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1981 Tour de France

68th edition: June 25- July 19, 1981

Results, map, stages with running GC and photos

1981 Tour route map

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1981 Tour de France quick facts

3,756.1 km divided into 22 stages plus a prologue and two half-stages.

Average speed was 37.99 km/hr.

There were 150 starters and 121 classified finishers.

The 1981 Tour wasn't even close.

Hinault took the Yellow Jersey for good in the sixth stage and increased his lead at almost every stage.

His only real challenger was Phil Anderson who blew up in the mountains and lost 17 minutes in stage seventeen.

This was Hinault's third Tour victory.

Complete Final 1981 Tour de France General Classification:

Bernard Hinault (Renault-ELF-Gitane) 96hr 19min 38sec
Lucien van Impe (Boston-Mavic) @ 14min 34sec
Robert Alban (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 17min 4sec
Joop Zoetemelk (TI-Raleigh) @ 18min 21sec
Peter Winnen (Capri Sonne) @ 10min 26sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau (Peugeot-Esso) @ 23min 2sec
Johan de Muynck (Wickes-Splendor) @ 24min 25sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson (Wickes-Splendor) @ 24min 37sec
Claude Criquielion (Wickes-Splendor) @ 26min 18sec
Phil Anderson (Peugeot-Esso) @ 27min
Fons de Wolf (Vermeer-Thijs) @ 28min 53sec
Johan Van der Velde (TI-Raleigh) @ 29min 46sec
Marcel Tinazzi (SEM-France Loire) @ 30min 3sec
Paul Wellens (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 32min 9sec
Mariano Martinez (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 32min 16sec
Eddy Schepers (DAF Trucks) @ 33min 27sec
Raymond Martin (Miko-Mercier) @ 33min 41sec
Michael Laurent (Peugeot-Esso) @ 34min 41sec
Jean François Rodriguez (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 38min 32sec
Graham Jones (Peugeot-Esso) @ 41min 6sec
Alberto Fernandez (Teka) @ 42min 27sec
Lucien Didier (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 49min 26sec
Jacques Michaud (SEM-France Loise) @ 50min 23sec
Dominique Arnaud (Puch-Wolber) @ 52min 15sec
Gery Verlinden (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 52min 48sec
Didier Vanoverschelde (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 53min 13sec
Charly Bérard (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 56min 6sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Peugeot-Esso) @ 56min 37sec
Régis Ovion (Puch-Wolber) @ 56min 43sec
Hennie Kuiper (DAF Trucks) @ 57min 21sec
Pierre Bazzo (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 58min 0sec
Jonathan Boyer (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 59min 21sec
Serge Beucherie (SEM-France Loire) @ 1hr 1min 40sec
Jostein Wilmann (Capri-Sonne) 1hr 2min 46sec
Marino Lejaretta (Teka) @ 1hr 10min 37sec
Christian Seznec (Miko-Mercier) @ 1hr 12min 43sec
Bernard Thévenet (Puch-Wolber) @ 1hr 12min 48sec
Vicente Belda (Kelme) @ 1hr 14min 23sec
Theo de Rooy (Capri Sonne) @ 1hr 16min 2sec
Ronny Claes (Capri Sonne) @ 1hr 17min 8sec
Alain Meslet (Boston-Mavic) @ 1hr 18min 38sec
Jordi Fortia (Kelme) @ 1hr 23min 28sec
Alain Vigneron (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 1hr 24min 52sec
Patrick Perret (Peugeot-Esso) @ 1hr 25min 55sec
Bernard Vallet (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 1hr 26min 10sec
Hubert Linard (Peugeot-Esso) @ 1hr 26min 12sec
Patrick Friou (Miko-Mercier) @ 1hr 27min 20sec
Sean Kelly (Wickes-Splendor) @ 1hr 28min 24sec
Klaus-Peter Thaler (Puch-Wolber) @ 1hr 28min 51sec
Juan Fernandez (Kelme) @ 1hr 30min 46sec
Régis Clère (Miko-Mercier) @ 1hr 31min 1sec
Guy Nulens (DAF Trucks) @ 1hr 33min 39sec
