The 1981 Amstel Gold Race was the 16th edition of the annual

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Amstel Gold Race The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classics r ...

", held on Sunday April 2, 1981, in the Dutch province of

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. The race stretched 237 kilometres, with the start in

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and the finish in

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. There were a total of 160 competitors, and 60 cyclists finished the race.

Result

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Results
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