1971 Milan–San Remo
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The 1971 Milan–San Remo was the 62nd edition of the Milan–San Remo cycle race and was held on 19 March 1971.[2] The race started in Milan and finished in San Remo. The race was won by Eddy Merckx of the Molteni team.
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Dates | 19 March 1971 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 288[1] km (179.0 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7h 21' 20" | ||||||||||||
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After the ceremony, Merckx immediately left for Belgium to place the flowers received on the coffin of Jean-Pierre Monseré. The then UCI world champion perished a few days earlier during a preparation race for Milan-San Remo.[3]