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1981 Vuelta a España

Field	Value
name	1981 Vuelta a España
date	21 April – 10 May
stages	19
distance	3446
unit	km
time	98h 04' 49"
first	Giovanni Battaglin
first_nat	ITA
first_team
first_color	yellow
second	Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez
second_nat	ESP
second_team	Zor–Helios
third	Vicente Belda
third_nat	ESP
third_team
points	Francisco Javier Cedena
points_nat	ESP
points_team	Colchon C.R.
points_color	light blue
mountains	José Luis Laguía
mountains_nat	ESP
mountains_team
mountains_color	black
sprints	Hugues Grondin
sprints_nat	FRA
sprints_team	Manzaneque
sprints_color	red
team	Zor
previous	1980
next	1982

The 36th Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 21 April to 10 May 1981. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 3446 km, and was won by Giovanni Battaglin of the cycling team.

Regis Clere won the prologue of the race and kept the leader's jersey until the mountain time trial where on the very long climb to Sierra Nevada, Giovanni Battaglin won the stage and took over the leader's jersey. The only threat to Battaglin's lead was Pedro Muñoz. The entire Teka team withdrew from the race withdrawing potential favourites Marino Lejarreta and Alberto Fernández. Battaglin and his Inoxpran team withstood the challenge from the Spanish and brought Battaglin to his first grand tour victory. Three days later after Battaglin's triumph in Spain, he began the 1981 Giro d'Italia which he would win becoming the second rider after Eddy Merckx to win the Vuelta-Giro double.

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1981 Vuelta a España

Route

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	P	1
21 April	Santander to Santander	6.3 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	22px]]	Individual time trial	Régis Clère
22 April	Santander to Avilés	221 km			Guido Bontempi
23 April	Avilés to León	159 km			Alfredo Chinetti
24 April	León to Salamanca	195 km			Guido Bontempi
25 April	Salamanca to Cáceres	206 km			Celestino Prieto
26 April	Cáceres to Mérida	152 km			Heddie Nieuwdorp
27 April	Mérida to Seville	199 km			Jos Lammertink
28 April	Écija to Jaén	181 km			Juan Fernández
29 April	Jaén to Granada	100 km			José María Yurrebaso
Granada to Sierra Nevada	30.5 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	22px]]	Individual time trial	Giovanni Battaglin
30 April	Baza to Murcia	204 km			Imanol Murga
1 May	Murcia to Almussafes	223 km			Kim Andersen
2 May	Almussafes to Peñíscola	193 km			Jesús Suárez Cueva
3 May	Peñíscola to Esparreguera	217 km			Frédéric Vichot
4 May	Esparreguera to Rasos de Peguera	187 km			Vicente Belda
5 May	Gironella to Balaguer	197 km			{{ill	José Luis López Cerrón	fr}}
6 May	Balaguer to Alfajarín	146 km			Pedro Muñoz Machín
Zaragoza to Zaragoza	11.3 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	22px]]	Individual time trial	Régis Clère
7 May	Calatayud to Torrejón de Ardoz	209 km			Álvaro Pino
8 May	Torrejón de Ardoz to Segovia	150 km			Miguel María Lasa
9 May	Segovia to Los Ángeles de San Rafael	175 km			Ángel Arroyo
10 May	Madrid to Madrid	84 km			Francisco Javier Cedena
Total	3446 km

Final standings

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Giovanni Battaglin		98h 04' 49"
2	Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez	Zor–Helios	+ 2' 09"
3	Vicente Belda	Kelme–Gios	+ 2' 29"
4	Jørgen Marcussen		+ 3' 33"
5	Antonio Coll	Colchon C.R.	+ 4' 26"
6	Ángel Arroyo	Zor–Helios	+ 4' 30"
7	José Luis Laguía	Reynolds–Galli	+ 6' 05"
8	Faustino Rupérez	Zor–Helios	+ 7' 09"
9	Régis Clère	Miko–Mercier	+ 7' 23"
10	Miguel María Lasa	Zor–Helios	+ 10' 54"

Final general classification (11–25)
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Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Zor Helios	294h 09' 15"
2	Inoxpran	+ 17' 14"
3	Colchon CR	+ 43' 04"
4	Kelme	+ 1h 05' 01"
5	Miko Mercier	+ 1h 19' 31"
6	Reynolds	+ 1h 48' 41"
7	H.B.	+ 2h 06' 31"
8	Manzaneque	+ 2h 30' 41"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Francisco Javier Cedena	Colchon	211
2	Jesús Suárez Cueva	Kelme	137
3	Miguel María Lasa	Zor	134

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	José Luis Laguía	Reynolds	144
2	Vicente Belda	Kelme	98
3	{{ill	José Luis López Cerrón	fr}}	Zor	69
4	Giovanni Battaglin	Inoxpran	60
5	Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez	Zor	57

Sprints classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Hugues Grondin	Manzaneque	21
2	Miguel Acha	Reynolds	12
3	Jesús Suárez Cueva	Kelme	10

References

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References

"1981 General Information". La Vuelta.com.
"1982 General Information". La Vuelta.com.
"Battaglin flies among the nest of eagles". Bellati sport.com.
"1981 » 36th Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
"36ème Vuelta a España 1981". Memoire du cyclisme.
(11 May 1981). "ClasificacioManzanequenes oficiales". El Mundo Deportivo.

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