1978 Tour de France: results and classification

Start: June 29th 1978
End: July 23rd 1978
Number of stages : 22
Number of participants : 110
Number of finishers : 78
Distance : 3914 km
Average speed : 34.929 km/h

General classification of the 1978 Tour de France

	Rider	Time
1	Bernard Hinault (Fra)	112h03'02"
2	Joop Zoetemelk (Nld)	+ 3'56"
3	Joaquim Agostinho (Prt)	+ 6'54"
4	Joseph Bruyère (Bel)	+ 9'04"
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"

Jerseys of the 1978 Tour de France

Yellow jersey (winner of the Tour de France) : Bernard Hinault in 112h03'02"
Polka dot jersey (best climber) : Mariano Martinez with 187 points
Green jersey (best sprinter) : Freddy Maertens with 242 points
White jersey (best young rider) : Henk Lubberding in 112h20'28"

Stages of the 1978 Tour de France

Prologue (Leiden - Leiden, 5.2 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Jan Raas in 6'38"
2. Kneteman + 2"
3. Joop Zoetemelk + 4"
4. Hennie Kuiper + 8"
5. Joseph Bruyère + 10"
6. Yves Hézard + 16"
7. Freddy Maertens + 18"
8. Gisiger + 19"
9. Bernard Hinault + 19"
10. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 20"

Stage 1a (Leiden - St Willebrord, 135 km)

1. Jan Raas in 3h24'21"
2. Freddy Maertens + 1"
3. Jacques Esclassan + 1"
4. Walter Planckaert + 1"
5. Gerben Karstens + 1"
6. Pescheux + 1"
7. J. L Gauthier + 1"
8. Sean Kelly + 1"
9. Pierre Bazzo + 1"
10. Bertin + 1"

Stage 1b (St Willebrord - Bruxelles, 100 km)

1. Walter Planckaert in 2h22'14"
2. Freddy Maertens + 0"
3. Pescheux + 0"
4. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
5. Suarez-Cuevas + 0"
6. Jacques Esclassan + 0"
7. Jacques Bossis + 0"
8. Bertin + 0"
9. Teirlinck + 0"
10. Jan Raas + 0"

Stage 2 (Bruxelles - St Amand les Eaux, 199 km)

1. Jacques Esclassan in 5h21'31"
2. Bertin + 0"
3. Freddy Maertens + 0"
4. Walter Planckaert + 0"
5. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
6. Pescheux + 0"
7. Jacques Bossis + 0"
8. Mariano Martinez + 0"
9. Jan Raas + 0"
10. Sibille + 0"

Stage 3 (St Amand les Eaux - St Germain en Laye, 243.5 km)

1. Klaus-Peter Thaler in 7h25'42"
2. Jacques Bossis + 0"
3. Friou + 6"
4. Joseph Bruyère + 6"
5. Gerrie Knetemann + 6"
6. Le Guilloux + 6"
7. Bittinger + 6"
8. Régis Ovion + 6"
9. Jean-Pierre Danguillaume + 6"
10. Sherwen + 1'38"

Stage 4 (Evreux - Caen, 153 km in Team Time Trial)

1. Ti-Raleigh in 3h39'07"
2. C&A + 7"
3. Miko-Mercier + 4'19"
4. Renault-Gitane + 5'15"
5. Flandria-Velda-Lano + 6'20"

Stage 5 (Caen - Mazé Montgeoffroy, 244 km)

1. Freddy Maertens in 6h00'16"
2. Gerben Karstens + 0"
3. Jacques Esclassan + 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 in 4h02'24"
2. Gerrie Knetemann + 0"
3. Bittinger + 0"
4. Joseph Bruyère + 0"
5. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 0"
6. Jacques Esclassan + 27"
7. Walter Planckaert + 27"
8. Sibille + 27"
9. Jacques Bossis + 27"
10. Bourreau + 27"

Stage 7 (Poitiers - Bordeaux, 242 km)

1. Freddy Maertens in 7h01'08"
2. Jacques Esclassan + 0"
3. Walter Planckaert + 0"
4. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
5. Pescheux + 0"
6. Jacques Bossis + 0"
7. Rouxel + 0"
8. Bertin + 0"
9. Mollet + 0"
10. Barry Hoban + 0"

Stage 8 (St Emilion - Ste Foye la Grande, 59.3 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Bernard Hinault in 1h22'01"
2. Joseph Bruyère + 34"
3. Freddy Maertens + 56"
4. Joop Zoetemelk + 59"
5. Michel Pollentier + 1'22"
6. Michel Laurent + 1'33"
7. Jacques Bossis + 2'00"
8. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke + 2'29"
9. Joaquim Agostinho + 2'40"
10. Paul Wellens + 2'56"

Stage 9 (Bordeaux - Biarritz, 233 km)

1. Miguel-Maria Lasa in 6h43'10"
2. Jan Raas + 0"
3. Marc Demeyer + 0"
4. Jean-Pierre Danguillaume + 0"
5. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
6. Walter Planckaert + 0"
7. Bertin + 0"
8. Jacques Esclassan + 0"
9. Sanders + 0"
10. Jean-René Bernaudeau + 0"

Stage 10 (Biarritz - Pau, 191.5 km)

1. Henk Lubberding in 5h46'54"
2. Patritti + 30"
3. Jan Raas + 30"
4. Villemiane + 30"
5. Freddy Maertens + 30"
6. Jacques Bossis + 30"
7. Mariano Martinez + 30"
8. Bourreau + 30"
9. Yves Hézard + 30"
10. Legeay + 30"

