1981 Tour of Flanders

65th Tour of Flanders
Race details
Date 5 April 1981
Distance 267 km (165.9 mi)
Winning time 6h 32' 37"
Results
Winner  Hennie Kuiper (NED) (Daf Trucks–Cote d'Or–Gazelle)
Second  Frits Pirard (NED) (Boule d'Or–Sunair–Colnago)
Third  Jan Raas (NED) (TI–Raleigh–Creda)

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

The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs:[1]

Results

Result
Rank Rider Team Time
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

  1. 1 2 Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, ISBN 90-73322-02-2, p 182
  2. "Ronde van Vlaanderen 1981". siteducyclisme.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  3. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1981 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 7 March 2016.

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