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| Dates | 11–18 March 1981 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,109 km (689.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30h 17' 50" | ||||||||||||
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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 | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 11 March | Meaux | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Knut Knudsen (NOR)
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| 1 | 12 March | Joigny to Château-Chinon | 177 km (110 mi) |  Silvano Contini (ITA)
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| 2a | 13 March | Château-Chinon to Bourbon-Lancy | 101 km (63 mi) |  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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| 2b | Bourbon-Lancy | 27 km (17 mi) | 
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Team time trial | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | |
| 3 | 14 March | Bourbon-Lancy to Saint-Étienne | 217 km (135 mi) |  Adri van der Poel (NED)
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| 4 | 15 March | Bollène to Miramas | 189 km (117 mi) | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL)
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| 5 | 16 March | Miramas to Le Castellet | 175 km (109 mi) |  Tommy Prim (SWE)
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| 6 | 17 March | La Seyne-sur-Mer to Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 175 km (109 mi) |  Phil Anderson (AUS)
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| 7a | 18 March | Mandelieu to Nice | 57.5 km (35.7 mi) | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (BEL)
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| 7b | Col d'Èze | 11 km (6.8 mi) |
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Individual time trial |  Stephen Roche (IRL)
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General classification
Final general classification
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References
- "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "39ème Paris-Nice 1981". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
- "1981 Paris - Nice". First Cycling. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
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.
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