| Venue | Varese, Italy  |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | (1971)1971 |
| Velodrome | Luigi Ganna Velodrome |
| Events | 11 |
| ← Leicester 1970Marseille 1972 → | |
The 1971 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling. They took place in Varese, Italy in 1971. Eleven events were contested, 9 for men (3 for professionals, 6 for amateurs) and 2 for women.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 |  Colombia (COL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
