1981 Tour de France: results and classification

Start: June 25th 1981
End: July 19th 1981
Number of stages : 22
Number of participants : 150
Number of finishers : 121
Distance : 3756 km
Average speed : 37.987 km/h

General classification of the 1981 Tour de France

	Rider	Time
1	Bernard Hinault (Fra)	96h19'38"
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"

Jerseys of the 1981 Tour de France

Yellow jersey (winner of the Tour de France) : Bernard Hinault in 96h19'38"
Polka dot jersey (best climber) : Lucien van Impe with 284 points
Green jersey (best sprinter) : Freddy Maertens with 428 points
White jersey (best young rider) : Peter Winnen in 96h40'04"

Stages of the 1981 Tour de France

Prologue (Nice - Nice, 5.8 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Bernard Hinault in 6'48"
2. Gerrie Knetemann + 7"
3. Daniel Willems + 14"
4. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle + 16"
5. Verlinden + 16"
6. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke + 17"
7. Clère + 17"
8. Bérard + 19"
9. Yves Hézard + 19"
10. Ludo Peeters + 20"

Stage 1a (Nice - Nice, 97 km)

1. Freddy Maertens in 2h23'19"
2. Sean Kelly + 0"
3. Bertin + 0"
4. Rudi Pevenage + 0"
5. Daniel Willems + 0"
6. Tackaert + 0"
7. Phil Anderson + 0"
8. Gauthier + 0"
9. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle + 0"
10. Vanoverschelde + 0"

Stage 1b (Nice - Nice, 40 km in Team Time Trial)

1. Ti Raleigh-Creda in 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 in 6h32'27"
2. Didier + 6"
3. Andersen + 22"
4. J. Fernandez + 25"
5. Chassang + 25"
6. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 25"
7. Rudi Pevenage + 25"
8. Christian Seznec + 25"
9. Suarez-Cueva + 25"
10. Beucherie + 25"

Stage 3 (Martigues - Narbonne, 232 km)

1. Freddy Maertens in 6h33'50"
2. Freuler + 0"
3. Jacobs + 0"
4. Eddy Planckaert + 0"
5. Tackaert + 0"
6. Bertin + 0"
7. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
8. Vanoverschelde + 0"
9. Régis Ovion + 0"
10. Rudi Pevenage + 0"

Stage 4 (Narbonne - Carcassonne, 77.2 km in Team Time Trial)

1. Ti-Raleigh in 1h41'03"
2. Peugeot + 19"
3. Capri-Sonne + 26"
4. Renault + 41"
5. Daf + 1'02"

Stage 5 (St Gaudens - St Lary Soulan, 117.5 km)

1. Lucien Van Impe in 3h32'32"
2. Bernard Hinault + 27"
3. Phil Anderson + 27"
4. A. Fernandez + 27"
5. Marino Lejarreta + 1'52"
6. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 2'08"
7. Claude Criquielion + 2'10"
8. Deschoenmaecker + 2'32"
9. Robert Alban + 2'37"
10. Raymond Martin + 2'37"

Stage 6 (Nay - Pau, 26.7 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Bernard Hinault in 35'52"
2. Gerrie Knetemann + 3"
3. Phil Anderson + 30"
4. Verlinden + 40"
5. Vigneron + 1'11"
6. Freddy Maertens + 1'13"
7. Fons De Wolf + 1'14"
8. A. Fernandez + 1'15"
9. Daniel Willems + 1'15"
10. Laurens + 1'15"

Stage 7 (Pau - Bordeaux, 227 km)

1. Urs Freuler in 5h37'24"
2. Freddy Maertens + 0"
3. Eddy Planckaert + 0"
4. Dejonckheere + 0"
5. Bertin + 0"
6. Tackaert + 0"
7. Frank Hoste + 0"
8. Gerrie Knetemann + 0"
9. Henk Lubberding + 0"
10. Ludo Peeters + 0"

Stage 8 (Rochefort sur Mer - Nantes, 182 km)

1. Ad Wijnands in 4h35'37"
2. J. Fernandez + 0"
3. Freddy Maertens + 0"
4. Eddy Planckaert + 0"
5. Van Calster + 0"
6. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
7. Sean Kelly + 0"
8. Suarez-Cueva + 0"
9. Bertin + 0"
10. Rudi Pevenage + 0"

Stage 9 (Nantes - Le Mans, 196.5 km)

1. René Martens in 4h23'09"
2. Clère + 4"
3. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle + 6"
4. Becaas + 6"
5. De Rooy + 6"
6. Rodriguez + 6"
7. Perret + 6"
8. Freddy Maertens + 2'36"
9. Bertin + 2'36"
10. Urbany + 2'36"

Stage 10 (Le Mans - Aulnay-sous-Bois, 264 km)

1. Ad Wijnands in 6h30'41"
2. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke + 0"
3. Tackaert + 0"
4. Régis Ovion + 0"
5. Tesniere + 0"
6. Bourreau + 0"
7. Eddy Schepers + 0"
8. Michel Laurent + 0"
9. Jonathan Boyer + 0"
10. Henk Lubberding + 0"

Stage 11 (Compiègne - Roubaix, 246 km)

