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)

Races
1971 Super Prestige Pernod races[1]
Date Race Country Winner Team Report
10–17 March Paris–Nice  Belgium  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 World Championships N/A  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
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
  1. "Season Calendar 1971 (SSP)". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  2. "Super Prestige Pernod 1971". CyclingRanking.com. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
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