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Information about the Vuelta a España of 1981

This page has information about the Vuelta a España of 1981. I also have information about the previous Vuelta in 1980. I also have information about the next Vuelta in 1982.

Classification jerseys

General Classification:
Points Classification:
Mountains Classification:
Intermediate Sprints Classification:?
Best Spanish Rider:?

Classification winners

Classification	Winner	Age (year_day)
General classification	G. Battaglin	29₂₉₂
Points classification	F. Cedena	27₅₈
Mountains classification	J. Laguia	21₂₂₂
Intermediate sprints classification	H. Grondin	21₂₇₇
Best Spanish rider	P. Muñoz	22₁₈₅
Team classification	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios

Stage prizes

Date	Nr.	From	To	Distance (km)	Winner	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Most combative	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Bad luck	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Source
21 Apr 1981	P	Santander	Santander	6.3	R. Clère	24₂₄₉	FRA	N/A			N/A			1
22 Apr 1981	1	Santander	Aviles	221	G. Bontempi	21₁₀₀	ITA	N/A			F. Sala	22₃₃₈	ESP	1
23 Apr 1981	2	Aviles	León	159	A. Chinetti	31₂₈₆	ITA	?			?			1
24 Apr 1981	3	León	Salamanca	195	G. Bontempi	21₁₀₂	ITA	?			?			1
25 Apr 1981	4	Salamanca	Cáceres	206	C. Prieto	21₉₄	ESP	?			?			1
26 Apr 1981	5	Cáceres	Merida	152	H. Nieuwdorp	25₂₈	NED	?			?			1
27 Apr 1981	6	Merida	Sevilla	199	J. Lammertink	23₃₀	NED	?			?
28 Apr 1981	7	Écija	Jaen	181	J. Fernández	24₁₁₃	ESP	?			?			1
29 Apr 1981	8A	Jaen	Granada	100	J. Yurrebaso	25₂₀₀	ESP	?			?
29 Apr 1981	8B	Granada	Sierra Nevada	30.5	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₁	ITA	—			—			1
30 Apr 1981	9	Baza	Murcia	204	I. Murga	23₁₁₉	ESP	?			?			1
01 May 1981	10	Murcia	Almusafes	223	K. Andersen	23₈₀	DEN	H. Grondin	21₂₆₈	FRA	G. Oberson	26₂₁₇	SUI	1
02 May 1981	11	Almusafes	Peniscola	193	J. Suárez	26₅₃	ESP	?			?			1
03 May 1981	12	Peniscola	Esparraguera	217	F. Vichot	22₂	FRA	M. Gutiérrez	26₂₄₂	ESP	R. Zúñiga	23₂₂₈	ESP	1
04 May 1981	13	Esparraguera	Rasos de Peguera	187	V. Belda	26₂₃₄	ESP	?			?
05 May 1981	14	Gironella	Balaguer	197	J. López	24₃₂₄	ESP	?			?			1
06 May 1981	15A	Balaguer	Alfajarín	146	P. Muñoz	22₁₈₁	ESP	?			?
06 May 1981	15B	Zaragoza	Zaragoza	11.3	R. Clère	24₂₆₄	FRA	—			—			1
07 May 1981	16	Calatayud	Torrejón de Ardoz	209	Á. Pino	24₂₆₃	ESP	Á. Pino	24₂₆₃	ESP	J. Schipper	29₃₃₁	NED	1
08 May 1981	17	Torrejón de Ardoz	Segovia	150	M. Lasa	33₁₈₈	ESP	J. Cabrero	22₂₆₀	ESP	C. Hernández	22₁₃₂	ESP	1
09 May 1981	18	Segovia	Los Ángeles de San Rafael	175	Á. Arroyo	24₂₈₀	ESP	?			?			1
10 May 1981	19	Madrid	Madrid	84	F. Cedena	27₅₈	ESP	?			?			1 2

