1981 Vuelta a España
The 36th Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 21 April to 10 May 1981. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3,446 km (2,141 mi), and was won by Giovanni Battaglin of the Inoxpran cycling team.
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| Dates | 21 April – 10 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,446 km (2,141 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 98h 04' 49" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regis Clere won the prologue of the race and kept the leader’s jersey until the mountain time trial where on the very long climb to Sierra Nevada, Giovanni Battaglin won the stage and took over the leader’s jersey. The only threat to Battaglin’s lead was Pedro Muñoz.[1] The entire Teka team withdrew from the race withdrawing potential favourites Marino Lejarreta and Alberto Fernández.[2] Battaglin and his Inoxpran team withstood the challenge from the Spanish and brought Battaglin to his first grand tour victory.[3] Three days later after Battaglin’s triumph in Spain, he began the 1981 Giro d'Italia which he would win becoming the second rider after Eddy Merckx to win the Vuelta-Giro double.
Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 21 April | Santander – Santander | 6.3 km (4 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  |
| 1 | 22 April | Santander – Avilés | 221 km (137 mi) |  | ||
| 2 | 23 April | Avilés – León | 159 km (99 mi) | | ||
| 3 | 24 April | León – Salamanca | 195 km (121 mi) | | ||
| 4 | 25 April | Salamanca – Cáceres | 206 km (128 mi) |  | ||
| 5 | 26 April | Cáceres – Mérida | 152 km (94 mi) |  | ||
| 6 | 27 April | Mérida – Seville | 199 km (124 mi) | | ||
| 7 | 28 April | Écija – Jaén | 181 km (112 mi) | | ||
| 8a | 29 April | Jaén – Granada | 100 km (62 mi) | | ||
| 8b | 29 April | Granada – Sierra Nevada | 30.5 km (19 mi) | |
Individual time trial | |
| 9 | 30 April | Baza – Murcia | 204 km (127 mi) | | ||
| 10 | 1 May | Murcia – Almussafes | 223 km (139 mi) |  | ||
| 11 | 2 May | Almussafes – Peniscola | 193 km (120 mi) | | ||
| 12 | 3 May | Peniscola – Esparreguera | 217 km (135 mi) | | ||
| 13 | 4 May | Esparreguera – Rasos de Peguera | 187 km (116 mi) | | ||
| 14 | 5 May | Gironella – Balaguer | 197 km (122 mi) | | ||
| 15a | 6 May | Balaguer – Alfajarín | 146 km (91 mi) | | ||
| 15b | 6 May | Zaragoza – Zaragoza | 11.3 km (7 mi) | |
Individual time trial | |
| 16 | 7 May | Calatayud – Torrejón de Ardoz | 209 km (130 mi) | | ||
| 17 | 8 May | Torrejón de Ardoz – Segovia | 150 km (93 mi) | | ||
| 18 | 9 May | Segovia – Los Ángeles de San Rafael | 175 km (109 mi) | | ||
| 19 | 10 May | Madrid – Madrid | 84 km (52 mi) | | ||
| Total | 3,446 km (2,141 mi) | |||||
Final standings
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Inoxpran | 98h 04' 49" |
| 2 | | Zor-Helios | + 2' 09" |
| 3 | | Kelme-Gios | + 2' 29" |
| 4 | | Inoxpran | + 3' 33" |
| 5 | | Colchon C.R. | + 4' 26" |
| 6 | | Zor-Helios | + 4' 30" |
| 7 | | Reynolds-Galli | + 6' 05" |
| 8 | | Zor-Helios | + 7' 09" |
| 9 | | Miko-Mercier | + 7' 23" |
| 10 | | Zor-Helios | + 10' 54" |
| Final general classification (11–25) | |||
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| 11 | | Zor-Helios | + 12' 48" |
| 12 | | Inoxpran | + 13' 49" |
| 13 | | Zor-Helios | + 16' 17" |
| 14 | | Inoxpran | + 17' 17" |
| 15 | | HB Alarmsystemen | + 19' 55" |
| 16 | | Hueso-Manzaneque | + 22' 32" |
| 17 | | Colchon C.R. | + 26' 16" |
| 18 | | Colchon C.R. | + 27' 36" |
| 19 | | Colchon C.R. | + 29' 46" |
| 20 | | Zor-Helios | + 30' 36" |
| 21 | | Miko-Mercier | + 31' 54" |
| 22 | | Colchon C.R. | + 33' 24" |
| 23 | | Zor-Helios | + 36' 30" |
| 24 | | Inoxpran | + 37' 49" |
| 25 | | Reynolds-Galli | + 44' 44" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Zor Helios | 294h 09' 15" |
| 2 | Inoxpran | + 17' 14" |
| 3 | Colchon CR | + 43' 04" |
| 4 | Kelme | + 1h 05' 01" |
| 5 | Miko Mercier | + 1h 19' 31" |
| 6 | Reynolds | + 1h 48' 41" |
| 7 | H.B. | + 2h 06' 31" |
| 8 | Manzaneque | + 2h 30' 41" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | Colchon | 211 |
| 2 | | Kelme | 137 |
| 3 | | Zor | 134 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | Reynolds | 144 |
| 2 | | Kelme | 98 |
| 3 | | Zor | 69 |
| 4 | | Inoxpran | 60 |
| 5 | | Zor | 57 |
Sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | | Manzaneque | 21 |
| 2 | | Reynolds | 12 |
| 3 | | Kelme | 10 |
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References
- General
- "Información etapas" (in Spanish). LaVuelta.com. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- Specific
- "1981 General Information". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "1982 General Information". La Vuelta.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "Battaglin flies among the nest of eagles". Bellati sport.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- "1981 » 36th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "36ème Vuelta a España 1981". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- "ClasificacioManzanequenes oficiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 11 May 1981. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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