tour of Italy In Figures https://web.archive.org/web/20141223173805/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12929&p=1 23 December 2014 live cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12319&p=1#page/9/mode/1up Regolamento Corriere dello Sport 19 May 1966 9 7 July 2013 it Regulation https://web.archive.org/web/20141223155321/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12337&p=1#page/9/mode/1up 23 December 2014 dead A third classification was the mountains classification. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. No jersey was worn by its leader.van den Akker 2023 88 The climbs were ranked in first and second categories, the former awarded 50, 30, and 20 points while the latter awarded 30, 20, and 10 points.http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12926&p=1#page/1/mode/1up G. P. Montagna Corriere dello Sport June 1971 2 7 July 2013 it G. P. Mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20150101210730/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12926&p=1 1 January 2015 live In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. In addition there was the Cima Coppi, the Grossglockner, which was the highest mountain crossed in this edition of the race, which gave 200, 100, 80, 70, and 50 points to the first five riders summit the climb. The first rider over the Grossglockner was Pierfranco Vianelli. There was also one classification for the teams, based on points. Riders scored points for their team if they were amongst the first 15 to finish a stage, at intermediate sprints, and mountain tops, and for leading the general classification.van den Akker 2023 81 A minor classification was the intermediate sprints classification, called the traguardi tricolori. On intermediate sprints, the first rider received 30 points for this classification, and the second rider 10 points. No jersey was used to indicate the leader. There was no time bonus at these intermediate sprints, and no points for the points classification.van den Akker 2023 100 New in 1971 was the combination classification. Copied from the Tour de France, it was calculated by adding the positions in the four most important classifications (general, points, mountains and intermediate sprints).van den Akker 2023 104 +Classification leadership by stagehttps://web.archive.org/web/20230930195019/https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1971 30 September 2023 https://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/giro.php?jaar=1971 tourdefrancestatistieken.nl Informatie over de Giro d'Italia van 1971 Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=A pink jerseyPoints classification25px|link=|alt=A purple jerseyMountains classificationIntermediate sprints classificationTeam classification P Salvarani SalvaraniProlMagRos N not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded 1 Marino Basso Marino Basso Marino Basso multiple shared Molteni 2 Enrico Paolini Enrico Paolini Gianni Motta Michele Dancelli Scic 3 Ercole Gualazzini 4 Guerrino Tosello Roberto Sorlini 5 Vicente López Carril Ugo Colombo Marino Basso Vicente López Carril 6 Domingo Perurena Molteni 7 Felice Gimondi Aldo Moser Salvarani 8 Romano Tumellero Claudio Michelotto Molteni 9 Marino Basso José Manuel Fuente 10 José Manuel Fuente 11 Marino Basso Wilmo Francioni 12 Davide Boifava 13 Patrick Sercu Wout Wagtmans 14 Patrick Sercu 15 Franco Bitossi 16 Dino Zandegù 17 Pierfranco Vianelli Pierfranco Vianelli 18 Felice Gimondi Gösta Pettersson José Manuel Fuente 19 Lino Farisato 20a Giacinto Santambrogio 20b Ole Ritter Final Gösta PetterssonMarino Basso José Manuel Fuente Wout Wagtmans Molteni Final standings Legendvan den Akker 2023 109   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Violet jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/06/11/MD19710611-017.pdf Gosta Pettersson Gano El "Giro" es 11 June 1971 17 El Mundo Deportivo 27 May 2012 Gosta Pettersson wins the "Tour" https://web.archive.org/web/20190126060957/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1971/06/11/MD19710611-017.pdf 26 January 2019 live https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/06/11/page_010.pdf Fischiato Gimondi Applausi a Colombo it 11 June 1971 10 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 Gino Sala PDF Gimondi Applauded in Colombo https://web.archive.org/web/20191009053035/https://archivio.unita.news/assets/main/1971/06/11/page_010.pdf 9 October 2019 live RankNameTeamTime 1 Gösta Pettersson SWE 20px|alt=Pink jersey Ferretti 97h 24' 04" 2 Herman Van Springel BEL Molteni + 2' 32" 3 Ugo Colombo ITA Filotex + 2' 35" 4 Francisco Galdós ESP 1945 KAS + 4' 27" 5 Pierfranco Vianelli ITA Dreher + 6' 41" 6 Silvano Schiavon ITA Dreher + 7' 27" 7 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani + 7' 30" 8 Antoine Hubrechts BEL Salvarani + 9' 39" 9 Wladimiro Panizza ITA Cosatto + 13' 13" 10 Giovanni Cavalcanti ITA Filotex + 14' 22" Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12928&p=1#page/2/mode/1up G. P. Montagna Corriere dello Sport 10 June 1971 2 7 July 2013 it G. P. Mountains https://web.archive.org/web/20141231213455/http://dlib.coninet.it/bookreader.php?&c=1&f=12928&p=1 31 December 2014 liveNameTeamPoints 1 José Manuel Fuente ESP 1945 KAS 360 2 Pierfranco Vianelli ITA Dreher 270 3 Primo Mori ITA Salvarani 190 4 Lino Farisato ITA Ferretti 170 5 Vicente López-Carril ESP 1945 KAS 140 6 Andrés Gandarias ESP 1945 KAS 110 7 Giancarlo Polidori ITA Scic 100 8 Selvino Poloni ITA Cosatto 80 9 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 70 Guerrino Tosello ITA Molteni Points classification + Final points classification (1–10)NameTeamPoints 1 Marino Basso ITA 20px|alt=A purple jersey Molteni 181 2 Patrick Sercu BEL Dreher 148 3 Felice Gimondi ITA Salvarani 139 4 Ole Ritter DEN Dreher 136 5 Albert Van Vlierberghe BEL Ferretti 116 6 Franco Bitossi ITA Filotex 96 7 Gösta Pettersson SWE 20px|alt=Pink jersey Ferretti 92 Dino Zandegù ITA Salvarani 9 Gianni Motta ITA Salvarani 85 10 Herman Van Springel BEL Molteni 84 Traguardi tricolori classification + Final traguardi tricolori classification (1–9)NameTeamPoints 1 Marinus Wagtmans NED Molteni 130 2 Wilmo Francioni ITA Ferretti 60 3 Primo Mori ITA Salvarani 50 4 Pietro Guerra ITA Salvarani 40 Attilio Rota ITA Dreher Ole Ritter DEN Dreher André Poppe FRA Magniflex Roberto Sorlini ITA Cosatto 9 Giacinto Santambrogio ITA Molteni 30 Giancarlo Bellini ITA Molteni Piero Dallai ITA Cosatto Guerrino Tosello ITA Molteni Ugo Colombo ITA Filotex Andrés Gandarias ESP 1945 KAS Marino Basso ITA Molteni Selvino Poloni ITA Cosatto Lino Farisato ITA Ferretti Teams classification + Final team classification (1–10)TeamPoints 1 Molteni 5956 2 Salvarani 4476 3 Scic 4162 4 Dreher 3795 5 Ferretti 3768 6 KAS 3150 7 Filotex 2192 8 G.B.C. 1689 9 Cosatto 1584 10 Magniflex 1128 References Footnotes N Citations Bibliography van den Akker Pieter Giro d'Italia, Rules and Statistics 2023 979-8863173719 External links The event at SVT's open archive sv 1971 Giro d'Italia P 10 10 20b G Giro d'Italia Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:1971 Super Prestige Pernod