Tour de France 1981
Tour de France 1981 — Bernard Hinault wins overall after 22 stages
Edition key stats
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%
Stage winners and teams — Bernard Hinault takes 4 stages
Final general classification (top 30)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | RENAULT-GITANE | 91h 34' 14'' | |
| 02 | BOSTON-MAVIC | 91h 48' 48'' | |
| 03 | LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE | 91h 51' 18'' | |
| 04 | TI-RALEIGH-CREDA | 91h 52' 35'' | |
| 05 | CAPRI SONNE- KOGA MIYATA | 91h 54' 40'' | |
| 06 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 91h 57' 16'' | |
| 07 | WICKES-SPLENDOR-EUROP DECOR | 91h 58' 39'' | |
| 08 | WICKES-SPLENDOR-EUROP DECOR | 91h 58' 51'' | |
| 09 | WICKES-SPLENDOR-EUROP DECOR | 92h 00' 32'' | |
| 10 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 92h 01' 14'' | |
| 11 | VERMEER THIJS-GIOS | 92h 03' 07'' | |
| 12 | TI-RALEIGH-CREDA | 92h 04' 00'' | |
| 13 | SEM-FRANCE-LOIRE | 92h 04' 17'' | |
| 14 | SUNAIR-COLNAGO | 92h 06' 23'' | |
| 15 | LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE | 92h 06' 30'' | |
| 16 | DAF TRUCKS-COTE D'OR | 92h 07' 41'' | |
| 17 | MIKO-MERCIER-VIVAGEL | 92h 07' 55'' | |
| 18 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 92h 08' 55'' | |
| 19 | RENAULT-GITANE | 92h 12' 46'' | |
| 20 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 92h 15' 20'' | |
| 21 | TEKA | 92h 16' 41'' | |
| 22 | RENAULT-GITANE | 92h 23' 40'' | |
| 23 | SEM-FRANCE-LOIRE | 92h 24' 37'' | |
| 24 | PUCH-WOLBER | 92h 26' 29'' | |
| 25 | SUNAIR-COLNAGO | 92h 27' 02'' | |
| 26 | LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE | 92h 27' 27'' | |
| 27 | RENAULT-GITANE | 92h 30' 20'' | |
| 28 | PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 92h 30' 51'' | |
| 29 | PUCH-WOLBER | 92h 30' 57'' | |
| 30 | DAF TRUCKS-COTE D'OR | 92h 31' 35'' |
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Stage winners (13 riders)
Bernard Hinault
4 stages
Stages 6, 14, 18, 20
Freddy Maertens
3 stages
Stages 3, 13, 22
Ti-Raleigh-Creda
2 stages
Stages 1, 4
Johan Van Der Velde
2 stages
Stages 2, 21
Ad Wijnands
2 stages
Stages 8, 10
Daniel Willems
2 stages
Stages 11, 19
Lucien Van Impe
1 stage
Stages 5
Urs Freuler
1 stage
Stages 7
René Martens
1 stage
Stages 9
Eddy Planckaert
1 stage
Stages 12
Sean Kelly
1 stage
Stages 15
Robert Alban
1 stage
Stages 16
Peter Winnen
1 stage
Stages 17
Teams at the 1981 edition
| Team | Riders | Best GC |
|---|---|---|
| RENAULT-GITANE | 10 | #1 |
| BOSTON-MAVIC | 7 | #2 |
| LA REDOUTE-MOTOBECANE | 9 | #3 |
| TI-RALEIGH-CREDA | 7 | #4 |
| CAPRI SONNE- KOGA MIYATA | 8 | #5 |
| PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN | 10 | #6 |
| WICKES-SPLENDOR-EUROP DECOR | 7 | #7 |
| VERMEER THIJS-GIOS | 7 | #11 |
| SEM-FRANCE-LOIRE | 7 | #13 |
| SUNAIR-COLNAGO | 8 | #14 |
| DAF TRUCKS-COTE D'OR | 9 | #16 |
| MIKO-MERCIER-VIVAGEL | 8 | #17 |
| TEKA | 8 | #21 |
| PUCH-WOLBER | 8 | #24 |
| KELME | 8 | #38 |
Stage profiles in the 1981 edition
13
Flat
4
Hills flat finish
3
Mountains uphill finish
2
Mountains flat finish
Compare with other editions of the Tour de France
Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1981 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
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 |