1971 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

The men's road race at the 1971 UCI Road World Championships was the 38th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 5 September 1971 in Mendrisio, Switzerland.^[1] The race was won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium.^[2]

Men's Individual Road Race

1971 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates	5 September 1971
Stages	1
Distance	268.8 km (167.0 mi)
Winning time	6h 39' 06"
Results
Winner  Eddy Merckx (BEL) (Belgium)   Second  Felice Gimondi (ITA) (Italy)   Third  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) (France)
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Final classification

General classification (1–10)[2][3] Rank Rider Time  Eddy Merckx (BEL) 6h 39' 06"  Felice Gimondi (ITA) + 0"  Cyrille Guimard (FRA) + 1' 13" 4  Giancarlo Polidori (ITA) + 1' 13" 5  Georges Pintens (BEL) + 1' 13" 6  Leif Mortensen (DEN) + 1' 13" 7  Michele Dancelli (ITA) + 6' 51" 8  Frans Verbeeck (BEL) + 6' 51" 9  Ole Ritter (DEN) + 6' 51" 10  Roger Swerts (BEL) + 6' 51"