The 1971 Tirreno–Adriatico was the sixth edition of the

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

cycle race and was held from 10 March to 14 March 1971. The race started in

Ladispoli Ladispoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Metropolitan City of Rome, in the Italy, Italian region of Lazio. It lies about west of Rome, on the Mediterranean Sea. History Modern Ladispoli includes the site ...

and finished in

San Benedetto del Tronto San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and ''comune'' in Marche, Italy. Part of an urban area with 100,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated areas along the Adriatic Sea coast. It is the most populated city in Province of Ascoli P ...

. The race was won by

Italo Zilioli Italo Zilioli (born 24 September 1941) is an Italian former professional cyclist. Born in Turin, he won 58 races as a professional, including the 1966 Züri-Metzgete. He also totaled 5 stage wins at the Giro d'Italia; however, he never won the ma ...

General classification

References

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...

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