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1971 Paris–Nice

Cycling race

1971 Paris–Nice
Race details
Dates10–17 March 1971
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,154.9[1] km (717.6 mi)
Winning time30h 21' 38"
Results
Winner  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (Molteni)
  Second  Gösta Pettersson (SWE) (Ferretti)
  Third  Luis Ocaña (ESP) (Bic)
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The 1971 Paris–Nice was the 29th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 10 March to 17 March 1971. The race started in Paris and finished in Nice. The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.

1971 Paris–Nice Intro articles: 5
1 Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlooking the city. The event is nicknamed The Race to the Sun, as it runs in the first half of March, typically starting in cold and wintry conditions in the French capital before reaching the spring sunshine on the Côte d’Azur. The hilly course in the last days of the race favours stage racers who often battle for victory. Its most recent winner is German Maximilian Schachmann.More
2 Paris
Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,148,271 residents as of 2020, in an area of more than 105 square kilometres. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2020 population of 12,278,210, or about 18 percent of the population of France. The Paris Region had a GDP of €709 billion in 2017. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Worldwide Cost of Living Survey in 2018, Paris was the second most expensive city in the world, after Singapore, and ahead of Zürich, Hong Kong, Oslo and Geneva. Another source ranked Paris as most expensive, on a par with Singapore and Hong Kong, in 2018.More
3 Nice
Nice is the seventh most populous urban area in France and the capital of the Alpes-Maritimes department. The metropolitan area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1 million on an area of 744 km2 (287 sq mi). Located in the French Riviera, on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille. Nice is approximately 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the principality of Monaco and 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the French-Italian border. Nice's airport serves as a gateway to the region.More
4 Eddy Merckx
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx, better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is widely seen as the most successful rider in the history of competitive cycling. His victories include an unequalled eleven Grand Tours, all five Monuments, three World Championships, the hour record, every major one-day race other than Paris–Tours, and extensive victories on the track.More
5 Molteni
Molteni was an Italian professional road bicycle racing team from 1958 until the end of 1976. It won 663 races, many of them earned by its most famous rider, Eddy Merckx. Other riders included Gianni Motta and Marino Basso, who contributed 48 and 34 wins respectively. The Molteni family continues in cycling with sponsorship of Salmilano.More

General classification

Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eddy Merckx (BEL) Molteni 30h 21' 38"
2  Gösta Pettersson (SWE) Ferretti + 58"
3  Luis Ocaña (ESP) Bic + 1' 09"
4  Désiré Letort (FRA) Bic + 1' 13"
5  Erik Pettersson (SWE) Ferretti + 2' 36"
6  Lucien Aimar (FRA) Sonolor–Lejeune + 2' 41"
7  Jos Deschoenmaecker (BEL) Molteni + 4' 12"
8  Charles Rouxel (FRA) Peugeot–BP–Michelin + 4' 17"
9  Frans Mintjens (BEL) Molteni + 5' 59"
10  Jack Mourioux (FRA) Fagor–Mercier–Hutchinson + 6' 28"

References

  1. ^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Paris - Nice". WVCycling. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "1971 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 January 2018.


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