For the 1981 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 80 riders; 55 finished the race.
By rider Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta Pos. Position in the general classification Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. Time 1 Faustino Rupérez 8 + 7' 09" 2 Miguel María Lasa 10 + 10' 54" 3 Ángel Arroyo 6 + 4' 30" 4 Eduardo Chozas 11 + 12' 48" 5 23 + 36' 30" 6 Pedro Muñoz Machín Rodríguez 2 + 2' 09" 7 Guillermo De La Peña 20 + 30' 36" 8 13 + 16' 17" 9 Ángel Camarillo 29 + 54' 13" 10 Isidro Juárez del Moral DNF — 11 Enrique Martínez Heredia 17 + 26' 16" 12 Francisco Javier Cedena 19 + 29' 46" 13 Álvaro Pino 22 + 33' 24" 14 José Nazabal 43 + 1h 34' 03" 15 Vivencio Rubio DNF — 16 Ignacio Juan Fandos Araguete 42 + 1h 33' 21" 17 Juan Pujol Pagés 18 + 27' 36" 18 Antonio Coll 5 + 4' 26" 19 Francisco Sala Oliveras DNF — 20 Erich Jagsch DNF — 21 Giovanni Battaglin 1 98h 04' 49" 22 Jørgen Marcussen 4 + 3' 33" 23 Per Bausager 36 + 1h 21' 03" 24 Luciano Loro 12 + 13' 49" 25 Amilcare Sgalbazzi 24 + 37' 49" 26 Giancarlo Perini 45 + 1h 40' 56" 27 Luigino Moro DNF — 28 Alfonso Dal Pian 14 + 17' 17" 29 Alfredo Chinetti 27 + 50' 00" 30 Guido Bontempi DNF — 31 Juan Fernández Martín DNF — 32 Vicente Belda 3 + 2' 29" 33 Jesús Suárez Cueva 32 + 1h 07' 35" 34 Francisco Albelda DNF — 35 Rafael Ladrón DNF — 36 Jesús Guzmán Delgado 31 + 1h 01' 56" 37 Manuel Murga Saez De Ormijana DNF — 38 Jordi Fortià 46 + 1h 42' 54" 39 Gines García Pallares 51 + 2h 05' 19" 40 Celestino Prieto 26 + 47' 17" 41 Alberto Fernández DNS — 42 Bernardo Alfonsel DNS — 43 José Viejo DNS — 44 Manuel Esparza DNS — 45 Eulalio García DNS — 46 Ismael Lejarreta DNS — 47 Marino Lejarreta DNS — 48 Federico Echave DNS — 49 Paulino Martínez DNS — 50 Faustino Cuelli DNS — 51 Jos Lammertink DNF — 52 Jos Schipper 37 + 1h 25' 54" 53 Peter Zijerveld 15 + 19' 55" 54 Heddie Nieuwdorp 47 + 1h 50' 11" 55 Ad van Peer DNF — 56 DNF — 57 DNF — 58 Wies van Dongen DNF — 59 Hans Vonk DNF — 60 Jacques van Meer 28 + 50' 36" 61 54 + 2h 32' 48" 62 Anastasio Greciano 25 + 44' 44" 63 Carlos Hernández Bailo DNF — 64 Jesús Hernández Úbeda 49 + 2h 02' 22" 65 José Luis Laguía 7 + 6' 05" 66 DNF — 67 44 + 1h 35' 11" 68 Luis Vicente Otin DNF — 69 Ricardo Zúñiga 39 + 1h 29' 15" 70 DNF — 71 Régis Clère Miko-Mercier 9 + 7' 23" 72 René Bittinger Miko-Mercier 38 + 1h 28' 42" 73 Didier Lebaud Miko-Mercier 34 + 1h 11' 44" 74 Patrice Thévenard Miko-Mercier 33 + 1h 09' 40" 75 Pierre-Henri Menthéour Miko-Mercier 53 + 2h 17' 58" 76 Frédéric Vichot Miko-Mercier 21 + 31' 54" 77 Kim Andersen Miko-Mercier 30 + 1h 00' 18" 78 Marc Revoul Miko-Mercier 40 + 1h 29' 34" 79 Gérald Oberson Miko-Mercier DNF — 80 Pierre Le Bigaut Miko-Mercier DNF — 81 Manzaneque 48 + 2h 02' 07" 82 Félix Pérez Moreno Manzaneque 41 + 1h 31' 33" 83 Miguel Gutiérrez Mayor Manzaneque 35 + 1h 16' 26" 84 Fabian García Rodríguez Manzaneque DNF — 85 José Teixeira Rodríguez Manzaneque 55 + 3h 01' 10" 86 Juan Luis Juárez Muñoz Manzaneque 52 + 2h 16' 00" 87 José María Yurrebaso Manzaneque DNF — 88 Mucio Rivas Manzaneque DNF — 89 Ángel de las Heras Manzaneque 16 + 22' 32" 90 Antonio Cabello Muñoz Manzaneque 50 + 2h 03' 48"
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