The 1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championship for track cycling.

They took place in Brno, Czechoslovakia in 1981.

[1] Fourteen events were contested, 12 for men (5 for professionals, 7 for amateurs) and 2 for women.

The next riders were selected by the KNWU after the Dutch national championships and were published on 10 August 1981.

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