Debutants
Jean-Luc Molinéris is the youngest debutant in Etoile des Espoirs in 1971. There are 19 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOLINÉRIS Jean-Luc | Sonolor - Lejeune | 21y + 49d |
| 2 | MOLLET André | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 22y + 92d |
| 3 | HÉZARD Yves | Sonolor - Lejeune | 22y + 358d |
| 4 | COQUERY François | Fagor - Mercier - Hutchinson | 23y + 21d |
| 5 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | Hoover - De Gribaldy - Wolber | 23y + 23d |
| 6 | TEIRLINCK Willy | Sonolor - Lejeune | 23y + 64d |
| 7 | MONEYRON Gerard | Fagor - Mercier - Hutchinson | 23y + 269d |
| 8 | THÉVENET Bernard | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 23y + 276d |
| 9 | BRIEND Gérard | Hoover - De Gribaldy - Wolber | 24y + 201d |
| 10 | MARTELOZZO Pierre | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 24y + 245d |
| 11 | BOTHEREL Jacques | Hoover - De Gribaldy - Wolber | 24y + 316d |
| 12 | SANQUER Jean-Jacques | Sonolor - Lejeune | 24y + 318d |
| 13 | VAN IMPE Lucien | Sonolor - Lejeune | 24y + 358d |
| 14 | JULIEN Ferdinand | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 25y + 105d |
| 15 | MORTENSEN Leif | Bic | 25y + 161d |
| 16 | CAMPANER Francis | Bic | 25y + 254d |
| 17 | GENTY Jean-Claude | Bic | 25y + 300d |
| 18 | HOBAN Barry | Sonolor - Lejeune | 31y + 250d |
| 19 | POULIDOR Raymond | Fagor - Mercier - Hutchinson | 35y + 181d |