1981 Liège–Bastogne–Liège From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Cycling race 1981 Liège–Bastogne–LiègeRace detailsDates19 April 1981Stages1Distance244[1] km (151.6 mi)Winning time6h 56' 00"Results Winner Josef Fuchs (SUI) (Cilo–Aufina) Second Stefan Mutter (SUI) (Cilo–Aufina) Third – ← 1980 1982 → The 1981 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 67th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 16 April 1981. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Josef Fuchs of the Cilo–Aufina team. General classification[edit] Final general classification[2][3][4] Rank Rider Team Time DSQ Johan van der Velde (NED) TI–Raleigh–Creda 6h 56' 00"[nb 1] 1 Josef Fuchs (SUI) Cilo–Aufina 6h 56' 00" 2 Stefan Mutter (SUI) Cilo–Aufina + 50" 4 Ludo Peeters (BEL) TI–Raleigh–Creda + 50" 5 Guido Van Calster (BEL) Splendor–Wickes Bouwmarkt–Europ Decor + 2' 00" 6 Eddy Schepers (BEL) DAF Trucks–Côte d'Or + 2' 00" 7 Rudy Pevenage (BEL) Capri Sonne–Koga Miyata + 2' 54" 8 Bert Oosterbosch (NED) TI–Raleigh–Creda + 2' 54" 9 Gerrie Knetemann (NED) TI–Raleigh–Creda + 2' 54" 10 Frits Pirard (NED) Boule d'Or–Sunair + 2' 54" Notes[edit] ^ Van der Velde was disqualified following a positive dope test. Third place wasn't awarded.[2] References[edit] ^ "Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017. ^ a b "1981 Liège-Bastogne-Liège". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2017. ^ "67ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1981". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004. ^ "1981 Liège - Bastogne - Liège". First Cycling. Retrieved 23 November 2017. vteLiège–Bastogne–LiègeMen's races 1892 1893 1894 1895–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914–1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Women's races 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte Liège–Bastogne–Liège winners1880–1899 1892: Léon Houa (BEL) 1893: Léon Houa (BEL) 1894: Léon Houa (BEL) 1895: Race not held 1896: Race not held 1897: Race not held 1898: Race not held 1899: Race not held 1900–1919 1900: Race not held 1901: Race not held 1902: Race not held 1903: Race not held 1904: Race not held 1905: Race not held 1906: Race not held 1907: Race not held 1908: André Trousselier (FRA) 1909: Victor Fastre (BEL) 1910: Race not held 1911: Joseph Van Daele (BEL) 1912: Omer Verschoore (BEL) 1913: Maurits Moritz (BEL) 1914: not held due to World War I 1915: not held due to World War I 1916: not held due to World War I 1917: not held due to World War I 1918: not held due to World War I 1919: Léon Devos (BEL) 1920–1939 1920: Léon Scieur (BEL) 1921: Louis Mottiat (BEL) 1922: Louis Mottiat (BEL) 1923: René Vermandel (BEL) 1924: René Vermandel (BEL) 1925: Georges Ronsse (BEL) 1926: Dieudonné Smets (BEL) 1927: Maurice Raes (BEL) 1928: Ernest Mottard (BEL) 1929: Alfons Schepers (BEL) 1930: Hermann Buse (GER) 1931: Alfons Schepers (BEL) 1932: Marcel Houyoux (BEL) 1933: François Gardier (BEL) 1934: Theo Herckenrath (BEL) 1935: Alfons Schepers (BEL) 1936: Albert Beckaert (BEL) 1937: Éloi Meulenberg (BEL) 1938: Alfons Deloor (BEL) 1939: Albert Ritserveldt (BEL) 1940–1959 1940: not held due to World War II 1941: not held due to World War II 1942: not held due to World War II 1943: Richard Depoorter (BEL) 1944: not held due to World War II 1945: Jean Engels (BEL) 1946: Prosper Depredomme (BEL) 1947: Richard Depoorter (BEL) 1948: Maurice Mollin (BEL) 1949: Camille Danguillaume (FRA) 1950: Prosper Depredomme (BEL) 1951: Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) 1952: Ferdinand Kübler (SUI) 1953: Alois De Hertog (BEL) 1954: Marcel Ernzer (LUX) 1955: Stan Ockers (BEL) 1956: Fred De Bruyne (BEL) 1957: Frans Schoubben & Germain Derycke (BEL) 1958: Fred De Bruyne (BEL) 1959: Fred De Bruyne (BEL) 1960–1979 1960: Albertus Geldermans (NED) 1961: Rik Van Looy (BEL) 1962: Jef Planckaert (BEL) 1963: Frans Melckenbeeck (BEL) 1964: Willy Blocklandt (BEL) 1965: Carmine Preziosi (ITA) 1966: Jacques Anquetil (FRA) 1967: Walter Godefroot (BEL) 1968: Valere Van Sweevelt (BEL) 1969: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1970: Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) 1971: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1972: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1973: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1974: Georges Pintens (BEL) 1975: Eddy Merckx (BEL) 1976: Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 1977: Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1978: Joseph Bruyère (BEL) 1979: Dietrich Thurau (FRG) 1980–1999 1980: Bernard Hinault (FRA) 1981: Josef Fuchs (SUI) 1982: Silvano Contini (ITA) 1983: Steven Rooks (NED) 1984: Sean Kelly (IRL) 1985: Moreno Argentin (ITA) 1986: Moreno Argentin (ITA) 1987: Moreno Argentin (ITA) 1988: Adri van der Poel (NED) 1989: Sean Kelly (IRL) 1990: Eric Van Lancker (BEL) 1991: Moreno Argentin (ITA) 1992: Dirk De Wolf (BEL) 1993: Rolf Sørensen (DEN) 1994: Eugeni Berzin (RUS) 1995: Mauro Gianetti (SUI) 1996: Pascal Richard (SUI) 1997: Michele Bartoli (ITA) 1998: Michele Bartoli (ITA) 1999: Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) 2000–2019 2000: Paolo Bettini (ITA) 2001: Oscar Camenzind (SUI) 2002: Paolo Bettini (ITA) 2003: Tyler Hamilton (USA) 2004: Davide Rebellin (ITA) 2005: Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) 2006: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2007: Danilo Di Luca (ITA) 2008: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2009: Andy Schleck (LUX) 2010: Alexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) 2011: Philippe Gilbert (BEL) 2012: Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) 2013: Dan Martin (IRL) 2014: Simon Gerrans (AUS) 2015: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2016: Wout Poels (NED) 2017: Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2018: Bob Jungels (LUX) 2019: Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) 2020–2039 2020: Primož Roglič (SLO) 2021: Tadej Pogačar (SLO) 2022: Remco Evenepoel (BEL) 2023: Remco Evenepoel (BEL) 2024: Tadej Pogačar (SLO) 2025: Tadej Pogačar (SLO) vte1981 Super Prestige Pernod Paris–Nice Tirreno–Adriatico Milan–San Remo Amstel Gold Race Tour of Flanders Gent–Wevelgem Paris–Roubaix La Flèche Wallonne Liège–Bastogne–Liège Vuelta a España Rund um den Henninger Turm Züri-Metzgete Four Days of Dunkirk Tour de Romandie Giro d'Italia Bordeaux–Paris Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré Grand Prix du Midi Libre Tour de Suisse Tour de France World Championships Paris–Brussels Grand Prix des Nations Grand Prix d'Automne Giro di Lombardia This Liège–Bastogne–Liège race article is a stub. 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