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1971 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

57th edition: Sunday, April 25, 1971

Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium history | 1972 edition | 1970 edition |

122 starters, 27 classified finishers

Belgium, 251 km: 36.12 km/hr average speed

Eddy merckx in 1971

Complete Results:

  1. Eddy Merckx (Molteni) 6hr 57min 0sec
  2. Georges Pintens (Hertekamp-Magniflex-Novy) s.t.
  3. Frans Verbeeck (Watney-Avia) @ 4min 51sec
  4. Gilbert Bellone (Sonolor-Lejeune) s.t.
  5. Antoine Houbrechts (Salvarani) s.t.
  6. Ferdinand Bracke (Peugeot-BP) @ 5min 51sec
  7. Joseph Bruyère (Molteni) s.t.
  8. Raymond Delisle (Peugeot-BP) @ 6min 45sec
  9. Felice Gimondi (Salvarani) @ 6min 54sec
  10. Attilio Benfatto (SCIC) s.t.
  11. Gerben Karstens (Goudsmit-Hoff) s.t.
  12. Charly Rouxel (Peugeot-BP) s.t.
  13. Willy de Geest (Hertekamp-Magiflex-Novy) s.t.
  14. Lucien Aimar (Sonolor-Lejeune) s.t.
  15. Ronald de Witte (Peugeot-BP) s.t.
  16. Wim Schepers (Goudsmit-Hoff) s.t.
  17. Johnny Schleck (Bic) s.t.
  18. Joseph Huysmans (Molteni) s.t.
  19. Leif Mortensen (Bic) s.t.
  20. Victor van Schil (Molteni) s.t.
  21. Joop Zoetemelk (Mars-Flandria) s.t.
  22. Désiré Letort (Bic) @ 7min 50sec
  23. Joseph Spruyt (Molteni) s.t.
  24. Barry Hoban (Sonolor-Lejeune) @ 20min 5sec
  25. Michael Wright (Bic) @ 20min 12sec
  26. Marc Sohet (Bic) @ 28min 0sec
  27. Tino Tabek (Mars-Flandria) s.t.