1981 Vuelta a España, Prologue to Stage 9

The 1981 Vuelta a España was the 36th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Santander, with a prologue individual time trial on 21 April, and Stage 9 occurred on 30 April with a stage to Murcia. The race finished in Madrid on 10 May.

Prologue
21 April 1981 — Santander to Santander, 6.3 km (ITT)

Stage 1
22 April 1981 — Santander to Avilés, 221 km

Stage 2
23 April 1981 — Avilés to León, 159 km

Stage 3
24 April 1981 — León to Salamanca, 195 km

Stage 4
25 April 1981 — Salamanca to Cáceres, 206 km

Stage 5
26 April 1981 — Cáceres to Mérida, 152 km

Stage 6
27 April 1981 — Mérida to Seville, 199 km

Stage 7
28 April 1981 — Écija to Jaén, 181 km

Stage 8a
29 April 1981 — Jaén to Granada, 100 km

Stage 8b
29 April 1981 — Granada to Sierra Nevada, 30.5 km (ITT)

Stage 9
30 April 1981 — Baza to Murcia, 204 km