The timeline of the 1971 edition of the Tour de France, detailing stage-by-stage winners and leaders.
Stage 0 ran from Mulhouse to Mulhouse. The stage was won by Unknown. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Julien Stevens. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 1.1 ran from Mulhouse to Bâle. The stage was won by Eric Leman. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eric Leman. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 1.3 ran from Fribourg to Mulhouse. The stage was won by Florent Van Vlierberghe. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 1.2 ran from Bâle to Fribourg. The stage was won by Gerben Karstens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 2 ran from Mulhouse to Strasbourg. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 3 ran from Strasbourg to Nancy. The stage was won by Marinus ''Rini'' Wagtmans. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 4 ran from Nancy to Marche en Famenne. The stage was won by Jean-Pierre Genet. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 5 ran from Dinant to Roubaix. The stage was won by Pietro Guerra. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 6.1 ran from Roubaix to Amiens. The stage was won by Eric Leman. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 6.2 ran from Amiens to Le Touquet-Paris-Plage. The stage was won by Mauro Simonetti. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 7 ran from Rungis to Nevers. The stage was won by Eric Leman. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 8 ran from Nevers to Puy de Dôme. The stage was won by Luis Ocana. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 9 ran from Clermont-Ferrand to Saint-Etienne. The stage was won by Walter Godefroot. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 10 ran from Saint-Etienne to Grenoble. The stage was won by Bernard Thevenet. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joop Zoetemelk. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 11 ran from Grenoble to Orcières-Merlette. The stage was won by Luis Ocana. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Luis Ocana. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 12 ran from Orcières-Merlette to Marseille. The stage was won by Luciano Armani. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Luis Ocana. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 13 ran from Albi to Albi. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Luis Ocana. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 14 ran from Revel to Luchon. The stage was won by Jose-Manuel Fuente. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 15 ran from Luchon to Superbagnères. The stage was won by Jose-Manuel Fuente. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 16.2 ran from Gourette to Pau. The stage was won by Herman Vanspringel. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 16.1 ran from Luchon to Gourette. The stage was won by Bernard Labourdette. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 17 ran from Mont de Marsan to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 18 ran from Bordeaux to Poitiers. The stage was won by Jean-Pierre Danguillaume. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 19 ran from Blois to Versailles. The stage was won by Jan Krekels. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan.
Stage 20 ran from Versailles to Paris. The stage was won by Eddy Merckx. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Eddy Merckx. Categories — Points: Eddy Merckx, Mountains: Lucien Van Impe.