Debutants
Moreno Argentin is the youngest debutant in Giro d'Italia in 1981. There are 45 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARGENTIN Moreno | Sammontana | 20y + 147d |
| 2 | GRADI Raniero | Sammontana | 20y + 194d |
| 3 | RENOSTO Giovanni | Magniflex - Olmo | 20y + 241d |
| 4 | ZAPPI Flavio | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 20y + 258d |
| 5 | CHOZAS Eduardo | Zor - Helios - Novostil | 20y + 312d |
| 6 | BONTEMPI Guido | Inoxpran | 21y + 121d |
| 7 | PATELLARO Benedetto | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 21y + 124d |
| 8 | GONZALEZ Jose Maria | Zor - Helios - Novostil | 21y + 185d |
| 9 | FARACA Giuseppe | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 21y + 259d |
| 10 | LANZONI Giuseppe | Magniflex - Olmo | 21y + 261d |
| 11 | PIOVANI Maurizio | Gis Gelati - Campagnolo | 21y + 300d |
| 12 | BOMBINI Emanuele | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 21y + 315d |
| 13 | VAN HOOF Eddy | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 22y + 0d |
| 14 | WAMPERS Jean-Marie | Santini - Selle Italia | 22y + 36d |
| 15 | BINCOLETTO Pierangelo | Sammontana | 22y + 60d |
| 16 | VAN HOLEN Ronny | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 22y + 65d |
| 17 | VAN GEEL Marc | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 22y + 127d |
| 18 | RUI Luciano | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 22y + 152d |
| 19 | MUÑOZ Pedro | Zor - Helios - Novostil | 22y + 188d |
| 20 | GHIBAUDO Piero | Famcucine - Campagnolo | 22y + 294d |
| 21 | MAESTRELLI Enrico | Selle San Marco | 22y + 301d |
| 22 | MACHIN Carlos | Zor - Helios - Novostil | 23y + 61d |
| 23 | RABOTTINI Luciano | Santini - Selle Italia | 23y + 110d |
| 24 | WEBER Rudi | Kotter - G.b.c. | 23y + 116d |
| 25 | MORO Giovanni | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 23y + 125d |
| 26 | MINETTI Alberto | Famcucine - Campagnolo | 23y + 360d |
| 27 | BIATTA Giuliano | Inoxpran | 23y + 364d |
| 28 | BEVILACQUA Antonio | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 24y + 25d |
| 29 | ALIVERTI Fiorenzo | Hoonved - Bottecchia | 24y + 43d |
| 30 | FOSSATO Sante | Kotter - G.b.c. | 24y + 201d |
| 31 | MUTTER Stefan | Cilo - Aufina | 24y + 222d |
| 32 | VIGOUROUX Willy | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 24y + 285d |
| 33 | SEGERSALL Alf | Bianchi - Piaggio | 25y + 58d |
| 34 | SAVINI Claudio | Selle San Marco | 25y + 130d |
| 35 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 25y + 160d |
| 36 | MOUNT George | Sammontana | 25y + 241d |
| 37 | CLIVATI Walter | Selle San Marco | 26y + 7d |
| 38 | LOOS Ludo | Kotter - G.b.c. | 26y + 120d |
| 39 | GISIGER Daniel | Cilo - Aufina | 26y + 216d |
| 40 | VANDENBRANDE Hendrik | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 27y + 29d |
| 41 | SPRANGERS Willy | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 27y + 69d |
| 42 | SCHEPMANS Benny | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 27y + 145d |
| 43 | PEETERS Willem | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 27y + 358d |
| 44 | SCHROPFER Stefan | Kotter - G.b.c. | 29y + 101d |
| 45 | TREVORROW John | Safir - Galli - Ludo | 31y + 360d |