1978 Tour de France
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1978 final standings
Overall Bernard Hinault 112h 03' 02"
Second Joop Zoetemelk +3' 56"
Third Joaquim Agostinho +6' 54"
Points Freddy Maertens 242 points
Second Jacques Esclassan 189 points
Third Bernard Hinault 123 points
Climber Mariano Martínez 187 points
Second Bernard Hinault 176 points
Third Joop Zoetemelk 155 points
Youth Henk Lubberding 112h 20' 28"
Second
Third
Teams Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson
Second
Third

The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1978. The total race distance was 22 stages over 3908 km, with riders averaging 36.084 km/h.

Results

Stage results
Stage Route Length (km) Winner Race leader
P Leiden Flag of the Netherlands - Leiden Flag of the Netherlands 5,2* Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands
1A Leiden Flag of the Netherlands - Sint Willebrord Flag of the Netherlands 135 Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands
1B Sint Willebrord Flag of the Netherlands - Brussels Flag of Belgium 100 Walter Planckaert Flag of Belgium Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands
2 Brussels - Saint-Amand-les-Eaux 199 Jacques Esclassan Flag of France Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands
3 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux - Saint-Germain-en-Laye 244 Klaus-Peter Thaler Flag of Germany Jacques Bossis Flag of France
4 Évreux - Caen 1532 Ti-Raleigh Klaus-Peter Thaler Flag of Germany
5 Caen - Mazé Montgeoffroy 244 Freddy Maertens Flag of Belgium Klaus-Peter Thaler Flag of Germany
6 Mazé Montgeoffroy - Poitiers 166 Seán Kelly Flag of Ireland Gerrie Knetemann Flag of the Netherlands
7 Poitiers - Bordeaux 242 Freddy Maertens Flag of Belgium Gerrie Knetemann Flag of the Netherlands
8 Saint-Émilion - Sainte-Foy-la-Grande 59* Bernard Hinault Flag of France Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
9 Bordeaux - Biarritz 233 Miguel-Maria Lasa Flag of Spain Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
10 Biarritz - Pau 192 Henk Lubberding Flag of the Netherlands Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
11 Pau - Saint-Lary-Soulan 161 Mariano Martínez Flag of France Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
12A Tarbes - Valence d'Agen Cancelled
12B Valence d'Agen - Toulouse 96 Jacques Esclassan Flag of France Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
13 Figeac - Super Besse 221 Paul Wellens Flag of Belgium Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
14 Besse-en-Chandesse - Puy-de-Dôme 52* Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
15 Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne - Saint-Étienne 196 Bernard Hinault Flag of France Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium
16 Saint-Etienne - Alpe d'Huez 240 Hennie Kuiper Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands
17 Grenoble - Morzine 225 Christian Seznec Flag of France Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands
18 Morzine - Lausanne Flag of Switzerland 138 Gerrie Knetemann Flag of the Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands
19 Lausanne Flag of Switzerland - Belfort 182 Marc Demeyer Flag of Belgium Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands
20 Metz - Nancy 72* Bernard Hinault Flag of France Bernard Hinault Flag of France
21 Épernay - Senlis 207 Jan Raas Flag of the Netherlands Bernard Hinault Flag of France
22 Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Paris 162 Gerrie Knetemann Flag of the Netherlands Bernard Hinault Flag of France

Stages with a * were individual time trials, stages marked with 2 were team time trials.


General classification

Rank Name Country Team Time
1 Bernard Hinault Flag of France France Renault-Elf-Gitane 112h 03' 02"
2 Joop Zoetemelk Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Miko-Mercier 3' 56"
3 Joaquim Agostinho Flag of Portugal Portugal Flandria-Velda 6' 54"
4 Joseph Bruyère Flag of Belgium Belgium 9' 04"
5 Christian Seznec Flag of France France 12' 50"
6 Paul Wellens Flag of Belgium Belgium 14' 38"
7 Francisco Galdos Flag of Spain Spain 17' 08"
8 Henk Lubberding Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 17' 26"
9 Lucien Van Impe Flag of Belgium Belgium 21' 01"
10 Mariano Martínez Flag of France France 22' 58"

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