1981 Volta a Catalunya explained

1981 Volta a Catalunya
Date:3–10 September 1981
Stages:7 + Prologue
Distance:1254.5[1]
Unit:km
Time:34h 56' 11"
First:Faustino Rupérez
First Nat:ESP
First Natvar:1977
Second:Serge Demierre
Second Nat:SUI
Third:Marino Lejarreta
Third Nat:ESP
Third Natvar:1977
Mountains:Marino Lejarreta
Mountains Nat:ESP
Mountains Natvar:1977
Points:Johan van der Velde
Points Nat:NED
Sprints:Vicente Belda
Sprints Nat:ESP
Sprints Natvar:1977
Previous:1980
Next:1982

The 1981 Volta a Catalunya was the 61st edition of the Volta a Catalunya cycle race and was held from 3 September to 10 September 1981. The race started in Platja d'Aro and finished at Manresa.[2] The race was won by Faustino Rupérez of the Zor team.

General classification

Final general classification[3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1
2+ 3' 32"
3+ 12' 22"
4+ 12' 43"
5+ 15' 56"
6+ 16' 58"
7+ 18' 37"
8+ 18' 39"
9+ 20' 52"
10+ 21' 24"

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Catalonia (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 22 November 2017.
  2. Web site: 61ème Volta a Catalunya 1981. Memoire du cyclisme. https://web.archive.org/web/20040815082437/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_catalogne/catalunya1981.php. 15 August 2004.
  3. Web site: 1981 Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. First Cycling. 22 November 2017.