Tour de France 1981
Stage 12 · Eddy Planckaert
Bruxelles → Zolder
Stage 12 — Eddy Planckaert wins Bruxelles → Zolder (259 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat258.5 km6 Jul 1981
Bruxelles → Zolder
Stage 10 | Le Mans - Aulnay-sous-Bois
Stage Winner
Eddy Planckaert
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Avg Speed
40.5 km/h
Elevation
2,060 m
Difficulty
28
Startlist Quality
1,362
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Eddy Planckaert
Race Date
6 Jul 1981
Profile
Flat
Distance
259 km
Avg Speed
40.5 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 12
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Race leadership after stage 12 — Bernard Hinault
Route & distance
Distance
258.5 km
Start
Bruxelles
Finish
Zolder
Profile
Flat
Date
6 Jul 1981
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
40.5 km/h
Vert. Climbing
2,060 m
Difficulty Score
28
Startlist Quality
1,362
Stage 12 in the 1981 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
9
Nantes → Le Mans
227 km
René Martens
10
Le Mans → Aulnay-sous-Bois
182 km
Ad Wijnands
11
Compiègne → Roubaix
197 km
Daniel Willems
13
Beringen → Hasselt
246 km
Freddy Maertens
14
Hasselt → Mulhouse
106 km
Bernard Hinault
15
Besançon → Thonon
134 km
Sean Kelly