The 65th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 5 April 1981. Dutch rider Hennie Kuiper claimed a solo victory ahead of his fellow Dutchmen Frits Pirard and Jan Raas.Vanwalleghem, Rik (1991), De Ronde van Vlaanderen, Pinguin, Belgium, , p 182 45 of 184 riders finished.
Route The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 267 km. There were 11 categorized climbs: Oude Kwaremont Koppenberg Taaienberg Eikenberg Volkegemberg Varent Steenberg Pijpketel Muur van Geraardsbergen Bosberg Nellekensberg
Results
References
External links Video of the 1981 Tour of Flanders on Sporza (in Dutch)