Tour de France 1981

Stage 18 · Bernard Hinault

L'Alpe-d'Huez → Le Pleynet

Stage 18 — Bernard Hinault wins L'Alpe-d'Huez → Le Pleynet (231 km)

Stage facts

Road raceMountains flat finish231.0 km11 Jul 1981

L'Alpe-d'Huez → Le Pleynet

Stage 15 | Besançon - Thonon-les-Bains

Stage Winner

Bernard Hinault

Yellow Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Avg Speed

39.9 km/h

Elevation

4,000 m

Difficulty

220

Startlist Quality

1,362

Stage at a glance

Stage Winner

Bernard Hinault

Race Date

11 Jul 1981

Profile

Mountains flat finish

Distance

231 km

Avg Speed

39.9 km/h

Jersey classifications after stage 18

Yellow Jersey

Bernard Hinault

Race leadership after stage 18 — Bernard Hinault

Route & distance

Distance

231.0 km

Start

L'Alpe-d'Huez

Finish

Le Pleynet

Profile

Mountains flat finish

Date

11 Jul 1981

Pace, climbing & win style

Avg Speed

39.9 km/h

Vert. Climbing

4,000 m

Difficulty Score

220

Startlist Quality

1,362

Stage 18 in the 1981 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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16

Thonon → Morzine

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Robert Alban
17

Morzine → L'Alpe-d'Huez

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Peter Winnen
19

Veurey → Saint-Priest

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Daniel Willems
20

Saint-Priest → Saint-Priest

231 km

Bernard Hinault
21

Auxerre → Fontenay-sous-Bois

131 km

Johan Van Der Velde

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