1981 Gent–Wevelgem

1981 Gent–Wevelgem

Race details
Dates	8 April 1981
Stages	1
Distance	254.4[1] km (158.1 mi)
Winning time	5h 47' 00"
Results
Winner  Jan Raas (NED) (TI–Raleigh–Creda)   Second  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or)   Third  Alfons De Wolf (BEL) (Vermeer Thijs)

The 1981 Gent–Wevelgem was the 43rd edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 8 April 1981. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Jan Raas of the TI–Raleigh team.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Jan Raas (NED) TI–Raleigh–Creda 5h 47' 00" 2  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or + 0" 3  Alfons De Wolf (BEL) Vermeer Thijs + 0" 4  Gregor Braun (FRG) Famcucine–Campagnolo [ca] + 0" 5  Marc Demeyer (BEL) Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 0" 6  Adri van der Poel (NED) DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or + 0" 7  Ludo Peeters (BEL) TI–Raleigh–Creda + 0" 8  Eddy Vanhaerens (BEL) Boule d'Or–Sunair + 12" 9  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) Gis Gelati–Campagnolo + 12" 10  Jos Jacobs (BEL) Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 12"

References

1. "Gent - Wevelgem (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
2. "1981 Gent - Wevelgem, Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. "43ème Gand-Wevelgem 1981". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 29 August 2004.
4. "1981 Gent - Wevelgem in Flanders Fields". First Cycling. Retrieved 28 November 2017.