| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22 April – 11 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 1 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,225 km (2,004 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 88h 23' 21"" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 1979 1981 → |
| Winner | Faustino Rupérez (ESP) | (Zor - Vereco) | |
| Second | Pedro Torres (ESP) | (Kelme) | |
| Third | Claude Criquielion (BEL) | (Splendor) | |
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| Points | Sean Kelly (IRL) | (Splendor) | |
| Mountains | Juan Fernández (ESP) | (Zor - Vereco) | |
| Sprints | Sean Kelly (IRL) | (Splendor) | |
| Team | Splendor |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 22 April | La Manga – La Manga | 10 km (6 mi) | Individual time trial | Roberto Visentini (ITA) | |
| 1 | 23 April | La Manga – Benidorm | 155 km (96 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) | ||
| 2 | 24 April | Benidorm – Cullera | 170 km (106 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) | ||
| 3 | 25 April | Cullera – Vinaròs | 207 km (129 mi) | Giuseppe Martinelli (ITA) | ||
| 4 | 26 April | Vinaròs – Sant Quirze del Vallès | 214 km (133 mi) | Klaus-Peter Thaler (FRG) | ||
| 5 | 27 April | Sant Quirze del Vallès – La Seu d'Urgell | 200 km (124 mi) | Faustino Rupérez (ESP) | ||
| 6 | 28 April | La Seu d'Urgell – Viella | 131 km (81 mi) | Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP) | ||
| 7 | 29 April | Viella – Jaca | 216 km (134 mi) | Faustino Rupérez (ESP) | ||
| 8 | 30 April | Monastery of Leyre – Logroño | 160 km (99 mi) | Eulalio García (ESP) | ||
| 9 | 1 May | Logroño – Burgos | 138 km (86 mi) | Jos Lammertink (NED) | ||
| 10 | 2 May | Burgos – Santander | 178 km (111 mi) | Paul Jesson (NZL) | ||
| 11 | 3 May | Santander – Gijón | 219 km (136 mi) | Jesús López Carril [fr] (ESP) | ||
| 12 | 4 May | Santiago de Compostela – Pontevedra | 133 km (83 mi) | Etienne De Wilde (BEL) | ||
| 13 | 5 May | Pontevedra – Vigo | 195 km (121 mi) | Rolf Haller (FRG) | ||
| 14 | 6 May | Vigo – Ourense | 156 km (97 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) | ||
| 15 | 7 May | Ourense – Ponferrada | 164 km (102 mi) | Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) | ||
| 16a | 8 May | Ponferrada – León | 131 km (81 mi) | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) | ||
| 16b | 8 May | León – León | 22.8 km (14 mi) | Individual time trial | Roberto Visentini (ITA) | |
| 17 | 9 May | León – Valladolid | 138 km (86 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) | ||
| 18 | 10 May | Valladolid – Los Ángeles de San Rafael [es] | 197 km (122 mi) | Manuel Esparza (ESP) | ||
| 19 | 11 May | Madrid – Madrid | 84 km (52 mi) | Sean Kelly (IRL) | ||
| Total | 3,225 km (2,004 mi) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Faustino Rupérez | Zor-Vereco | 88h 23' 21"" |
| 2 | Pedro Torres | Kelme-Gios | + 2' 15"" |
| 3 | Claude Criquielion | Splendor-Admiral | + 3' 00"" |
| 4 | Sean Kelly | Splendor-Admiral | + 3' 31"" |
| 5 | Marino Lejarreta | Teka | + 4' 32"" |
| 6 | Guido Van Calster | Splendor-Admiral | + 4' 44"" |
| 7 | Johan De Muynck | Splendor-Admiral | + 4' 58"" |
| 8 | Francisco Galdós | Kelme-Gios | + 5' 00"" |
| 9 | Miguel María Lasa | Zor-Vereco | + 5' 25"" |
| 10 | Vicente Belda | Kelme-Gios | + 6' 41"" |
| 11 | Manuel Esparza Sanz | Teka | |
| 12 | Faustino Fernandez | Henninger-Aquila Rossa | |
| 13 | Jos Borguet | Splendor-Admiral | |
| 14 | Bernard Thévenet | Teka | |
| 15 | Roberto Visentini | San Giacomo-Benotto | |
| 16 | Juan Fernández Martín | Zor-Vereco | |
| 17 | Ángel Arroyo | Zor-Vereco | |
| 18 | Pedro Vilardebo | Flavia-Gios | |
| 19 | Francisco Codony | Manzaneque-Alan | |
| 20 | Antonio Gonzalez | Colchon C.R. | |
| 21 | José-Luis Laguia | Reynolds-Benotto | |
| 22 | José Enrique Cima | Henninger-Aquila Rossa | |
| 23 | Ricardo Zuniga Xarrasco | Manzaneque-Alan | |
| 24 | Juan Pujol Pages | Kelme-Gios | |
| 25 | Peter Zijerveld | HB Alarmsystemen |
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General classification(la roja) |
Points classification(jersey verde) |
Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules) |
Young rider classification(jersey blanco) |
Team classification(clasificación por equipos) |
Combativity award |