Alain De Carvalho (Puch-Wolber) @ 1hr 35min 25sec
Henk Lubberding (TI-Raleigh) @ 1hr 37min 43sec
Gerrie Knetemann (TI-Raleigh) @ 1hr 39min 54sec
Maurice Le Guilloux (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 1hr 41min 25sec
Hendrik Devos (DAF Trucks) @ 1hr 42min 5sec
Jean-Louis Gauthier (Miko-Mercier) @ 1hr 42min 12sec
Ludo Peeters (TI-Raleigh) @ 1hr 43min 5sec
Hubert Arbes (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 1hr 43min 45sec
Roger Legeay (Peugeot-Esso) @ 1hr 43min 56sec
Ronald De Witte (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 1hr 44min 7sec
Jacques Bossis (Peugeot-Esso) @ 1hr 44min 39sec
Ismael Lejaretta (Teka) @ 1hr 44min 49sec
Rudy Colman (Wickes-Splendor) @ 1hr 46min 53sec
Freddy Maertens (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 1hr 47min 34sec
Jos De Schoenmaecker (Vermeer-Thijs) @ 1hr 47min 54sec
Bernard Becaas (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 1hr 48min 5sec
Barnardo Alfonsel (Teka) @ 1hr 49min 11sec
Jean Chassang (Puch-Wolber) @ 1hr 50min 34sec
Yves Hézard (Puch-Wolber) @ 1hr 52min 15sec
Bernard Bourreau (Peugeot-Esso) @ 1hr 56min 32sec
Hubert Mathis (Miko-Mercier) @ 1hr 58min 29sec
Ludo Delcroix (Capri Sonne) @ 1hr 59min 59sec
Rudy Pevenage (Capri Sonne) @ 2hr 0min 34sec
Louis Luyten (Vermeer-Thijs) @ 2hr 2min 1sec
Christian Levavasseur (Miko-Mercier) @ 2hr 2min 36sec
Patrick Moerlen (SEM-France Loire) @ 2hr 3min 20sec
Herman Beysens (Vermeer-Thijs) @ 2hr 3min 25sec
Hennie Stamsnijder (DAF Trucks) @ 2hr 5min 31sec
Adrie van Houwelingen (Vermeer Thijs) @ 2hr 6min 20sec
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 2hr 7min 14sec
René Martens (DAF Trucks) @ 2hr 7min 41sec
Jos Jacobs (Capri Sonne) @ 2hr 8min 21sec
Yvon Bertin (Renault-ELF-Gitane) @ 2hr 10min 8sec
Joël Gallopin (Miko-Mercier) @ 2hr 10min 22sec
Roger de Cnijf (Boston-Mavic) @ 2hr 10min 47sec
Jean-François Pescheux (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 2hr 12min 4sec
Franky de Gendt (Vermeer-Thijs) @ 2hr 12min 42sec
Patrick Hosotte (SEM-France Loire) @ 2hr 12min 49sec
Paulinho Martinez (Teka) @ 2hr 13min 12sec
Marc Durant (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 2hr 13min 51sec
William Tackaert (DAF Trucks) @ 2hr 21min 50sec
Frits Pirard (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 2hr 21min 40sec
Frank Hoste (TI-Raleigh) @ 2hr 23min 40sec
Eugène Urbany (Splendor-Wickes) @ 2hr 25min 1sec
Jesus Guzman (Kelme) @ 2hr 25min 38sec
Jean-Paul Hosotte (SEM-France Loire) @ 2hr 28min 9sec
Ferdi Van Den Haute (La Redoute-Motobecane) @ 2hr 28min 11sec
Jaime Vilamajo (Kelme) @ 2hr 29min 41sec
Eulalio Garcia (Teka) @ 2hr 30min 43sec
Leo Wellens (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 2hr 30min 43sec
Francisco Ramon Albeda (Kelme) @ 2hr 33min 54sec
Manuel Murga (Kelme) @ 2hr 35min 45sec
Jesus Suarez (Kelme) @ 2hr 37min 36sec
Marc Dierickx (DAF Trucks) @ 2hr 38min 10sec
Dirk Wayenberg (Capri Sonne) @ 2hr 40min 27sec
Eddy Verstraeten (Vermeer Thijs) @ 2hr 44min 22sec
Albert Zweifel (SEM-France-Loire) @ 2hr 44min 24sec
Marcel Laurens (DAF Trucks) @ 2hr 45min 21sec
Willy Teirlinck (Boston-Mavic) @ 2hr 46min 44sec
Gerhard Schönbacher (Puch-Wolber) @ 2hr 51min 30sec
Johnny Broers (Splendor-Wickes) @ 3hr 1min 58sec
Luc De Grauwe (Boston-Mavic) @ 3hr 5min 51sec
Aad van den Hoek (TI-Raleigh) @ 3hr 11min 29sec
Jan Jonkers (Boston-Mavic) @ 3hr 15min 21sec
Johan Wellens (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 3hr 16min 2sec
Jorge Ruiz (Teka) @ 3hr 16min 13sec
Alain De Roo (Sunair-Sport 80) @ 3hr 19min 7sec
Philippe Tesniere (Boston-Mavic) @ 4hr 14min 59sec
Faustino Cueli (Teka) @ 4hr 29min 54sec

