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_location_map.png)  Prague | |
| Venue | Prague,Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Date | (1981-08-30)30 August 1981 |
| Coordinates | 50°05′N14°25′E / 50.083°N 14.417°E /50.083; 14.417 |
| Events | 4 |
The1981 UCI Road World Championships took place on 30 August 1981 inPrague,Czechoslovakia.[1][2]
In the same period, the1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were organized inBrno.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  East Germany (DDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
NB : List of teams by number of riders then alphabetically.
The maximum number of riders per team was 12, plus the titleholderBernard Hinault.
The number of riders at the start was 112 with 69 finishers (43 abandoned)
