1981 Tour of the Basque Country

The 1981 Tour of the Basque Country was the 21st edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 6 April to 10 April 1981. The race started in Lazkao and finished at Iturriotz [eu].[2] The race was won by Silvano Contini of the Bianchi team.

1981 Tour of the Basque Country
Race details
Dates6–10 April 1981
Stages5
Distance812.6[1] km (504.9 mi)
Winning time22h 07' 30"
Results
  Winner  Silvano Contini (ITA) (Bianchi–Piaggio)
  Second  Mario Beccia (ITA) (Santini–Selle Italia [ca])
  Third  Marino Lejarreta (ESP) (Teka–Campagnolo)
← 1980
1982 →

General classification edit

Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Silvano Contini (ITA) Bianchi–Piaggio 22h 07' 30"
2   Mario Beccia (ITA) Santini–Selle Italia [ca] + 33"
3   Marino Lejarreta (ESP) Teka–Campagnolo + 40"
4   José Luis Laguía (ESP) Reynolds + 1' 07"
5   Eulalio García (ESP) Teka–Campagnolo + 1' 14"
6   Pedro Muñoz (ESP) Zor–Helios–Novostil + 1' 16"
7   Ismael Lejarreta (ESP) Teka–Campagnolo + 1' 42"
8   Ángel Arroyo (ESP) Zor–Helios–Novostil + 1' 58"
9   Manuel Esparza (ESP) Teka–Campagnolo + 2' 19"
10   Claudio Bortolotto (ITA) Santini–Selle Italia [ca] + 8' 02"

References edit

  1. ^ "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. ^ a b "21ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1981". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 15 August 2004.
  3. ^ "1981 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 November 2017.