Climbers Competition:

Lucien van Impe (Boston-Mavic) : 284 points
Bernard Hinault (Reault-ELF): 222
Jean-René Bernaudeau (Peugeot-Esso): 168
Robert Alban (La Redoute-Motobecane): 134
Sven-Ake Nilsson (Splendor-Wickes): 95
Phil Anderson (Peugeot-Esso): 79
Peter Winnen (Capri Sonne): 70

Points Competition:

Freddy Maertens (Sunair-Sport 80): 428 points
William Tackaert (DAF Trucks): 222
Bernard Hinault (Renault-ELF-Gitane): 184
Alfons De Wolf (Vermeer-Thijs): 152
Rudy Pevenage (Capri Sonne): 147
Phil Anderson (Peugeot-Esso): 146
Sean Kelly (Splendor-Wickes): 121
Johan van der Velde (TI-Raleigh): 120

Team Classification:

Peugeot-Esso: 399hr 30min 24sec
Renault-ELF-Gitane @ 11min 20sec
Capri Sonne @ 26min 46sec
La Redoute-Motobecane @ 42min 49sec
SEM-France Loire @ 45min 53sec
Splendor-Wickes @ 52min 17sec
TI-Raleigh @ 1hr 55min 35sec
Miko-Mercier @ 2hr 15min 53sec
DAF Trucks @ 2hr 23min 29sec
Puch-Wolber @ 2hr 29min 20sec
Boule d'Or @ 2hr 56min 16sec
Vermeer-Thijs @ 4hr 2min 24sec
Teka @ 4hr 4min 24sec
Boston-Mavic @ 4hr 43min 6sec
Kelme @ 6hr 18min 34sec

Individual stage results with running GC:

Some accounts give each stage its own number, rather than calling them half-stages (1A, 1B, etc), giving 1981 24 stages. Sorry for the confusion.

Prologue: Thursday, June 25, Nice 5.8 Km Individual Time Trial

Bernard Hinault: 6min 48sec
Gerrie Knetemann @ 7sec
Daniel Willems @ 14sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 16sec
Gery Verlinden s.t.
Jean-Luc Vandenbrouck @ 17sec
Régis Clère s.t.
Charly Bérard @ 19sec
Ludo Peeters @ 20sec

GC after the prologue: Same as prologue results

Stage 1A: Friday, June 26, Nice - Nice, 97 km

Freddy Maertens: 2hr 23min 19sec
Sean Kelly s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.
Daniel Willems s.t.
William Tackaert s.t.
Phil Anderson s.t.
Jean-Louis Gauthier s.t.
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle s.t.
Didier Vanoverschelde s.t.

