The 1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 17th edition of the
Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
Tour of Leuven - Memorial Jef Scherens (until 2021 ''Grote Prijs Jef Scherens'') is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in September in Leuven, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race is ...
cycle race and was held on 20 September 1981. The race started and finished in
Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...
. The race was won by
Jan Raas
Jan Raas (born 8 November 1952) is a Dutch former professional cyclist whose 115 wins include the 1979 World Road Race Championship in Valkenburg, the Tour of Flanders in 1979 and 1983, Paris–Roubaix in 1982 and Milan–San Remo in 1977. He w ...
.
Rudy Pevenage from the
Capri-Sonne
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team secured second place, while Irish cycler
Sean Kelly, riding for
Splendor-Wickes Bouwmarkt, finished third.
The race is named after
Jef Scherens
Joseph "Jef" Scherens (17 February 1909 – 9 August 1986), better known as Poeske Scherens, was a Belgian professional track cyclist, specializing in sprint where he won seven World Championships.
Biography
Early life
Jef Scherens was ...
, a seven-time world sprint champion,
General classification
References
1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...
1981 in road cycling
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September 1981 sports events in Europe
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