The men's road race at the 1981 UCI Road World Championships was the 48th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 30 August 1981 in

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. The race was won by Freddy Maertens of

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Final classification

References

Men's Road Race UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race 1981 Super Prestige Pernod {{UCIMen-race-stub