General Information
Distance
3756 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
121 / 150
Dates
25 June 1981 - 19 July 1981
Jerseys
Green Jersey
Freddy Maertens (Bel)
428 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Lucien van Impe (Bel)
284 pts
White Jersey
Peter Winnen (Nld)
96h 40' 04"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 96h 19' 38" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | + 14' 34" |
| 3 | Robert Alban (Fra) | + 17' 04" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | + 18' 21" |
| 5 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | + 20' 26" |
| 6 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | + 23' 02" |
| 7 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | + 24' 25" |
| 8 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | + 24' 37" |
| 9 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | + 26' 18" |
| 10 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | + 27' 00" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Nice → Nice 5.8 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 06' 48" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 7" |
| 3 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 14" |
| 4 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 16" |
| 5 | Verlinden | 16" |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 17" |
| 7 | Clère | 17" |
| 8 | Bérard | 19" |
| 9 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 19" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 20" |
Stage 1a
Nice → Nice 97 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 2h 23' 19" |
| 2 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 0" |
| 3 | Bertin | 0" |
| 4 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
| 5 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 0" |
| 6 | Tackaert | 0" |
| 7 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 0" |
| 8 | Gauthier | 0" |
| 9 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 0" |
| 10 | Vanoverschelde | 0" |
Stage 1b
Nice → Nice 40 km
| 1 | Ti Raleigh-Creda | 46' 20" |
| 2 | Capri-Sonne | 29" |
| 3 | Miko-Mercier-Vivagel | 40" |
| 4 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 43" |
| 5 | Sunair-SP 80-Colnago | 50" |
Stage 2
Nice → Martigues 254 km
| 1 | Johan Van der Velde (Nld) | 6h 32' 27" |
| 2 | Didier | 6" |
| 3 | Andersen | 22" |
| 4 | J. Fernandez | 25" |
| 5 | Chassang | 25" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 25" |
| 7 | Rudi Pevenage | 25" |
| 8 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 25" |
| 9 | Suarez-Cueva | 25" |
| 10 | Beucherie | 25" |
Stage 3
Martigues → Narbonne 232 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 6h 33' 50" |
| 2 | Freuler | 0" |
| 3 | Jacobs | 0" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 5 | Tackaert | 0" |
| 6 | Bertin | 0" |
| 7 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 8 | Vanoverschelde | 0" |
| 9 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 0" |
| 10 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
Stage 4
Narbonne → Carcassonne 77.2 km
| 1 | Ti-Raleigh | 1h 41' 03" |
| 2 | Peugeot | 19" |
| 3 | Capri-Sonne | 26" |
| 4 | Renault | 41" |
| 5 | Daf | 01' 02" |
Stage 5
St Gaudens → St Lary Soulan 117.5 km
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 3h 32' 32" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 27" |
| 3 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 27" |
| 4 | A. Fernandez | 27" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (Esp) | 01' 52" |
| 6 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 02' 08" |
| 7 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 02' 10" |
| 8 | Deschoenmaecker | 02' 32" |
| 9 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 02' 37" |
| 10 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 02' 37" |
Stage 6
Nay → Pau 26.7 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 35' 52" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 3" |
| 3 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 30" |
| 4 | Verlinden | 40" |
| 5 | Vigneron | 01' 11" |
| 6 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 01' 13" |
| 7 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 01' 14" |
| 8 | A. Fernandez | 01' 15" |
| 9 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 01' 15" |
| 10 | Laurens | 01' 15" |
Stage 7
Pau → Bordeaux 227 km
| 1 | Urs Freuler | 5h 37' 24" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Dejonckheere | 0" |
| 5 | Bertin | 0" |
| 6 | Tackaert | 0" |
| 7 | Frank Hoste (Bel) | 0" |
| 8 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 0" |
| 9 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 0" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 0" |
Stage 8
Rochefort sur Mer → Nantes 182 km
| 1 | Ad Wijnands | 4h 35' 37" |
| 2 | J. Fernandez | 0" |
| 3 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 5 | Van Calster | 0" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 0" |
| 8 | Suarez-Cueva | 0" |
| 9 | Bertin | 0" |
| 10 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
Stage 9
Nantes → Le Mans 196.5 km
| 1 | René Martens | 4h 23' 09" |
| 2 | Clère | 4" |
| 3 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 6" |
| 4 | Becaas | 6" |
| 5 | De Rooy | 6" |
| 6 | Rodriguez | 6" |
| 7 | Perret | 6" |
| 8 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 02' 36" |
| 9 | Bertin | 02' 36" |
| 10 | Urbany | 02' 36" |
Stage 10
Le Mans → Aulnay-sous-Bois 264 km
| 1 | Ad Wijnands | 6h 30' 41" |
| 2 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 0" |
| 3 | Tackaert | 0" |
| 4 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 0" |
| 5 | Tesniere | 0" |
| 6 | Bourreau | 0" |
| 7 | Eddy Schepers | 0" |
| 8 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 0" |
| 9 | Jonathan Boyer | 0" |
| 10 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 0" |
Stage 11
Compiègne → Roubaix 246 km
| 1 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 6h 18' 34" |
| 2 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 0" |
| 3 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 0" |
| 4 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 5" |
| 5 | Sherwen | 7" |
| 6 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 7" |
| 7 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 7" |
| 8 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 7" |
| 9 | Bertin | 7" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 7" |
Stage 12a
Roubaix → Bruxelles 107.3 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 2h 25' 48" |
