Tour de France 1981
Stage 9 · René Martens
Nantes → Le Mans
Stage 9 — René Martens wins Nantes → Le Mans (227 km)
Stage facts
Road raceFlat227.0 km2 Jul 1981
Nantes → Le Mans
Stage 7 | Pau - Bordeaux
Stage Winner
René Martens
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Avg Speed
40.4 km/h
Elevation
1,731 m
Difficulty
19
Startlist Quality
1,362
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
René Martens
Race Date
2 Jul 1981
Profile
Flat
Distance
227 km
Avg Speed
40.4 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 9
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault
Race leadership after stage 9 — Bernard Hinault
Route & distance
Distance
227.0 km
Start
Nantes
Finish
Le Mans
Profile
Flat
Date
2 Jul 1981
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
40.4 km/h
Vert. Climbing
1,731 m
Difficulty Score
19
Startlist Quality
1,362
Stage 9 in the 1981 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
6
Nay → Pau
77 km
Bernard Hinault
7
Pau → Bordeaux
118 km
Urs Freuler
8
Rochefort → Nantes
27 km
Ad Wijnands
10
Le Mans → Aulnay-sous-Bois
182 km
Ad Wijnands
11
Compiègne → Roubaix
197 km
Daniel Willems
12
Bruxelles → Zolder
259 km
Eddy Planckaert