General Information
Distance
3756 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
121 / 150
Dates
25 June 1981 — 19 July 1981
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Bernard Hinault (Fra)
96h 19' 38"
Green Jersey
Freddy Maertens (Bel)
428 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Lucien van Impe (Bel)
284 pts
White Jersey
Peter Winnen (Nld)
96h 40' 04"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 96h 19' 38" |
| 2 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | + 14' 34" |
| 3 | Robert Alban (Fra) | + 17' 04" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | + 18' 21" |
| 5 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | + 20' 26" |
| 6 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | + 23' 02" |
| 7 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | + 24' 25" |
| 8 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | + 24' 37" |
| 9 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | + 26' 18" |
| 10 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | + 27' 00" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Nice → Nice 5.8 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 06' 48" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 07" |
| 3 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 14" |
| 4 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 16" |
| 5 | Verlinden | 16" |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 17" |
| 7 | Clère | 17" |
| 8 | Bérard | 19" |
| 9 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 19" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 20" |
Stage 1a
Nice → Nice 97 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 2h 23' 19" |
| 2 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 3 | Bertin | 00" |
| 4 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
| 5 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Tackaert | 00" |
| 7 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 00" |
| 8 | Gauthier | 00" |
| 9 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Vanoverschelde | 00" |
Stage 1b
Nice → Nice 40 km
| 1 | Ti Raleigh-Creda | 46' 20" |
| 2 | Capri-Sonne | 29" |
| 3 | Miko-Mercier-Vivagel | 40" |
| 4 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 43" |
| 5 | Sunair-SP 80-Colnago | 50" |
Stage 2
Nice → Martigues 254 km
| 1 | Johan Van der Velde (Nld) | 6h 32' 27" |
| 2 | Didier | 06" |
| 3 | Andersen | 22" |
| 4 | J. Fernandez | 25" |
| 5 | Chassang | 25" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 25" |
| 7 | Rudi Pevenage | 25" |
| 8 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 25" |
| 9 | Suarez-Cueva | 25" |
| 10 | Beucherie | 25" |
Stage 3
Martigues → Narbonne 232 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 6h 33' 50" |
| 2 | Freuler | 00" |
| 3 | Jacobs | 00" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Tackaert | 00" |
| 6 | Bertin | 00" |
| 7 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 8 | Vanoverschelde | 00" |
| 9 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 00" |
| 10 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
Stage 4
Narbonne → Carcassonne 77.2 km
| 1 | Ti-Raleigh | 1h 41' 03" |
| 2 | Peugeot | 19" |
| 3 | Capri-Sonne | 26" |
| 4 | Renault | 41" |
| 5 | Daf | 01' 02" |
Stage 5
St Gaudens → St Lary Soulan 117.5 km
| 1 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 3h 32' 32" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 27" |
| 3 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 27" |
| 4 | A. Fernandez | 27" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta (Esp) | 01' 52" |
| 6 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 02' 08" |
| 7 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 02' 10" |
| 8 | Deschoenmaecker | 02' 32" |
| 9 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 02' 37" |
| 10 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 02' 37" |
Stage 6
Nay → Pau 26.7 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 35' 52" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 03" |
| 3 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 30" |
| 4 | Verlinden | 40" |
| 5 | Vigneron | 01' 11" |
| 6 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 01' 13" |
| 7 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 01' 14" |
| 8 | A. Fernandez | 01' 15" |
| 9 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 01' 15" |
| 10 | Laurens | 01' 15" |
Stage 7
Pau → Bordeaux 227 km
| 1 | Urs Freuler | 5h 37' 24" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Dejonckheere | 00" |
| 5 | Bertin | 00" |
| 6 | Tackaert | 00" |
| 7 | Frank Hoste (Bel) | 00" |
| 8 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 00" |
| 9 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 00" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 00" |
Stage 8
Rochefort sur Mer → Nantes 182 km
| 1 | Ad Wijnands | 4h 35' 37" |
| 2 | J. Fernandez | 00" |
| 3 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Van Calster | 00" |
| 6 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 7 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 8 | Suarez-Cueva | 00" |
| 9 | Bertin | 00" |
| 10 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
Stage 9
Nantes → Le Mans 196.5 km
| 1 | René Martens | 4h 23' 09" |
| 2 | Clère | 04" |
| 3 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 06" |
| 4 | Becaas | 06" |
| 5 | De Rooy | 06" |
| 6 | Rodriguez | 06" |
| 7 | Perret | 06" |
| 8 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 02' 36" |
| 9 | Bertin | 02' 36" |
| 10 | Urbany | 02' 36" |
Stage 10
Le Mans → Aulnay-sous-Bois 264 km
| 1 | Ad Wijnands | 6h 30' 41" |
| 2 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Tackaert | 00" |
| 4 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 00" |
| 5 | Tesniere | 00" |
| 6 | Bourreau | 00" |
| 7 | Eddy Schepers | 00" |
| 8 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 00" |
| 9 | Jonathan Boyer | 00" |
| 10 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 00" |
Stage 11
Compiègne → Roubaix 246 km
| 1 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 6h 18' 34" |
| 2 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 00" |
| 4 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 05" |
| 5 | Sherwen | 07" |
| 6 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 07" |
| 7 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 07" |
| 8 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 07" |
