General Information
Distance
3914 km
Stages
22
Finishers / Starters
78 / 110
Dates
29 June 1978 - 23 July 1978
Jerseys
Green Jersey
Freddy Maertens (Bel)
242 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Mariano Martinez (Fra)
187 pts
White Jersey
Henk Lubberding (Nld)
112h 20' 28"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 112h 03' 02" |
| 2 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | + 03' 56" |
| 3 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | + 06' 54" |
| 4 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | + 09' 04" |
| 5 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | + 12' 50" |
| 6 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | + 14' 38" |
| 7 | Francisco Galdós (Esp) | + 17' 08" |
| 8 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | + 17' 26" |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | + 21' 01" |
| 10 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | + 22' 58" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Leiden → Leiden 5.2 km
| 1 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 06' 38" |
| 2 | Kneteman | 2" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 4" |
| 4 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 8" |
| 5 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 10" |
| 6 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 16" |
| 7 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 18" |
| 8 | Gisiger | 19" |
| 9 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 19" |
| 10 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 20" |
Stage 1a
Leiden → St Willebrord 135 km
| 1 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 3h 24' 21" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 1" |
| 3 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 1" |
| 4 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) | 1" |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 1" |
| 6 | Pescheux | 1" |
| 7 | J. L Gauthier | 1" |
| 8 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 1" |
| 9 | Pierre Bazzo (Fra) | 1" |
| 10 | Bertin | 1" |
Stage 1b
St Willebrord → Bruxelles 100 km
| 1 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) | 2h 22' 14" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 3 | Pescheux | 0" |
| 4 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 5 | Suarez-Cuevas | 0" |
| 6 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 0" |
| 7 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 0" |
| 8 | Bertin | 0" |
| 9 | Teirlinck | 0" |
| 10 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 0" |
Stage 2
Bruxelles → St Amand les Eaux 199 km
| 1 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 5h 21' 31" |
| 2 | Bertin | 0" |
| 3 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 5 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 6 | Pescheux | 0" |
| 7 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 0" |
| 8 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 0" |
| 9 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 0" |
| 10 | Sibille | 0" |
Stage 3
St Amand les Eaux → St Germain en Laye 243.5 km
| 1 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 7h 25' 42" |
| 2 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 0" |
| 3 | Friou | 6" |
| 4 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 6" |
| 5 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 6" |
| 6 | Le Guilloux | 6" |
| 7 | Bittinger | 6" |
| 8 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 6" |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 6" |
| 10 | Sherwen | 01' 38" |
Stage 4
Evreux → Caen 153 km
| 1 | Ti-Raleigh | 3h 39' 07" |
| 2 | C&A | 7" |
| 3 | Miko-Mercier | 04' 19" |
| 4 | Renault-Gitane | 05' 15" |
| 5 | Flandria-Velda-Lano | 06' 20" |
Stage 5
Caen → Mazé Montgeoffroy 244 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 6h 00' 16" |
| 2 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 0" |
| 3 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 0" |
| 4 | Bertin | 0" |
| 5 | Pescheux | 0" |
| 6 | Delépine | 0" |
| 7 | Sanders | 0" |
| 8 | Gallopin | 0" |
| 9 | Durel | 0" |
| 10 | Patritti | 0" |
Stage 6
Mazé Montgeoffroy → Poitiers 166.2 km
| 1 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 4h 02' 24" |
| 2 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 0" |
| 3 | Bittinger | 0" |
| 4 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 0" |
| 5 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 0" |
| 6 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 27" |
| 7 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) | 27" |
| 8 | Sibille | 27" |
| 9 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 27" |
| 10 | Bourreau | 27" |
Stage 7
Poitiers → Bordeaux 242 km
| 1 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 7h 01' 08" |
| 2 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 0" |
| 3 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 5 | Pescheux | 0" |
| 6 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 0" |
| 7 | Rouxel | 0" |
| 8 | Bertin | 0" |
| 9 | Mollet | 0" |
| 10 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 0" |
Stage 8
St Emilion → Ste Foye la Grande 59.3 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 1h 22' 01" |
| 2 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 34" |
| 3 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 56" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 59" |
| 5 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 01' 22" |
| 6 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 01' 33" |
| 7 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 02' 00" |
| 8 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 02' 29" |
| 9 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 02' 40" |
| 10 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 02' 56" |
Stage 9
Bordeaux → Biarritz 233 km
| 1 | Miguel-Maria Lasa | 6h 43' 10" |
| 2 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 0" |
| 3 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (Fra) | 0" |
| 5 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 6 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) | 0" |
| 7 | Bertin | 0" |
| 8 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 0" |
| 9 | Sanders | 0" |
| 10 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (Fra) | 0" |
Stage 10
Biarritz → Pau 191.5 km
| 1 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 5h 46' 54" |
| 2 | Patritti | 30" |
| 3 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 30" |
| 4 | Villemiane | 30" |
| 5 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 30" |
| 6 | Jacques Bossis (Fra) | 30" |