Classification leaders

Date	Nr.	General	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Points	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Mountain	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Intermediate sprints	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Best Spanish	Team	Source
21 Apr 1981	P	R. Clère	24₂₄₉	FRA	R. Clère	24₂₄₉	FRA	N/A			N/A			?	Inoxpran	1
22 Apr 1981	1	R. Clère	24₂₅₀	FRA	R. Clère	24₂₅₀	FRA	J. Laguia	21₂₀₄	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₀	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
23 Apr 1981	2	R. Clère	24₂₅₁	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₁	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₀₅	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₁	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
24 Apr 1981	3	R. Clère	24₂₅₂	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₂	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₀₆	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₂	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
25 Apr 1981	4	R. Clère	24₂₅₃	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₃	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₀₇	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₃	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
26 Apr 1981	5	R. Clère	24₂₅₄	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₄	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₀₈	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₄	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
27 Apr 1981	6	R. Clère	24₂₅₅	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₅	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₀₉	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₅	NED	?	Inoxpran
28 Apr 1981	7	R. Clère	24₂₅₆	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₆	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₀	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₆	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
29 Apr 1981	8A	R. Clère	24₂₅₇	FRA	F. Cedena	27₄₇	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₁	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₇	NED	?	Inoxpran
29 Apr 1981	8B	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₁	ITA	F. Cedena	27₄₇	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₁	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₇	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
30 Apr 1981	9	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₂	ITA	F. Cedena	27₄₈	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₂	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₈	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
01 May 1981	10	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₃	ITA	F. Cedena	27₄₉	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₃	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₅₉	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
02 May 1981	11	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₄	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₀	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₄	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₆₀	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
03 May 1981	12	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₅	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₁	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₅	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₆₁	NED	?	Inoxpran	1
04 May 1981	13	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₆	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₂	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₆	ESP	H. Vonk	21₂₆₂	NED	?	Inoxpran
05 May 1981	14	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₇	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₃	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₇	ESP	M. Acha	24₅₈	ESP	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	1
06 May 1981	15A	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₈	ITA	J. Fernández	24₁₂₁	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₈	ESP	H. Grondin	21₂₇₃	FRA	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios
06 May 1981	15B	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₈	ITA	J. Fernández	24₁₂₁	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₈	ESP	H. Grondin	21₂₇₃	FRA	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	1
07 May 1981	16	G. Battaglin	29₂₈₉	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₅	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₁₉	ESP	H. Grondin	21₂₇₄	FRA	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	1
08 May 1981	17	G. Battaglin	29₂₉₀	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₆	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₂₀	ESP	H. Grondin	21₂₇₅	FRA	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	1
09 May 1981	18	G. Battaglin	29₂₉₁	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₇	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₂₁	ESP	H. Grondin	21₂₇₆	FRA	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	1
10 May 1981	19	G. Battaglin	29₂₉₂	ITA	F. Cedena	27₅₈	ESP	J. Laguia	21₂₂₂	ESP	H. Grondin	21₂₇₇	FRA	?	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	1 2

Graphs

Distance of final winner in general classification

Average speed winner of stage (km/h)

