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1981 Tour of Flanders - Ronde van Vlaanderen

65th edition: Sunday, April 5, 1981

Podium history of the Tour of Flanders | 1982 edition | 1980 edition

267 km. 40.65 km/hr
184 starters, 45 classified finishers

Ascents: Oude Kwaremont, Koppenberg, Taaienberg, Eikenberg, Volkegemberg, Varent, Steenberg, Pijpketel, Muur van Geraardsbergen, Bosberg, Nellekensberg

Hennie kluiper

Hennie Kuiper wins the Tour of Flanders in style.

Complete results:

  1. Hennie Kuiper (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) 6hr 32min 37sec.
  2. Frits Pirard (Boule d'Or-Sunair-Colnago) @ 1min 3sec
  3. Tour of Flanders, the Inside Story
  4. Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh) @ 1min 6sec
  5. Jacques Bossis (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) s.t.
  6. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (La Redoute) s.t.
  7. Roger de Vlaeminck (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) @ 1min 13sec
  8. Fons de Wolf (Vermeer Thijs-Mimo Salons-Gios) s.t.
  9. Sean Kelly (Splendor-Wickes) s.t.
  10. Stefan Mutter (Cilo-Aufina) s.t.
  11. Daniel Willems (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  12. Ferdi Van den Haute (La Redoute) @ 4min 0sec
  13. Willy Tierlinck (Boston-Mavic) s.t.
  14. Joseph Jacobs (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  15. Adrie Van der Poel (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) s.t.
  16. Herman van Springel (Safir-Ludo-Galli) s.t.
  17. Pierino Gavazzi (Magniflex-Olmo) s.t.
  18. Rudy Matthijs (Fangio-Sapeco-Mavic) s.t.
  19. Etienne de Wilde (Splendor-Wickes) s.t.
  20. Benny Schepmans (Safir-Ludo-Galli) s.t.
  21. Jan Bogaert (Vermeer Thijs-Mimo Salons-Gios) s.t.
  22. Ludo Delcroix (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  23. Etienne Van der Helst (Safir-Ludo-Galli) s.t.
  24. Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (Safir-Ludo-Galli) s.t.
  25. Rudy Colman (Splendor-Wickes) s.t.
  26. Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) s.t.
  27. Godi Schmutz (Cilo-Aufina) s.t.
  28. Patrick Perret (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) s.t.
  29. Hubert Linard (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) s.t.
  30. Jos Adri Schipper (HB Alarmsystemen) s.t.
  31. André Dierickx (Safir-Ludo-Galli) s.t.
  32. Guido Van Sweevelt (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  33. Francesco Moser (Famcucine-Campagnolo) s.t.
  34. Pol Verschuere (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  35. Marc Demeyer (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  36. Gregor Braun (Famcucine-Campagnolo) s.t.
  37. Giovanni Renosto (Magniflex-Olmo) s.t.
  38. Leo Van Thielen (Eurobouw-Rossin) s.t.
  39. Marcel Tinazzi (Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo) s.t.
  40. William Tackaert (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) s.t.
  41. Marc Renier (Masta-Peeters-BBS) s.t.
  42. Michel Demeyre (La Redoute) s.t.
  43. Willy De Geest (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) s.t.
  44. Daniel Muller (Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo) s.t.
  45. Ad Van Peer (HB Alarmsystemen) s.t.
  46. Marco Cattaneo (Famcucine-Campagnolo) s.t.