1. Daniel Willems in 6h18'34"
2. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle + 0"
3. Joaquim Agostinho + 0"
4. Christian Seznec + 5"
5. Sherwen + 7"
6. Johan van der Velde + 7"
7. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 7"
8. Régis Ovion + 7"
9. Bertin + 7"
10. Ludo Peeters + 7"

Stage 12a (Roubaix - Bruxelles, 107.3 km)

1. Freddy Maertens in 2h25'48"
2. Freuler + 0"
3. Fons De Wolf + 0"
4. Van Calster + 0"
5. Daniel Willems + 0"
6. Sean Kelly + 0"
7. Dejonckheere + 0"
8. Vanoverschelde + 0"
9. Rudi Pevenage + 0"
10. Jacobs + 0"

Stage 12b (Bruxelles - Zolder, 137.8 km)

1. Eddy Planckaert in 3h22'31"
2. Freddy Maertens + 0"
3. Bertin + 0"
4. Van Calster + 0"
5. Jacobs + 0"
6. Bernard Hinault + 0"
7. Rudi Pevenage + 0"
8. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
9. Tackaert + 0"
10. Ludo Peeters + 0"

Stage 13 (Beringen - Hasselt, 157 km)

1. Freddy Maertens in 4h01'20"
2. Eddy Planckaert + 0"
3. Fons De Wolf + 0"
4. Bertin + 0"
5. Van Calster + 0"
6. Tackaert + 0"
7. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 0"
8. Sean Kelly + 0"
9. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
10. Rudi Pevenage + 0"

Stage 14 (Mulhouse - Mulhouse, 38.5 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Bernard Hinault in 50'30"
2. Gerrie Knetemann + 25"
3. Daniel Willems + 1'42"
4. Phil Anderson + 2'01"
5. Joaquim Agostinho + 2'03"
6. Verlinden + 2'06"
7. Mariano Martinez + 2'20"
8. Fons De Wolf + 2'23"
9. Johan De Muynck + 2'28"
10. Bernard Vallet + 2'29"

Stage 15 (Besançon - Thonon les Bains, 231 km)

1. Sean Kelly in 5h47'07"
2. J-F. Rodriguez + 0"
3. Johan van der Velde + 0"
4. Leo Wellens + 0"
5. Michaud + 0"
6. Mariano Martinez + 0"
7. Vicente Belda + 0"
8. Arnaud + 0"
9. Jones + 0"
10. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 0"

Stage 16 (Thonon les Bains - Morzine, 199.5 km)

1. Robert Alban in 6h14'29"
2. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 2'22"
3. Claude Criquielion + 3'51"
4. Fons De Wolf + 3'55"
5. Eddy Schepers + 3'55"
6. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 3'55"
7. Johan van der Velde + 3'55"
8. Johan De Muynck + 3'55"
9. Peter Winnen + 3'55"
10. Mariano Martinez + 3'55"

Stage 17 (Morzine - Alpe d'Huez, 230.5 km)

1. Peter Winnen in 7h36'18"
2. Bernard Hinault + 8"
3. Lucien Van Impe + 9"
4. Robert Alban + 12"
5. Johan De Muynck + 1'38"
6. Joop Zoetemelk + 2'01"
7. Claude Criquielion + 3'23"
8. Paul Wellens + 3'33"
9. Fons De Wolf + 4'14"
10. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 4'16"

Stage 18 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans - Le Pleynet, 131 km)

1. Bernard Hinault in 4h16'43"
2. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 32"
3. Fons De Wolf + 1'26"
4. Tinazzi + 2'33"
5. Lucien Van Impe + 2'33"
6. Mariano Martinez + 2'33"
7. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 2'33"
8. Robert Alban + 2'33"
9. Joop Zoetemelk + 2'33"
10. Daniel Willems + 2'51"

Stage 19 (Veurey - St Priest, 117.5 km)

1. Daniel Willems in 3h07'02"
2. Bernard Hinault + 1"
3. Ludo Peeters + 1"
4. Phil Anderson + 1"
5. Friou + 1"
6. Ronny Claes + 1"
7. Linard + 1"
8. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 1"
9. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 1"
10. Michaud + 1"

Stage 20 (St Priest - St Priest, 46.5 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Bernard Hinault in 1h01'16"
2. Daniel Willems + 37"
3. Gerrie Knetemann + 1'03"
4. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke + 1'52"
5. Lucien Van Impe + 2'02"
6. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle + 2'33"
7. Clere + 2'35"
8. Tinazzi + 2'46"
9. Joop Zoetemelk + 3'00"
10. Freddy Maertens + 3'08"

Stage 21 (Auxerre - Fontenay sous Bois, 207 km)

1. Johan Van der Velde in 5h32'36"
2. Pierre Bazzo + 2"
3. Ludo Peeters + 19"
4. Beucherie + 19"
5. Phil Anderson + 19"
6. Bernard Vallet + 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 in 4h45'24"
2. Fons De Wolf + 0"
3. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
4. Phil Anderson + 0"
5. Gauthier + 0"
6. Sean Kelly + 0"
7. Rudi Pevenage + 0"
8. Johan van der Velde + 0"
9. Jacobs + 0"
10. Mariano Martinez + 0"