| 7 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 30" |
| 8 | Bourreau | 30" |
| 9 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 30" |
| 10 | Legeay | 30" |
Stage 11
Pau → St Lary Soulan 161 km
| 1 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 5h 47' 26" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 5" |
| 3 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 5" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 19" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 28" |
| 6 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 01' 29" |
| 7 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 02' 21" |
| 8 | Galdos | 02' 30" |
| 9 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 02' 31" |
| 10 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 02' 31" |
Stage 12
Valence d'Agen → Toulouse 96 km
| 1 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 2h 19' 12" |
| 2 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 0" |
| 3 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | Delépine | 0" |
| 5 | Gerben Karstens (Nld) | 0" |
| 6 | J-L. Gauthier | 0" |
| 7 | Teirlinck | 0" |
| 8 | Sibille | 0" |
| 9 | Bertin | 0" |
| 10 | Fussien | 0" |
Stage 13
Figeac → Super Besse 221 km
| 1 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 6h 43' 49" |
| 2 | Michel Laurent (Fra) | 01' 30" |
| 3 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 31" |
| 4 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 02' 07" |
| 5 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 02' 07" |
| 6 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 02' 07" |
| 7 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 02' 07" |
| 8 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 02' 07" |
| 9 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 07" |
| 10 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 02' 19" |
Stage 14
Besse en Chandesse → Puy de Dôme 52.5 km
| 1 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 1h 25' 51" |
| 2 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) | 46" |
| 3 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 55" |
| 4 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 01' 40" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 02' 02" |
| 6 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 49" |
| 7 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 04' 02" |
| 8 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 04' 42" |
| 9 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 04' 51" |
| 10 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 04' 52" |
Stage 15
St Dier d'Auvergne → St Etienne 196 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 5h 49' 48" |
| 2 | Sean Kelly (Irl) | 0" |
| 3 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 0" |
| 4 | M-M. Lasa | 0" |
| 5 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 0" |
| 6 | Friou | 0" |
| 7 | Régis Ovion (Fra) | 0" |
| 8 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 0" |
| 9 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) | 0" |
| 10 | Bittinger | 0" |
Stage 16
St Etienne → Alpe d'Huez 240.5 km
| 1 | Hennie Kuiper (Nld) | 7h 23' 45" |
| 2 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 8" |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 41" |
| 4 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 01' 34" |
| 5 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 02' 14" |
| 6 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 23" |
| 7 | Galdos | 02' 23" |
| 8 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 03' 25" |
| 9 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 03' 43" |
| 10 | Raymond Martin (Fra) | 04' 48" |
Stage 17
Grenoble → Morzine 225 km
| 1 | Christian Seznec (Fra) | 7h 13' 34" |
| 2 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 09' 26" |
| 3 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 09' 29" |
| 4 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 09' 29" |
| 5 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 09' 32" |
| 6 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) | 09' 32" |
| 7 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 09' 32" |
| 8 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 10' 17" |
| 9 | Pierre Bazzo (Fra) | 10' 17" |
| 10 | Galdos | 10' 17" |
Stage 18
Morzine → Lausanne 137.5 km
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 3h 36' 52" |
| 2 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 13" |
| 3 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 14" |
| 4 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 15" |
| 5 | Edward Janssens (Bel) | 22" |
| 6 | Menendez | 01' 10" |
| 7 | R. Martens | 01' 37" |
| 8 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) | 02' 16" |
| 9 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 02' 19" |
| 10 | M-M. Lasa | 02' 20" |
Stage 19
Lausanne → Belfort 181.5 km
| 1 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 5h 05' 57" |
| 2 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 0" |
| 3 | M-M. Lasa | 0" |
| 4 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 0" |
| 5 | J-L. Gauthier | 0" |
| 6 | Dillen | 0" |
| 7 | Teirlinck | 0" |
| 8 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 0" |
| 9 | Beucherie | 0" |
| 10 | Vilardebo | 4" |
Stage 20
Metz → Nancy 72 km
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) | 1h 39' 29" |
| 2 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) | 01' 11" |
| 3 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 01' 58" |
| 4 | Paul Wellens (Bel) | 02' 47" |
| 5 | Joaquim Agostinho (Prt) | 03' 01" |
| 6 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 03' 36" |
| 7 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) | 03' 46" |
| 8 | Galdos | 03' 54" |
| 9 | Joop Zoetemelk (Nld) | 04' 10" |
| 10 | Wesemael | 04' 14" |
Stage 21
Epernay → Senlis 207.5 km
| 1 | Jan Raas (Nld) | 5h 58' 49" |
| 2 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) | 14" |
| 3 | Bertin | 14" |
| 4 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 14" |
| 5 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) | 14" |
| 6 | Delépine | 14" |
| 7 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) | 14" |
| 8 | Wesemael | 14" |
| 9 | Patritti | 14" |
| 10 | Klaus-Peter Thaler (Deu) | 14" |
Stage 22
St Germain en Laye → Paris/Champs Elysées 161.5 km
| 1 | Gerrie Knetemann (Nld) | 4h 22' 46" |
| 2 | R. Martens | 1" |
| 3 | Henk Lubberding (Nld) | 1" |
| 4 | Den Hertog | 2" |
| 5 | Bertin | 01' 03" |
| 6 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) | 01' 03" |
| 7 | Van den Hoek | 01' 03" |
| 8 | Yves Hézard (Fra) | 01' 03" |
| 9 | De Cauwer | 01' 03" |
| 10 | Sanders | 01' 03" |