Stage 11 (Pau - St Lary Soulan, 161 km)

1. Mariano Martinez in 5h47'26"
2. Bernard Hinault + 5"
3. Michel Pollentier + 5"
4. Joop Zoetemelk + 19"
5. Joaquim Agostinho + 1'28"
6. Hennie Kuiper + 1'29"
7. Christian Seznec + 2'21"
8. Galdos + 2'30"
9. Raymond Martin + 2'31"
10. Joseph Bruyère + 2'31"

Stage 12 (Valence d'Agen - Toulouse, 96 km)

1. Jacques Esclassan in 2h19'12"
2. Jan Raas + 0"
3. Freddy Maertens + 0"
4. Delépine + 0"
5. Gerben Karstens + 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 in 6h43'49"
2. Michel Laurent + 1'30"
3. Joaquim Agostinho + 1'31"
4. Bernard Hinault + 2'07"
5. Michel Pollentier + 2'07"
6. Joop Zoetemelk + 2'07"
7. Joseph Bruyère + 2'07"
8. Hennie Kuiper + 2'07"
9. Lucien Van Impe + 2'07"
10. Christian Seznec + 2'19"

Stage 14 (Besse en Chandesse - Puy de Dôme, 52.5 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Joop Zoetemelk in 1h25'51"
2. Michel Pollentier + 46"
3. Joseph Bruyère + 55"
4. Bernard Hinault + 1'40"
5. Joaquim Agostinho + 2'02"
6. Lucien Van Impe + 2'49"
7. Hennie Kuiper + 4'02"
8. Raymond Martin + 4'42"
9. Mariano Martinez + 4'51"
10. Yves Hézard + 4'52"

Stage 15 (St Dier d'Auvergne - St Etienne, 196 km)

1. Bernard Hinault in 5h49'48"
2. Sean Kelly + 0"
3. Freddy Maertens + 0"
4. M-M. Lasa + 0"
5. Christian Seznec + 0"
6. Friou + 0"
7. Régis Ovion + 0"
8. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 0"
9. Mariano Martinez + 0"
10. Bittinger + 0"

Stage 16 (St Etienne - Alpe d'Huez, 240.5 km)

1. Hennie Kuiper in 7h23'45"
2. Bernard Hinault + 8"
3. Joop Zoetemelk + 41"
4. Joaquim Agostinho + 1'34"
5. Henk Lubberding + 2'14"
6. Lucien Van Impe + 2'23"
7. Galdos + 2'23"
8. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 3'25"
9. Paul Wellens + 3'43"
10. Raymond Martin + 4'48"

Stage 17 (Grenoble - Morzine, 225 km)

1. Christian Seznec in 7h13'34"
2. Paul Wellens + 9'26"
3. Bernard Hinault + 9'29"
4. Joop Zoetemelk + 9'29"
5. Henk Lubberding + 9'32"
6. Sven-Ake Nilsson + 9'32"
7. Joaquim Agostinho + 9'32"
8. Joseph Bruyère + 10'17"
9. Pierre Bazzo + 10'17"
10. Galdos + 10'17"

Stage 18 (Morzine - Lausanne, 137.5 km)

1. Gerrie Knetemann in 3h36'52"
2. Joseph Bruyère + 13"
3. Paul Wellens + 14"
4. Joaquim Agostinho + 15"
5. Edward Janssens + 22"
6. Menendez + 1'10"
7. R. Martens + 1'37"
8. Lucien Van Impe + 2'16"
9. Freddy Maertens + 2'19"
10. M-M. Lasa + 2'20"

Stage 19 (Lausanne - Belfort, 181.5 km)

1. Marc Demeyer in 5h05'57"
2. Jan Raas + 0"
3. M-M. Lasa + 0"
4. Barry Hoban + 0"
5. J-L. Gauthier + 0"
6. Dillen + 0"
7. Teirlinck + 0"
8. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke + 0"
9. Beucherie + 0"
10. Vilardebo + 4"

Stage 20 (Metz - Nancy, 72 km in Individual Time Trial)

1. Bernard Hinault in 1h39'29"
2. Joseph Bruyère + 1'11"
3. Gerrie Knetemann + 1'58"
4. Paul Wellens + 2'47"
5. Joaquim Agostinho + 3'01"
6. Marc Demeyer + 3'36"
7. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke + 3'46"
8. Galdos + 3'54"
9. Joop Zoetemelk + 4'10"
10. Wesemael + 4'14"

Stage 21 (Epernay - Senlis, 207.5 km)

1. Jan Raas in 5h58'49"
2. Freddy Maertens + 14"
3. Bertin + 14"
4. Jacques Esclassan + 14"
5. Barry Hoban + 14"
6. Delépine + 14"
7. Marc Demeyer + 14"
8. Wesemael + 14"
9. Patritti + 14"
10. Klaus-Peter Thaler + 14"

Stage 22 (St Germain en Laye - Paris/Champs Elysées, 161.5 km)

1. Gerrie Knetemann in 4h22'46"
2. R. Martens + 1"
3. Henk Lubberding + 1"
4. Den Hertog + 2"
5. Bertin + 1'03"
6. Jacques Esclassan + 1'03"
7. Van den Hoek + 1'03"
8. Yves Hézard + 1'03"
9. De Cauwer + 1'03"
10. Sanders + 1'03"