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"Un'avventura di 3873 km" [An Adventure of 3873 km] (PDF). Stampa Sera (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. 13 May 1981. p. 28. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
Gian Paolo Ormezzano (13 May 1981). "Trieste offre al Giro la prima maglia rosa" [Trieste offers the Tour's first pink jersey] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. p. 23. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
Gian Paolo Ormezzano (8 June 1981). "Giro: i protagonisti divisi da tre secondi" [Tour: the protagonists divided by three seconds] (PDF). La Stampa (in Italian). Editrice La Stampa. p. 12. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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Bill and Carol McGann. "1981 Giro d'Italia". Bike Race Info. Dog Ear Publishing. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
Gino Sala (22 February 1981). "Una corsa dal finale tremendo" [A ride from the tremendous final] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. p. 15. Archived from the original(PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
"Presentado El Giro – 81" [Presenting the Tour – 81] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. EFE. 22 February 1981. p. 33. Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
"Le tappe e le montagne" [The stages and the mountains] (PDF). l'Unità (in Italian). PCI. 22 February 1981. p. 15. Archived from the original(PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
Javier (13 May 1981). "Un <<Giro>> Que <<Fila Prim>>" [A <<Tour>> That <<Fila Prim>>] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo S.A. p. 24. Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2012.