GC after Stage 1A:

Bernard Hinault: 2hr 30min 7sec
Gerrie Knetemann @ 7sec
Daniel Willems @ 14sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 16sec
Gery Verlionden s.t.
Régis Clère @ 17sec
Charly Brérard @ 19sec
Yves Hézard s.t.
Ludo Peeters @ 20sec

Stage 1B: Friday, June 26, Nice - Antibes - Nice 40 Km Team Time Trial
Teams raced for time bonuses to be applied to the riders' GC times instead of applying the stage's real time.

TI-Raleigh: 46min 20sec. 2min time bonus
Capri Sonne @ 29sec
Miko-Mercier @ 40sec
Renault-ELF-Gitane @ 43sec
Sunair-Sport 80 @ 50sec
DAF Trucks @ 51sec
Peugeot-Esso @ 53sec
Wickes-Splendor @ 1min 10sec
SEM-France Loire @ 1min 55sec
Vermeer-Thijs @ 2min 4sec

GC after Stage 1B

Gerrie Knetemann: 2hr 28min 14sec
Ludo Peeters @ 13sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 16sec
Frank Hoste @ 22sec
Daniel Willems @ 27sec
Ad Wijnands @ 28sec
Henk Lubberding @ 30sec
Bernard Hinault @ 33sec
Ronny Claes @ 38sec
Régis Clère @ 40sec

Stage 2: Saturday, June 27, Nice - Martiques, 254 km

Johan Van der Velde: 6hr 32min 27sec
Lucien Didier @ 6sec
Kim Andersen @ 22sec
Juan Fernandez @ 25sec
Jean Chassang s.t.
Klaus-Peter Thaler s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.
Christian Seznec s.t.
Jesus Suarez-Cueva s.t.
Serge Beucherie s.t.

GC after Stage 2:

Gerrie Knetemann: 9hr 1min 6sec
Ludo Peeters @ 13sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 16sec
Daniel Willems @ 27sec
Ad Wijnands @ 28sec
Henk Lubberding @ 30sec
Bernard Hinault @ 33sec
Rudy Pevenage @ 36sec
Ronny Claes @ 38sec
Régis Clère @ 40sec

Stage 3: Sunday, June 28, Martiques - Narbonne, 232 km

Freddy Maertens 6hr 33min 50sec
Urs Freuler s.t.
Joseph Jacobs s.t.
Eddy Planckaert s.t.
William Tackaert s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Klaus-Peter Thaler s.t.
Didier Vanoverschelde s.t.
Régis Ovion s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

Gerrie Knetemann: 15hr 34min 56sec
Ludo Peeters @ 1sec
Freddy Maertens @ 15sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 16sec
Ad Wijnands @ 28sec
Rudy Pevenage s.t.
Henk Lubberding @ 30sec
Bernard Hinault @ 33sec
Régis Clère @ 40sec
Peter Winnen @ 42sec

Stage 4: Monday, June 29, Narbonne - Carcassone 77.2 km Team Time Trial
As in Stage 1B, the race was for time bonuses. Good thing because Kelme finished 14 minutes slower than TI-Raleigh.

TI Raleigh: 1hr 41min 3sec. TI Raleigh earned a 3min 45sec bonification
Peugeot-Esso @ 19sec
Carpri Sonne @ 26sec
Renault-Elf-Gitane @ 26sec
DAF Trucks @ 1min 2sec
Wickes-Splendor @ 1min 55sec
Miko-Mercier @ 1min 57sec
Sunnair-Sport 80 @ 2min 30sec
La Redoute @ 2min 56sec
SEM-France Loire @ 3min 22sec

GC after Stage 4:

Gerrie Knetemann: 15hr 31min 11sec
Ludo Peeters @ 1sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 16sec
Ad Wijnands @ 28sec
Henk Lubberding @ 30sec
Rudy Pevenage @ 1min 43sec
Peter Winnen @ 1min 57sec
Jostein Willmann @ 2min 1sec
Phil Anderson @ 2min 1sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 2min 4sec

Stage 5: Tuesday, June 30, St. Gaudens - St. Lary Soulan, 117.5 km

Major Climbs: Peyresourde and Pla d'Adet

Lucien van Impe: 3hr 32min 32sec
Bernard Hinault @ 27sec
Phil Anderson s.t.
Juan Fernandez s.t.
Marino Lejarreta @ 1min 52sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 2min 8sec
Claude Criquielion @ 2min 10sec
Jos De Schoenmaecker @ 2min 32sec
Robert Alban @ 2min 37sec
Raymond Martin s.t.

