Tour de France 1981
GC Winner
Bernard Hinault
Sunair-Colnago
22
Stages
3,753
Total km
40.4
Avg km/h
44,081
Total Elev. m
5
Time Trials
Stage Profile Breakdown
13
Flat
59%
5
Mountain
23%
5
Time Trial
23%
All 22 Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Dist. | Winner | Profile | Elev. | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 | 25 Jun | Nice → Antibes | 6 km | Ti-Raleigh-Creda | 63 m | 51.6 km/h | |
| Stage 2 | 26 Jun | Nice → Martigues | 97 km | Johan Van Der Velde | 2,000 m | 40.6 km/h | |
| Stage 3 | 26 Jun | Martigues → Narbonne | 40 km | Freddy Maertens | 268 m | 58.3 km/h | |
| Stage 4 | 27 Jun | Narbonne → Carcassonne | 254 km | Ti-Raleigh-Creda | 3,500 m | 38.8 km/h | |
| Stage 5 | 28 Jun | Saint Gaudens → Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet | 232 km | Lucien Van Impe | 1,568 m | 35.3 km/h | |
| Stage 6 | 29 Jun | Nay → Pau | 77 km | Bernard Hinault | 628 m | 45.7 km/h | |
| Stage 7 | 30 Jun | Pau → Bordeaux | 118 km | Urs Freuler | 3,500 m | 33.0 km/h | |
| Stage 8 | 1 Jul | Rochefort → Nantes | 27 km | Ad Wijnands | 475 m | 43.5 km/h | |
| Stage 9 | 2 Jul | Nantes → Le Mans | 227 km | René Martens | 1,731 m | 40.4 km/h | |
| Stage 10 | 3 Jul | Le Mans → Aulnay-sous-Bois | 182 km | Ad Wijnands | 1,267 m | 39.6 km/h | |
| Stage 11 | 5 Jul | Compiègne → Roubaix | 197 km | Daniel Willems | 1,781 m | 44.7 km/h | |
| Stage 12 | 6 Jul | Bruxelles → Zolder | 259 km | Eddy Planckaert | 2,060 m | 40.5 km/h | |
| Stage 13 | 7 Jul | Beringen → Hasselt | 246 km | Freddy Maertens | 1,790 m | 38.8 km/h | |
| Stage 14 | 8 Jul | Hasselt → Mulhouse | 106 km | Bernard Hinault | 1,052 m | 44.0 km/h | |
| Stage 15 | 8 Jul | Besançon → Thonon | 134 km | Sean Kelly | 969 m | 39.4 km/h | |
| Stage 16 | 9 Jul | Thonon → Morzine | 157 km | Robert Alban | 854 m | 39.0 km/h | |
| Stage 17 | 10 Jul | Morzine → L'Alpe-d'Huez | 39 km | Peter Winnen | 334 m | 45.2 km/h | |
| Stage 18 | 11 Jul | L'Alpe-d'Huez → Le Pleynet | 231 km | Bernard Hinault | 4,000 m | 39.9 km/h | |
| Stage 19 | 12 Jul | Veurey → Saint-Priest | 200 km | Daniel Willems | 5,000 m | 31.9 km/h | |
| Stage 20 | 14 Jul | Saint-Priest → Saint-Priest | 231 km | Bernard Hinault | 5,245 m | 30.2 km/h | |
| Stage 21 | 15 Jul | Auxerre → Fontenay-sous-Bois | 131 km | Johan Van Der Velde | 4,000 m | 30.6 km/h | |
| Stage 22 | 16 Jul | Fontenay-sous-Bois → Paris | 118 km | Freddy Maertens | 1,996 m | 37.5 km/h |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the 1981 Tour de France?
Bernard Hinault won the 1981 Tour de France general classification.
How many stages were in the 1981 Tour de France?
The 1981 Tour de France consisted of 22 stages.