1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

The 1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 17th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens cycle race and was held on 20 September 1981. The race started and finished in Leuven.^[2] The race was won by Jan Raas.

1981 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

Race details
Dates	20 September 1981
Stages	1
Distance	214[1] km (133.0 mi)
Winning time	5h 10' 00"
Results
Winner  Jan Raas (NED)   Second  Rudy Pevenage (BEL)   Third  Sean Kelly (IRL)
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Rudy Pevenage from the Capri-Sonne team secured second place, while Irish cycler Sean Kelly, riding for Splendor-Wickes Bouwmarkt, finished third.^[3] The race is named after Jef Scherens, a seven-time world sprint champion,

General classification

Final general classification[1][4] Rank Rider Time 1  Jan Raas (NED) 5h 10' 00" 2  Rudy Pevenage (BEL) + 0" 3  Sean Kelly (IRL) + 0" 4  Patrick Versluys (BEL) + 0" 5  Ludo Delcroix (BEL) + 0" 6  Etienne Van Der Helst (BEL) + 0" 7  Eddy Verstraeten (BEL) + 0" 8  Luc Colijn (BEL) + 0" 9  Johan Louwet (BEL) + 0" 10  Eric Van De Wiele (BEL) + 0"