GC after Stage 5:

Phil Anderson: 19hr 6min 11sec
Bernard Hinault @ 17sec
Jostein Willmann @ 3min 8sec
Peter Winnen @ 3min 24sec
Ronny Claes @ 3min 25sec
Michel Laurent @ 3min 32sec
Lucien van Impe @ 3min 39sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 3min 53sec
Raymond Martin s.t.

Stage 6: Wednesday, July 1, Nay - Pau 26.7 km Individual Time Trial

Bernard Hinault: 35min 52sec
Gerrie Knetemann @ 3sec
Phil Anderson @ 30sec
Gery Verlinden @ 40sec
Alain Vigneron @ 1mn 11sec
Freddy Maertens @ 1min 13sec
Fons De Wolf @ 1min 14sec
Alberto Fernandez @ 1min 15sec
Daniel Willems s.t.
Michel Laurent s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

Bernard Hinault: 19hr 42min 20sec
Phil Anderson @ 13sec
Michel Laurent @ 4min 30sec
Ronny Claes @ 4min 52sec
Lucien van Impe @ 4min 58sec
Jostein Willmann @ 5min
Alberto Fernandez @ 5min 23sec
Claude Criquielion s.t.
Peter Winnen @ 5min 44sec
Gery Verlinden @ 5min 45sec

Stage 7: Thursday, July 2, Pau - Bordeaux, 227 km
A problem with the cameras at the finish line caused the judges to assign places 7 through 140 the same time and place.

Urs Freuler: 5hr 37min 24sec
Freddy Maertens s.t.
Eddy Planckaert s.t.
Noel Dejonckheere s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
William Tackaert s.t.
Frank Hoste, Gerrie Knetemann, Ludo Peeters, Cees Priem, etc. s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

Bernard Hinault: 25hr 19min 16sec
Phil Anderson @ 33sec
Michel Laurent @ 4min 58sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 20sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 26sec
Jostein Willmann @ 5min 28sec
Alberto Fernandez @ 5min 51sec
Claude Criquielion s.t.
Gery Verlinden @ 6min 5sec
Peter Winnen @ 6min 12sec

Stage 8: Friday, July 3, Rochefort sur Mer - Nantes, 182 km

Ad Wijnands: 4hr 35min 37sec
Juan Fernandez s.t.
Freddy Maertens s.t.
Eddy Planckaert s.t.
Guido van Calster s.t.
Klaus-Peter Thaler s.t.
Sean Kelly s.t.
Jesus Suarez-Cueva s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.

GC after Stage 8:

Bernard Hinault: 29hr 54min 41sec
Phil Anderson @ 37sec
Michel Laurent @ 5min 10sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 32sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 38sec
Alberto Fernandez @ 6min 3sec
Claude Criquielion s.t.
Gery Verlinden @ 6min 17sec
Peter Winnen @ 6min 24sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 6min 27sec

Stage 9: Sunday, July 5, Nantes - Le Mans, 196.5 km

René Martens: 4hr 23min 9sec
Régis Clère @ 4sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 6sec
Bernard Becaas s.t.
Theo De Rooy s.t.
Jean-François Rodriguez s.t.
Patrick Perret s.t.
Freddy Maertens @ 2min 36sec
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Eugène Urbany s.t.

GC after Stage 9:

Bernard Hinault: 34hr 20min 26sec
Phil Andersen @ 37sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 3min 31sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 3min 40sec
Michel Laurent @ 5min 10sec
Régis Clère @ 5min 16sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 32sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 38sec
Alberto Fernandez @ 6min 3sec
Claude Criquielion s.t.

Stage 10: Monday, July 6, Le Mans - Aulnay sous Bois, 264 km

Ad Wijnands: 6hr 30min 41sec
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke s.t.
William Tackaert s.t.
Régis Ovion s.t.
Philippe Tesniere s.t.
Bernard Bourreau s.t.
Eddy Schepers s.t.
Michel Laurent s.t.
Jonathan Boyer s.t.
Henk Lubberding s.t.

