The 1981 Vuelta a España was the 36th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Santander, with a prologue individual time trial on 21 April, and Stage 9 occurred on 30 April with a stage to Murcia. The race finished in Madrid on 10 May.
Prologue
21 April 1981 — Santander to Santander, 6.3 km (3.9 mi) (ITT)[1]
Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[1][2] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Régis Clère (FRA) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | 8' 26" | 2 | Jørgen Marcussen (DEN) | Inoxpran | + 2" | 3 | Jos Lammertink (NED) | HB Alarmsystemen [ca] | + 15" | 4 | Giovanni Battaglin (ITA) | Inoxpran | + 17" | 5 | Wies van Dongen (NED) | HB Alarmsystemen [ca] | + 21" | 6 | Ángel Arroyo (ESP) | Zor–Helios–Novostil | + 22" | 7 | Jos Schipper (NED) | HB Alarmsystemen [ca] | + 23" | 8 | José Luis Laguía (ESP) | Reynolds | + 24" | 9 | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) | Zor–Helios–Novostil | s.t. | 10 | José Luis López Cerrón [ca] (ESP) | Zor–Helios–Novostil | + 25" | |
Stage 1
22 April 1981 — Santander to Avilés, 221 km (137 mi)[1]
Stage 1 result[1][3] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Guido Bontempi (ITA) | Inoxpran | 6h 20' 15" | 2 | Francisco Javier Cedena (ESP) | Colchón CR [ca] | s.t. | 3 | Manuel Murga Saez De Ormijana (ESP) | Kelme–Gios | s.t. | 4 | Régis Clère (FRA) | Miko–Mercier–Vivagel | s.t. | 5 | Miguel María Lasa (ESP) | Zor–Helios–Novostil | s.t. | 6 | Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP) | Colchón CR [ca] | s.t. | 7 | Juan José Quintanilla [es] (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. | 8 | Johan van der Meer [nl] (NED) | HB Alarmsystemen [ca] | s.t. | 9 | José Luis Laguía (ESP) | Reynolds | s.t. | 10 | Ad van Peer (NED) | HB Alarmsystemen [ca] | s.t. | | | General classification after Stage 1[1][3] |
Stage 2
23 April 1981 — Avilés to León, 159 km (99 mi)[1]
Stage 2 result[1][4] | | General classification after Stage 2[1][4] |
Stage 3
24 April 1981 — León to Salamanca, 195 km (121 mi)[1]
Stage 3 result[1][5] | | General classification after Stage 3[1][5] |
Stage 4
25 April 1981 — Salamanca to Cáceres, 206 km (128 mi)[1]
Stage 4 result[1][6] | | General classification after Stage 4[1][6] |
Stage 5
26 April 1981 — Cáceres to Mérida, 152 km (94 mi)[1]
Stage 5 result[1][7] | | General classification after Stage 5[1][7] |
Stage 6
27 April 1981 — Mérida to Seville, 199 km (124 mi)[1]
Stage 6 result[1][8] | | General classification after Stage 6[1] |
Stage 7
28 April 1981 — Écija to Jaén, 181 km (112 mi)[1]
Stage 7 result[1][8] | | General classification after Stage 7[1][8] |
Stage 8a
29 April 1981 — Jaén to Granada, 100 km (62 mi)[1]
Stage 8a result[1][9] | | General classification after Stage 8a[1] |
Stage 8b
29 April 1981 — Granada to Sierra Nevada, 30.5 km (19.0 mi) (ITT)[1]
Stage 8b result[1][9] | | General classification after Stage 8b[1][9] |
Stage 9
30 April 1981 — Baza to Murcia, 204 km (127 mi)[1]
Stage 9 result[1][10] | | General classification after Stage 9[1][10] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "36ème Vuelta a España 1981". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 April 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 April 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 24 April 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 25 April 1981. p. 22. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 April 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 April 1981. p. 36. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 April 1981. p. 24. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 April 1981. p. 28. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 May 1981. p. 28. Retrieved 8 September 2018.