| 9 | Bertin | 07" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 07" |
Stage 12a
Roubaix → Bruxelles 107.3 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 2h 25' 48" |
| 2 | Freuler | 00" |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Van Calster | 00" |
| 5 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 00" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 7 | Dejonckheere | 00" |
| 8 | Vanoverschelde | 00" |
| 9 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
| 10 | Jacobs | 00" |
Stage 12b
Bruxelles → Zolder 137.8 km
| 1 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 3h 22' 31" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Bertin | 00" |
| 4 | Van Calster | 00" |
| 5 | Jacobs | 00" |
| 6 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
| 8 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 9 | Tackaert | 00" |
| 10 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 00" |
Stage 13
Beringen → Hasselt 157 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 4h 01' 20" |
| 2 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Bertin | 00" |
| 5 | Van Calster | 00" |
| 6 | Tackaert | 00" |
| 7 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 00" |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 9 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 10 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
Stage 14
Mulhouse → Mulhouse 38.5 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 50' 30" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 25" |
| 3 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 01' 42" |
| 4 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 02' 01" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 02' 03" |
| 6 | Verlinden | 02' 06" |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 02' 20" |
| 8 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 02' 23" |
| 9 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | 02' 28" |
| 10 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 02' 29" |
Stage 15
Besançon → Thonon les Bains 231 km
| 1 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 5h 47' 07" |
| 2 | J-F. Rodriguez | 00" |
| 3 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 00" |
| 4 | Leo Wellens | 00" |
| 5 | Michaud | 00" |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 00" |
| 7 | Vicente Belda (Esp) | 00" |
| 8 | Arnaud | 00" |
| 9 | Jones | 00" |
| 10 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 00" |
Stage 16
Thonon les Bains → Morzine 199.5 km
| 1 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 6h 14' 29" |
| 2 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 02' 22" |
| 3 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 03' 51" |
| 4 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 03' 55" |
| 5 | Eddy Schepers | 03' 55" |
| 6 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 03' 55" |
| 7 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 03' 55" |
| 8 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | 03' 55" |
| 9 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 03' 55" |
| 10 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 03' 55" |
Stage 17
Morzine → Alpe d'Huez 230.5 km
| 1 | Peter Winnen (Nld) | 7h 36' 18" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 08" |
| 3 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 09" |
| 4 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 12" |
| 5 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) | 01' 38" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 01" |
| 7 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) | 03' 23" |
| 8 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 03' 33" |
| 9 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 04' 14" |
| 10 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 04' 16" |
Stage 18
Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Le Pleynet 131 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 4h 16' 43" |
| 2 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 32" |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 01' 26" |
| 4 | Tinazzi | 02' 33" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 33" |
| 6 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 02' 33" |
| 7 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 02' 33" |
| 8 | Robert Alban (Fra) | 02' 33" |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 33" |
| 10 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 02' 51" |
Stage 19
Veurey → St Priest 117.5 km
| 1 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 3h 07' 02" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 01" |
| 3 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 01" |
| 4 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 01" |
| 5 | Friou | 01" |
| 6 | Ronny Claes | 01" |
| 7 | Linard | 01" |
| 8 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 01" |
| 9 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 01" |
| 10 | Michaud | 01" |
Stage 20
St Priest → St Priest 46.5 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 1h 01' 16" |
| 2 | Daniel Willems (Bel) | 37" |
| 3 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 01' 03" |
| 4 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 01' 52" |
| 5 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 02" |
| 6 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) | 02' 33" |
| 7 | Clere | 02' 35" |
| 8 | Tinazzi | 02' 46" |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 03' 00" |
| 10 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 03' 08" |
Stage 21
Auxerre → Fontenay sous Bois 207 km
| 1 | Johan Van der Velde (Nld) | 5h 32' 36" |
| 2 | Pierre Bazzo (Fra) | 02" |
| 3 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) | 19" |
| 4 | Beucherie | 19" |
| 5 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 19" |
| 6 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) | 19" |
| 7 | Nulens | 19" |
| 8 | Tinazzi | 19" |
| 9 | Delcroix | 19" |
| 10 | Arbes | 19" |
Stage 22
Fontenay sous Bois → Paris/Champs Elysées 186.8 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 4h 45' 24" |
| 2 | Fons De Wolf (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 00" |
| 4 | Phil Anderson (Aus) | 00" |
| 5 | Gauthier | 00" |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 00" |
| 7 | Rudi Pevenage | 00" |
| 8 | Johan van der Velde (Nld) | 00" |
| 9 | Jacobs | 00" |
| 10 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 00" |