| 2 | Freuler | 0" |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Van Calster | 0" |
| 5 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 0" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 0" |
| 7 | Dejonckheere | 0" |
| 8 | Vanoverschelde | 0" |
| 9 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
| 10 | Jacobs | 0" |
Stage 12b
Bruxelles → Zolder 137.8 km
| 1 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 3h 22' 31" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 3 | Bertin | 0" |
| 4 | Van Calster | 0" |
| 5 | Jacobs | 0" |
| 6 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 0" |
| 7 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
| 8 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 9 | Tackaert | 0" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 0" |
Stage 13
Beringen → Hasselt 157 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 4h 01' 20" |
| 2 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Bertin | 0" |
| 5 | Van Calster | 0" |
| 6 | Tackaert | 0" |
| 7 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 0" |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 0" |
| 9 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 10 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
Stage 14
Mulhouse → Mulhouse 38.5 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 50' 30" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 25" |
| 3 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 01' 42" |
| 4 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 02' 01" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 02' 03" |
| 6 | Verlinden | 02' 06" |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 02' 20" |
| 8 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 02' 23" |
| 9 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | 02' 28" |
| 10 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 02' 29" |
Stage 15
Besançon → Thonon les Bains 231 km
| 1 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 5h 47' 07" |
| 2 | J-F. Rodriguez | 0" |
| 3 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 0" |
| 4 | Leo Wellens | 0" |
| 5 | Michaud | 0" |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 0" |
| 7 | Vicente Belda (Esp) | 0" |
| 8 | Arnaud | 0" |
| 9 | Jones | 0" |
| 10 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 0" |
Stage 16
Thonon les Bains → Morzine 199.5 km
| 1 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 6h 14' 29" |
| 2 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 02' 22" |
| 3 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 03' 51" |
| 4 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 03' 55" |
| 5 | Eddy Schepers | 03' 55" |
| 6 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 03' 55" |
| 7 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 03' 55" |
| 8 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | 03' 55" |
| 9 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 03' 55" |
| 10 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 03' 55" |
Stage 17
Morzine → Alpe d'Huez 230.5 km
| 1 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 7h 36' 18" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 8" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 9" |
| 4 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 12" |
| 5 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | 01' 38" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 01" |
| 7 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 03' 23" |
| 8 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 03' 33" |
| 9 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 04' 14" |
| 10 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 04' 16" |
Stage 18
Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Le Pleynet 131 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 4h 16' 43" |
| 2 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 32" |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 01' 26" |
| 4 | Tinazzi | 02' 33" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 33" |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 02' 33" |
| 7 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 02' 33" |
| 8 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 02' 33" |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 33" |
| 10 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 02' 51" |
Stage 19
Veurey → St Priest 117.5 km
| 1 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 3h 07' 02" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 1" |
| 3 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 1" |
| 4 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 1" |
| 5 | Friou | 1" |
| 6 | Ronny Claes | 1" |
| 7 | Linard | 1" |
| 8 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 1" |
| 9 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 1" |
| 10 | Michaud | 1" |
Stage 20
St Priest → St Priest 46.5 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 1h 01' 16" |
| 2 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 37" |
| 3 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 01' 03" |
| 4 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 01' 52" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 02" |
| 6 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 02' 33" |
| 7 | Clere | 02' 35" |
| 8 | Tinazzi | 02' 46" |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 03' 00" |
| 10 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 03' 08" |
Stage 21
Auxerre → Fontenay sous Bois 207 km
| 1 | Johan Van der Velde (Nld) | 5h 32' 36" |
| 2 | Pierre Bazzo (Fra) | 2" |
| 3 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 19" |
| 4 | Beucherie | 19" |
| 5 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 19" |
| 6 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 19" |
| 7 | Nulens | 19" |
| 8 | Tinazzi | 19" |
| 9 | Delcroix | 19" |
| 10 | Arbes | 19" |
Stage 22
Fontenay sous Bois → Paris/Champs Elysées 186.8 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 4h 45' 24" |
| 2 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 0" |
| 3 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 4 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 0" |
| 5 | Gauthier | 0" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 0" |
| 7 | Rudi Pevenage | 0" |
| 8 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 0" |
| 9 | Jacobs | 0" |
| 10 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 0" |