Debutants
Youngest debutants in Scheldeprijs in 1971. There are 30 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN LINDEN Rik | Hertekamp - Magniflex | 21y + 364d |
| 2 | ABELSHAUSEN Joseph | Watney - Avia | 22y + 51d |
| 3 | DE KONING Mathijs | Goudsmit - Hoff | 22y + 131d |
| 4 | VAN STAEYEN Ludo | Hertekamp - Magniflex | 22y + 228d |
| 5 | VERSTRAETEN Eddy | Watney - Avia | 22y + 315d |
| 6 | VAN BEERS Jos | Goudsmit - Hoff | 23y + 55d |
| 7 | DE MUYNCK Johan | Flandria - Mars | 23y + 58d |
| 8 | HARINGS Ger | Goudsmit - Hoff | 23y + 63d |
| 9 | VAN ROOSBROECK Gustaaf | Watney - Avia | 23y + 72d |
| 10 | PLANCKAERT Walter | Goldor | 23y + 110d |
| 11 | LOYSCH Roger | Flandria - Mars | 23y + 113d |
| 12 | VERHAEGEN Frans | Goldor | 23y + 186d |
| 13 | MOONEN Willy | Gazelle | 23y + 275d |
| 14 | CLAES Georges | Watney - Avia | 23y + 309d |
| 15 | STAES Frans | Flandria - Mars | 24y + 0d |
| 16 | ANTHEUNIS Etienne | Molteni | 24y + 42d |
| 17 | MAES Frans | Goldor | 24y + 71d |
| 18 | SCHEERS Willy | Goldor | 24y + 120d |
| 19 | DE GEEST Willy | Hertekamp - Magniflex | 24y + 200d |
| 20 | MINTJENS Frans | Molteni | 24y + 246d |
| 21 | MARIËN Hendrik | Goldor | 24y + 277d |
| 22 | VAN IMPE Lucien | Sonolor - Lejeune | 24y + 280d |
| 23 | VAN LINT Julien | Molteni | 25y + 106d |
| 24 | BILSLAND William | Peugeot - BP - Michelin | 25y + 260d |
| 25 | VAN NESTE Willy | Flandria - Mars | 27y + 139d |
| 26 | GERRITS Mathieu | Gazelle | 27y + 171d |
| 27 | JIMÉNEZ Giovanni José | Bic | 29y + 27d |
| 28 | VERBEECK Frans | Watney - Avia | 30y + 44d |
| 29 | VANCONINGSLOO Georges | Molteni | 30y + 273d |
| 30 | DE BOEVER Jaak | Flandria - Mars | 33y + 332d |