Stages
The 1981 Tour de France started on 25 June, and had two rest days, in Nantes and Morzine.
| Stage | Date | Route | Terrain | Length | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 25 June | Nice | Individual time trial | 6 km (3.7 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1A | 26 June | Nice | Hilly stage | 97 km (60 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
| 1B | Nice | Team time trial | 40 km (25 mi) | Raleigh | |
| 2 | 27 June | Nice – Martigues | Plain stage | 254 km (158 mi) | Johan van der Velde (NED) |
| 3 | 28 June | Martigues – Narbonne | Plain stage | 232 km (144 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
| 4 | 29 June | Narbonne – Carcassonne | Team time trial | 77 km (48 mi) | Raleigh |
| 5 | 30 June | Saint-Gaudens – Saint-Lary-Soulan | Stage with mountain(s) | 117 km (73 mi) | Lucien Van Impe (BEL) |
| 6 | 1 July | Nay – Pau | Individual time trial | 27 km (17 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 7 | 2 July | Pau – Bordeaux | Plain stage | 227 km (141 mi) | Urs Freuler (SUI) |
| 8 | 3 July | Rochefort – Nantes | Plain stage | 182 km (113 mi) | Ad Wijnands (NED) |
| 9 | 5 July | Nantes – Le Mans | Plain stage | 197 km (122 mi) | René Martens (BEL) |
| 10 | 6 July | Le Mans – Aulnay-sous-Bois | Plain stage | 264 km (164 mi) | Ad Wijnands (NED) |
| 11 | 7 July | Compiègne – Roubaix | Plain stage | 246 km (153 mi) | Daniel Willems (BEL) |
| 12A | 8 July | Roubaix – Brussels | Plain stage | 107 km (66 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
| 12B | Brussels – Zolder | Plain stage | 138 km (86 mi) | Eddy Planckaert (BEL) | |
| 13 | 9 July | Beringen – Hasselt | Plain stage | 157 km (98 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
| 14 | 10 July | Mulhouse | Individual time trial | 38 km (24 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 15 | 11 July | Besançon – Thonon-les-Bains | Hilly stage | 231 km (144 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRE) |
| 16 | 12 July | Thonon-les-Bains – Morzine | Stage with mountain(s) | 200 km (120 mi) | Robert Alban (FRA) |
| 17 | 14 July | Morzine – Alpe d'Huez | Stage with mountain(s) | 230 km (140 mi) | Peter Winnen (NED) |
| 18 | 15 July | Le Bourg-d'Oisans – Le Pleynet | Stage with mountain(s) | 134 km (83 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 19 | 16 July | Veurey – Saint-Priest | Plain stage | 118 km (73 mi) | Daniel Willems (BEL) |
| 20 | 17 July | Saint-Priest | Individual time trial | 46 km (29 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 21 | 18 July | Auxerre – Fontenay-sous-Bois | Plain stage | 207 km (129 mi) | Johan van der Velde (NED) |
| 22 | 19 July | Fontenay-sous-Bois – Paris (Champs-Élysées) | Plain stage | 187 km (116 mi) | Freddy Maertens (BEL) |
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