1981 Tour of Flanders
Appearance
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Dates | 5 April 1981 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 267 km (165.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 6h 32' 37" | ||||||||||||
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The 65th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1981. Dutch rider Hennie Kuiper claimed a solo victory ahead of his fellow Dutchmen Frits Pirard and Jan Raas.[1][2] 45 of 184 riders finished.[3]
Route
[edit]The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs:[1]
Results
[edit]Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Hennie Kuiper (NED) | Daf Trucks–Cote d'Or–Gazelle | 6h 32' 37" |
2 | Frits Pirard (NED) | Boule d'Or–Sunair–Colnago | + 1' 03" |
3 | Jan Raas (NED) | TI–Raleigh–Creda | + 1' 06" |
4 | Jacques Bossis (FRA) | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | s.t. |
5 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) | La Redoute–Motobecane | s.t. |
6 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | Daf Trucks–Cote d'Or–Gazelle | + 1' 13" |
7 | Fons De Wolf (BEL) | Vermeer Thijs–Mimo Salons–Gios | s.t. |
8 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Splendor–Wickes | s.t. |
9 | Stefan Mutter (SUI) | Cilo–Aufina | s.t. |
10 | Daniel Willems (BEL) | Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata | s.t. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 182
- ^ "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1981". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1981 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
External links
[edit]- Video of the 1981 Tour of Flanders Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine on Sporza (in Dutch)