GC after Stage 10:

Bernard Hinault: 40hr 51min 46sec
Phil Anderson @ 41sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 3min 35sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 3min 44sec
Michel Laurent @ 4min 31sec
Régis Clère @ 5min 20sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 36sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 42sec
Alberto Fernandez @ 6min 7sec
Claude Criquielion s.t.

Stage 11: Tuesday, July 7, Compiègne - Roubaix, 246 km

Daniel Willems: 6hr 18min 34sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle s.t.
Joaquim Agostinho s.t.
Christian Seznec @ 5sec
Paul Sherwen @ 7sec
Johan Van der Velde s.t.
Jean-René Bernaudeau s.t.
Régis Ovion s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Ludo Peeters s.t.

GC after stage 11:

Bernard Hinault: 47hr 10min 27sec
Phil Anderson @ 41sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 3min 28sec
Jean François Rodriguez @ 3min 44sec
Michel Laurent @ 4min 31sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 36sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 42sec
Gery Verlinden @ 6min 21sec
Eddy Schepers @ 6min 45sec
Régis Clère @ 7min 5sec

Stage 12A: Wednesday, July 8, Roubaix - Brussels, 107.3 km

Freddy Maertens: 2hr 25min 48sec
Urs Freuler s.t.
Fons De Wolf s.t.
Guido Van Calster s.t.
Daniel Willems s.t.
Sean Kelly s.t.
Noel Dejonckheere s.t.
Didier Vanoverschelde s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.
Joseph Jacobs s.t.

GC after Stage 12A:

Bernard Hinault: 49hr 36min 15sec
Phil Anderson @ 41sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 3min 33sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 3min 49sec
Michel Laurent @ 4min 36sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 41sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 47sec
Gery Verlinden @ 6min 26sec
Eddy Schepers @ 6min 45sec
Régis Clère @ 7min 10sec

Stage 12B: Wednesday, July 8, Brussels - Zolder, 137.8 km

Eddy Plackaert: 3hr 22min 31sec
Freddy Maertens s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Guido Van Calster s.t.
Joseph Jacobs s.t.
Bernard Hinault s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.
Klaus-Peter Thaler s.t.
William Tackaert s.t.
Ludo Peeters s.t.

GC after Stage 12B:

Bernard Hinault: 52hr 58min 46sec
Phil Anderson @ 41sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 3min 33sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 3 min 49sec
Michel Laurent @ 4min 36sec
Ronny Claes @ 5min 41sec
Lucien van Impe @ 5min 47sec
Gery Verlinden @ 6min 26sec
Eddy Schepers @ 6min 45sec
Régis Clère @ 7min 10sec

Stage 13: Thursday, July 9, Beringen - Hasselt, 157 km

Freddy Maertens: 4hr 1min 20sec
Eddy Planckaert s.t.
Fons De Wolf s.t.
Yvon Bertin s.t.
Guido Van Calster s.t.
William Tackaert s.t.
Jean-René Bernaudeau s.t.
Sean Kelly s.t.
Klaus-Peter Thaler s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.

GC after Stage 13:

Bernard Hinault: 56hr 59min 42sec
Phil Anderson @ 57sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 3min 57sec
Jean-François Rodriguez s.t.
Ronny Claes @ 6min 5sec
Michel Laurent @ 6min 6sec
Lucien van Impe @ 6min 11sec
Gery Verlinden @ 6min 50sec
Paul Wellens @ 7min 43sec
Eddy Schepers @ 7min 45sec

Stage 14: Friday, July 10, Mulhouse 38.5 km Indvidual Time Trial

Bernard Hinault: 50min 30sec
Gerrie Knetemann @ 25sec
Daniel Willems @ 1min 42sec
Phil Anderson @ 2min 1sec
Joaquim Agostinho @ 2min 3sec
Gery Verlinden @ 2min 6sec
Mariano Martinez @ 2min 20sec
Fons De Wolf @ 2min 23sec
Johan De Muynck @ 2min 28sec
Bernard Vallet @ 2min 29sec

