1981 Paris–Nice

1981 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	11–18 March 1981
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,109 km (689.1 mi)
Winning time	30h 17' 50"
Results
Winner Stephen Roche (IRL) (Peugeot–Esso–Michelin)   Second Adri van der Poel (NED) (DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or)   Third Alfons De Wolf (BEL) (Vermeer Thijs)

The 1981 Paris–Nice was the 39th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 1981. The race started in Meaux and finished at the Col d'Èze. The race was won by Stephen Roche of the Peugeot team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	11 March	Meaux	7.3 km (4.5 mi)		Individual time trial	Knut Knudsen (NOR)
1	12 March	Joigny to Château-Chinon	177 km (110 mi)			Silvano Contini (ITA)
2a	13 March	Château-Chinon to Bourbon-Lancy	101 km (63 mi)			Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
2b		Bourbon-Lancy	27 km (17 mi)		Team time trial	Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
3	14 March	Bourbon-Lancy to Saint-Étienne	217 km (135 mi)			Adri van der Poel (NED)
4	15 March	Bollène to Miramas	189 km (117 mi)			Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
5	16 March	Miramas to Le Castellet	175 km (109 mi)			Tommy Prim (SWE)
6	17 March	La Seyne-sur-Mer to Mandelieu-la-Napoule	175 km (109 mi)			Phil Anderson (AUS)
7a	18 March	Mandelieu to Nice	57.5 km (35.7 mi)			Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
7b		Col d'Èze	11 km (6.8 mi)		Individual time trial	Stephen Roche (IRL)

General classification

Final general classification Rank Rider Team Time 1 Stephen Roche (IRL) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin 30h 17' 50" 2 Adri van der Poel (NED) DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or + 1' 19" 3 Alfons De Wolf (BEL) Vermeer Thijs + 1' 55" 4 Pierre Bazzo (FRA) La Redoute–Motobécane + 3' 22" 5 Peter Zijerveld (NED) HB Alarmsystemen + 3' 24" 6 Serge Beucherie (FRA) Sem–France Loire–Campagnolo + 4' 19" 7 Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) Teka–Campagnolo + 4' 39" 8 Jacques Bossis (FRA) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin + 5' 11" 9 Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL) La Redoute–Motobécane + 8' 15" 10 Régis Clère (FRA) Miko–Mercier–Vivagel + 9' 44"

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 44. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "Los «ases» prefieren el sol" ["Aces" prefer the sun] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1981. p. 34.
• "Knudsen, primer lider de la Paris-Niza" [Knudsen, first leader of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1981. p. 22.
• "Contini, lider, despues de 140 kms. de fuga" [Contini, leader, after 140 kms On the run] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1981. p. 33.
• "Laurent, otro lider en la Paris-Niza" [Laurent, another leader in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1981. p. 30.
• "Roche, nuevo lider, y Alfonsel sexto de la general" [Roche, new leader, and Alfonsel sixth overall] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1981. p. 33.
• "Van der Poel, nuevo lider de la Paris-Niza" [Van der Poel, new leader of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1981. p. 43.
• "Roche recupero el liderato de la Paris-Niza" [Roche regained the lead of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 March 1981. p. 28.
• "La Paris-Niza para el nuevo valor Stephen Roche" [Paris-Nice for a new value Stephen Roche] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 March 1981. p. 25.