Participants

Participants Vuelta a España 1981
Number	Name			Nat	Team	Final
1	Faustino Rupérez (24₃₃₇)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	8
2	Miguel María Lasa (33₂₄₂)		D	ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	10
3	Ángel Arroyo (24₃₃₃)		D	ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	6
4	Eduardo Chozas (20₃₆₁)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	11
5	José Luis López (25₁₅)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	23
6	Pedro Muñoz (22₂₃₇)		D	ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	2
7	Guillermo De La Peña (22₁₂₇)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	20
8	José Antonio Cabrero (22₃₁₄)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	13
9	Ángel Camarillo (22₁₁₂)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	29
10	Isidro Juárez (25₁₈₀)			ESP	Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	AB5
11	Enrique Martínez (28₁₅₅)			ESP	Colchon-CR	17
12	Francisco Javier Cedena (27₁₁₀)			ESP	Colchon-CR	19
13	Álvaro Pino (24₃₁₈)			ESP	Colchon-CR	22
14	José Nazábal (30₀)		D	ESP	Colchon-CR	43
15	Vivencio Rubio (23₂₂₉)			ESP	Colchon-CR	AB5
16	Ignacio Juan Fandos (23₂₁₀)			ESP	Colchon-CR	42
17	Juan Pujol (29₃₃)			ESP	Colchon-CR	18
18	Antonio Coll (22₈₆)			ESP	Colchon-CR	5
19	Francisco Sala (23₄₃)			ESP	Colchon-CR	AB1
20	Erich Jagsch (25₃₀₄)			AUT	Colchon-CR	AB14
21	Giovanni Battaglin (29₃₄₄)		D	ITA	Inoxpran	1
22	Jørgen Marcussen (31₄₇)			DEN	Inoxpran	4
23	Per Bausager (24₂₉₈)			DEN	Inoxpran	36
24	Luciano Loro (26₂₃₆)			ITA	Inoxpran	12
25	Amilcare Sgalbazzi (26₂₀)			ITA	Inoxpran	24
26	Giancarlo Perini (21₂₁₁)			ITA	Inoxpran	45
27	Luigino Moro (24₂₂₈)			ITA	Inoxpran	AB15A
28	Alfonso Dal Pian (23₃₂₀)			ITA	Inoxpran	14
29	Alfredo Chinetti (31₃₅₅)			ITA	Inoxpran	27
30	Guido Bontempi (21₁₇₀)		D	ITA	Inoxpran	AB14
31	Juan Fernández (24₁₇₇)			ESP	Kelme	AB18
32	Vicente Belda (26₂₉₂)		D	ESP	Kelme	3
33	Jésus Suárez (26₁₁₃)			ESP	Kelme	32
34	Francisco Ramon Albelda (25₂₆₃)		D	ESP	Kelme	AB18
35	Rafael Ladrón (28₂₇₁)			ESP	Kelme	AB16
36	Jesús Guzmán (24₃₂)			ESP	Kelme	31
37	Imanol Murga (23₁₈₁)			ESP	Kelme	AB18
38	Jordi (Jorge) Fortia (25₂₈₈)			ESP	Kelme	46
39	Gines García (22₂₀)			ESP	Kelme	51
40	Celestino Prieto (21₁₆₁)			ESP	Kelme	26
41	Alberto Fernández (26₁₆₇)	†	D	ESP	Teka	NP
42	Bernardo Alfonsel (27₁₂₇)			ESP	Teka	NP
43	José-Luis Viejo (31₂₄₁)	†	D	ESP	Teka	NP
44	Manuel Esparza (29₂₁₀)			ESP	Teka	NP
45	Eulalio García (30₅₁)			ESP	Teka	NP
46	Ismael Lejarreta (28₂₀)			ESP	Teka	NP
47	Marino Lejarreta (24₄₈)			ESP	Teka	NP
48	Federico Etxabe (20₃₄₆)		D	ESP	Teka	NP
49	Paulinho Martínez (28₃₀₄)		D	ESP	Teka	NP
50	Faustino Cueli (24₁₇₈)			ESP	Teka	NP
51	Jos Lammertink (23₉₅)	†		NED	HB Alarmsystemen	AB9
52	Jos 'Adri' Schipper (30₂₁)			NED	HB Alarmsystemen	37
53	Peter Zijerveld (26₁₀₇)			NED	HB Alarmsystemen	15
54	Heddie Nieuwdorp (25₉₄)			NED	HB Alarmsystemen	47
55	Adriaan van Peer (25₃₀₄)			NED	HB Alarmsystemen	AB5
56	Johan van der Meer (26₂₂₇)			NED	HB Alarmsystemen	AB14
57	Dag Selander (25₂₂₂)			NOR	HB Alarmsystemen	AB5