GC after Stage 14:

Bernard Hinault: 57hr 52min 12sec
Phil Anderson @ 2min 58sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 6min 37sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 8min 53sec
Gery Verlinden @ 8min 56sec
Lucien van Impe @ 9min 38sec
Ronny Claes @ 9min 58sec
Michel Laurent @ 10min 38sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 10min 43sec
Régis Clère @ 10min 51sec

Stage 15: Saturday, July 11, Besançon - Thonon les Bains, 231 km

Major Ascent: Cou

Sean Kelly: 5hr 47min 7sec
Jean François Rodriguez s.t.
Johan Van der Velde s.t.
Leo Wellens s.t.
Jacques Michaud s.t.
Mariano Martinez s.t.
Vicente Belda s.t.
Dominique Arnaud s.t.
Graham Jones s.t.
Jean-René Bernaudeau s.t.

GC after Stage 15:

Bernard Hinault: 63hr 37min 37sec
Phil Anderson @ 2min 58sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 6min 37sec
Jean-François Rodriguez @ 8min 35sec
Gery Verlinden @ 8min 56sec
Lucien van Impe @ 9min 38sec
Michel Laurent @ 9min 50sec
Ronny Claes @ 9min 58sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 10min 43sec
Daniel Willems @ 11min 24sec

Stage 16: Sunday, July 12, Thonon les Bains - Morzine, 199.5 km

Major Ascents: Salève, Ramaz, Joux-Plane, Joux-Verte

Robert Alban: 6hr 14min 29sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 2min 22sec
Claude Criquielion @ 3min 51sec
Fons De Wolf @ 3min 55sec
Eddy Schepers s.t.
Jean-René Bernaudeau s.t.
Johan Van der Velde s.t.
Johan de Muynck s.t.
Peter Winnen s.t.
Mariano Martinez s.t.
Alberto Fernandez s.t.
Lucien van Impe s.t.
Bernard Hinault s.t.
Michel Laurent s.t.
Joop Zoetemelk s.t.
Raymond Martin @ 4min 15sec

GC after stage 16:

Bernard Hinault: 69hr 56min 1sec
Phil Anderson @ 7min 39sec
Lucien van Impe @ 9min 38sec
Michel Laurent @ 9min 50sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 10min 43sec
Robert Alban @ 10min 45sec
Johan de Muynck @ 11min 28sec
Eddy Schepers @ 11min 47sec
Claude Criquielion @ 12min 17sec
Alberto Fernandez @ 12min 18sec

Stage 17: Tuesday, Jul 14, Morzine - L'Alpe d'Huez, 230.5 km

Major Ascents: Madeleine, Glandon and hilltop finish at L'Alpe d'Huez

Peter Winnen: 7hr 36min 18sec
Bernard Hinault @ 8sec
Lucien van Impe @ 9sec
Robert Alban @ 12sec
Johan de Muynck @ 1min 38sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 2min 1sec
Claude Criquielion @ 3min 23sec
Paul Wellens @ 3min 33sec
Fons de Wolf @ 4min 14sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ 4min 16sec

GC after stage 17:

Bernard Hinault: 77hr 32min 27sec
Lucien van Impe @ 9min 38sec
Robert Alban @ 10min 49sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 12min 36sec
Johan de Muynck @ 12min 58sec
Peter Winnen @ 13min 4sec
Michel Laurent @ 14min 9sec
Claude Criquielion @ 15min 32sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 16min 40sec
Paul Wellens @ 17min 40sec

Stage 18: Wednesday, July 15, Bourg d'Oisans - Le Pleynet, 131 km

Major Ascents: Luitel, St. Martin d'Uriage, Mouilles, Barioz and a hilltop finish at Le Pleynet.

