1981 Amstel Gold Race
16th Edition: Thursday, April 2, 1981
Complete Amstel Gold Race podium history | 1982 edition | 1980 edition
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Heerlen - Meerssen, Netherlands
237 km, 39.74 km/hr
160 starters, 60 classified finishers
Bernard Hinault
Complete results:
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Renault-Elf-Gitane) | 5hr 57min 49sec |
| 2 | Roger De Vlaeminck (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) | @ s.t. |
| 3 | Fons De Wolf (Vermeer Thijs-Mimo Salons-Gios) | s.t. |
| 4 | Rudy Pevenage (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 5 | Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh-Creda) | s.t. |
| 6 | Sean Kelly (Splendor-Wickes) | s.t. |
| 7 | Phil Anderson (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 8 | Theo De Rooy (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 9 | Stefan Mutter (Cilo-Aufina) | s.t. |
| 10 | Roger De Cnijf (Boston-Mavic) | s.t. |
| 11 | Mario Van Vlimmeren (HB Alarmsystemen) | s.t. |
| 12 | Adrie Van Der Poel (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 13 | Eric Van De Wiele (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 14 | Jean-François Pescheux (La Redoute-Motobecane) | s.t. |
| 15 | Benny Schepmans (Safir-Galli-Ludo) | s.t. |
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| 16 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (La Redoute-Motobecane) | s.t. |
| 17 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (Safir-Galli-Ludo) | s.t. |
| 18 | Philip Vandeginste (Eurobouw-Rossin) | s.t. |
| 19 | Hubert Linard (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 20 | Patrick Bonnet (Renault-Elf-Gitane) | s.t. |
| 21 | Jacques Bossis (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 22 | Maurice Le Guilloux (Renault-Elf-Gitane) | s.t. |
| 23 | Theo De Rooy (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 24 | Jan Nevens (Boston-Mavic) | s.t. |
| 25 | Derek Hunt (Boston-Mavic) | s.t. |
| 26 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 27 | Willy Vigouroux (Safir-Galli-Ludo) | s.t. |
| 28 | Uwe Bolten (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 29 | Pascal Simon (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 30 | Ludwig Wijnants (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
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| 31 | Adrie Van Houwelingen (Vermeer Thijs-Mimo Salons-Gios) | s.t. |
| 32 | Daniel Willems (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 33 | Ad Van Peer (HB Alarmsystemen) | s.t. |
| 34 | Ludo Peeters (TI-Raleigh-Creda) | s.t. |
| 35 | Claude Criquielion (Splendor-Wickes) | s.t. |
| 36 | Serge Demierre (Cilo-Aufina) | s.t. |
| 37 | Marino Amadori (Magniflex-Olmo) | s.t. |
| 38 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (La Redoute-Motobecane) | s.t. |
| 39 | Adri Jos Schipper (HB Alarmsystemen) | s.t. |
| 40 | Daniel Gisiger (Cilo-Aufina) | s.t. |
| 41 | Ronny Claes (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 42 | Ronny Van Holen (Safir-Galli-Ludo) | s.t. |
| 43 | Jostein Wilmann (Capri Sonne-Koga Miyata) | s.t. |
| 44 | Gerrie Knetemann (TI-Raleigh-Creda) | s.t. |
| 45 | Willy Maessen (Rauler-Sakae-Rino) | s.t. |
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| 46 | Pierre Bazzo (La Redoute-Motobecane) | s.t. |
| 47 | Bernard Vallet (La Redoute-Motobecane) | s.t. |
| 48 | Beat Breu (Cilo-Aufina) | s.t. |
| 49 | Henk Lubberding (TI-Raleigh-Creda) | s.t. |
| 50 | Hennie Kuiper (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 51 | Luc Colyn (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 52 | Johan De Muynck (Splendor-Wickes) | s.t. |
| 53 | Graham Jones (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 54 | Johnny Broers (Splendor-Wickes) | s.t. |
| 55 | Josef Fuchs (Cilo-Aufina) | s.t. |
| 56 | Peter Zijerveld (HB Alarmsystemen) | s.t. |
| 57 | Michel Laurent (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 58 | Daniel Plummer (Splendor-Wickes) | s.t. |
| 59 | René Martens (DAF Trucks-Cote d'Or-Gazelle) | s.t. |
| 60 | Guido Van Calster (Splendor-Wickes) | s.t. |