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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
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Dolman’s Perfect Timing
Defending champion Eddy Merckx was very closely marked all day. He tried everything to break the race apart, but nothing worked. The sizable peloton rolled into the closing kilometers together.
The race came down to one final effort. Dutchman Evert Dolman timed his attack to perfection and escaped. Proudly Dolman took the prestigious Flanders victory.
| Flanders April 4, 1971 |
| 268 Km, Gent to Merelbeke |
1.
Evert DOLMAN (Ned) 6h12'00" |
2. Frans Kerremans (Bel) +2" |
3.
Cyrille Guimard (Fra) |
Starters: 135 |
Finishers: 82 |
Average Speed: 43.225 km/h |
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55th Ronde van Vlaanderen 1971 / Tour of Flanders (Belgium) 