Bernard Hinault: 4hr 16min 43sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ 32sec
Fons De Wolf @ 1min 26sec
Marcel Tinazzi @ 2min 33sec
Lucien van Impe s.t.
Mariano Martinez s.t.
Sven-Ake Nilsson s.t.
Robert Alban s.t.
Joop Zoetemelk s.t.
Daniel Willems @ 2min 51sec

GC after Stage 18:

Bernard Hinault: 81hr 49min 10sec
Lucien van Impe @ 12min 12sec
Robert Alban @ 13min 22sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 15min 9sec
Johan de Muynck @ 15min 53sec
Peter Winnen @ 16min 5sec
Claude Criquielion @ 18min 33sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ 18min 35sec
Sken-Ake Nilsson @ 19min 13sec
Fons De Wolf @ 21min 20sec

Stage 19: Thursday, July 16, Veurey - St. Priest, 117.5 km

Major Ascent: Veurey-Montaud

Daniel Willems: 3hr 7min 2sec
Bernard Hinault @ 1sec
Ludo Peeters s.t.
Phil Anderson s.t.
Patrick Friou s.t.
Ronny Claes s.t.
Hubert Linard s.t.
Jean-René Bernaudeau s.t.
Sven-Ake Nilsson s.t.
Jacques Michaud s.t.

GC after Stage 19:

Bernard Hinault: 84hr 55min 45sec
Lucien van Impe @ 12min 32sec
Robert Alban @ 13min 50sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 15min 21sec
Peter Winnen @ 16min 33sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ 18min 59sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 19min 41sec
Johan de Muynck @ 20min 9sec
Claude Criquielion @ 22min 49sec
Fons De Wolf @ 25min 36sec

Stage 20: Friday, July 17, St. Priest 46.5 km Individual Time Trial

Bernard Hinault: 1hr 1min 16sec
Daniel Willems @ 37sec
Gerrie Knetemann @ 1min 3sec
Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke @ 1min 52sec
Lucien van Impe @ 2min 2sec
Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle @ 2min 33sec
Régis Clère @ 2min 35sec
Marcel Tinazzi @ 2min 46sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 3min
Freddy Maertens @ 3min 8sec

GC after Stage 20:

Bernard Hinault: 85hr 57min 1sec
Lucien van Impe @ 14min 34sec
Rober Alban @ 17min 4sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 18min 21sec
Peter Winnen @ 20min 26sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ 23min 2sec
Johan de Muynck @ 24min 25sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 24min 37sec
Claude Criquielion @ 26min 18sec
Daniel Willems @ 28min 12sec

Stage 21: Saturday, July 18, Auxerre - Fontenay sous Bois, 207 km

Johan Van der Velde: 5hr 32min 36sec
Pierre Bazzo @ 2sec
Ludo Peeters @ 19sec
Serge Beucherie s.t.
Phil Anderson s.t.
Bernard Vallet s.t.
Guy Nulens s.t.
Marcel Tinazzi s.t.
Ludo Delcroix s.t.
Hubert Arbes s.t.

GC after Stage 21:

Bernard Hinault: 91hr 34min 14sec
Lucien van Impe @ 14min 24sec
Rober Alban @ 17min 4sec
Joop Zoetemelk @ 18min 21sec
Peter Winnen @ 20min 26sec
Jean-René Bernaudeau @ 23min 2sec
Johan de Muynck @ 24min 25sec
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 24min 37sec
Claude Criquielion @ 26min 18sec
Phil Anderson @ 27min

Stage 22 (Final stage): Sunday, July 19, Fontenay sous Bois - Paris (Champs Elysées), 186.8 km

Freddy Maertens: 4hr 45min 24sec
Fons De Wolf s.t.
Klaus-Peter Thaler s.t.
Phil Anderson s.t.
Jean-Louis Gauthier s.t.
Sean Kelly s.t.
Rudy Pevenage s.t.
Johan Van der Velde s.t.
Joseph Jacobs s.t.
Mariano Martinez s.t.

Complete Final 1981 Tour de France General Classification

Photos from the 1981 Tour de France


Hinault riding to victory in the Prologue


Perfection in action. Raleigh rides the team time trial.

Stage 18: Bernard Hinault wins at the Le Pleynet hilltop finish.

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1981 Tour de France

68th edition: June 25- July 19, 1981

Results, map, stages with running GC and photos

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