58	Wies van Dongen (23₂₆₆)	†		NED	HB Alarmsystemen	AB17
59	Hans Vonk (21₃₂₀)			NED	HB Alarmsystemen	AB14
60	Jacques van Meer (23₄₄)		D	NED	HB Alarmsystemen	28
61	Miguel Acha (24₁₁₅)			ESP	Reynolds	54
62	Anastasio Greciano (29₁₇₆)			ESP	Reynolds	25
63	Carlos Hernández (22₁₈₆)		D	ESP	Reynolds	AB18
64	Jesús Hernández (21₂₆₃)	†		ESP	Reynolds	49
65	José Luis Laguia (21₂₇₄)		D	ESP	Reynolds	7
66	Vicente Iza (23₁₃₅)			ESP	Reynolds	AB5
67	Francisco Javier López (25₆₅)			ESP	Reynolds	44
68	Luis Vicente (22₄₉)			ESP	Reynolds	AB18
69	Ricardo Zúñiga (23₂₈₇)			ESP	Reynolds	39
70	Juan Jose Quintanilla (22₂₀₃)			ESP	Reynolds	AB10
71	Régis Clère (24₃₂₀)	†		FRA	Miko-Mercier	9
72	René Bittinger (26₂₆₅)			FRA	Miko-Mercier	38
73	Didier Lebaud (26₂₁₁)			FRA	Miko-Mercier	34
74	Patrice Thevenard (26₂₄₉)			FRA	Miko-Mercier	33
75	Pierre-Henri Menthéour (21₅₂)	†	D	FRA	Miko-Mercier	53
76	Frédéric Vichot (22₆₁)			FRA	Miko-Mercier	21
77	Kim Andersen (23₁₄₁)		D	DEN	Miko-Mercier	30
78	Marc Revoul (23₃₁₁)			FRA	Miko-Mercier	40
79	Gérald Oberson (26₂₇₈)			SUI	Miko-Mercier	AB14
80	Pierre Le Bigaut (21₂₈₇)		D	FRA	Miko-Mercier	ABP
81	Hugues Grondin (21₃₂₉)		D	FRA	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	48
82	Félix Pérez (26₉₈)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	41
83	Miguel Gutiérrez (26₃₀₁)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	35
84	Fabian García (25₂₄₄)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	AB14
85	José Teixeira (23₃₆₀)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	55
86	Juan Luis Juárez (23₃₀₂)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	52
87	José Maria Yurrebaso (25₂₆₃)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	AB14
88	Mursio Ribas (20₇₈)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	AB5
89	Ángel De Las Heras (23₃₄₇)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	16
90	Antonio Cabello (25₆₄)			ESP	Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	50

Results per team

The "StProb" column indicates the probability that an equally sized team would win the same number of stages, assuming each participating rider had an equal chance of winning a stage. A probability of 0.50 indicates that the team won exactly as expected, a probability close to 0 indicates that the team won fewer stages than expected, and a probability close to 1 indicates that the team won more stages than expected.

The "GCProb" and "Lexico" columns indicate how well the team performed in the overall ranking. For both, a higher number is better; GCProb ranges from minus infinity to plus infinity, with an average of 0; Lexico ranges from 0 to 1, with an average of 0.5.

Team	Riders	Stages won	StProb	GCProb	Lexico
Kelme	10	5	0.91	-0.81	0.51
Miko-Mercier	10	4	0.79	0.16	0.36
Inoxpran	10	4	0.79	1.54	0.86
Gemeaz-Zor-Helios	10	4	0.79	3.13	0.88
HB Alarmsystemen	10	2	0.34	-1.89	0.11
Colchon-CR	10	2	0.34	0.51	0.48
Hueso-Manzaneque-Pena	10	1	0.14	-1.40	0.14
Reynolds	10	0	0.03	-1.24	0.34

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