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1978 Vuelta a España
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1978 Vuelta a España |
| date | 25 April – 14 May |
| stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 2 split stages |
| distance | 2,995 |
| unit | km |
| time | 85h 24' 14" |
| first | Bernard Hinault |
| first_nat | FRA |
| first_team | Renault–Gitane |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | José Pesarrodona |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_natvar | 1977 |
| second_team | Kas |
| third | Jean-René Bernaudeau |
| third_nat | FRA |
| third_team | Renault–Gitane |
| points | Ferdi Van Den Haute |
| points_nat | BEL |
| points_team | Marc–Zeepcentrales–Superia |
| points_color | light blue |
| mountains | Andrés Oliva |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_natvar | 1977 |
| mountains_team | Teka |
| mountains_color | green |
| sprints | Bernard Hinault |
| sprints_nat | FRA |
| sprints_team | Renault–Gitane |
| team | Kas |
| previous | [1977](1977-vuelta-a-espana) |
| next | [1979](1979-vuelta-a-espana) |
The 33rd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 14 May 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,995 km, and was won by Bernard Hinault of the Renault–Elf–Gitane cycling team. Ferdi Van Den Haute won the points classification and Andrés Oliva won the mountains classification.
The final stage in San Sebastian was annulled because of Basque protesters, who threw logs into the roads, and then blocked Jean-Rene Bernaudeau.
Teams and riders
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1978 Vuelta a España
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | [P](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-prologue) | [1](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-1) | [2](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-2) | [3](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-3) | [4](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-4) | [5](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-5) | [6](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-6) | [7](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-7) | [8](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-8) | [9](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-9) | [10](1978-vuelta-a-espana-prologue-to-stage-10-stage-10) | [11a](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-11a) | [11b](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-11b) | [12](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-12) | [13](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-13) | [14](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-14) | [15](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-15) | [16](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-16) | [17](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-17) | [18](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-18) | [19a](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-19a) | [19b](1978-vuelta-a-espana-stage-11a-to-stage-19b-stage-19b) | ||
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| 25 April | Gijón to Gijón | 8.6 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 April | Gijón to Gijón | 144 km | Jos Schipper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 April | Gijón to Cangas de Onís | 94 km | Enrique Cima | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 April | Cangas de Onís to León | 187 km | Ferdi Van Den Haute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 April | León to Valladolid | 171 km | Patrick Lefevere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 April | Valladolid to Ávila | 136 km | Willy Teirlinck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Torrelaguna to Torrejón de Ardoz | 46 km | Fons van Katwijk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 May | Torrejón de Ardoz to Cuenca | 160 km | Domingo Perurena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 May | Cuenca to Benicàssim | 249 km | Fons van Katwijk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 May | Benicàssim to Tortosa | 156 km | Ferdi Van Den Haute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 May | Tortosa to Calafell | 201 km | Willy Teirlinck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 May | Calafell to Barcelona | 67 km | Francisco Elorriaga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barcelona to Barcelona | 3.8 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 May | Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) to (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 205 km | Bernard Hinault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 May | Igualada to Jaca | 243 km | {{ill | Salvatore Maccali | it}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 May | Jaca to Logroño | 219 km | Bernard Hinault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 May | Logroño to Miranda de Ebro | 131 km | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 May | Miranda de Ebro to | 208 km | Vicente Belda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 May | Ampuero to Bilbao | 123 km | Vicente Belda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 May | Bilbao to Amurrio | 154 km | Bernard Hinault | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 May | Amurrio to San Sebastián | 84 km | Domingo Perurena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Sebastián to San Sebastián | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 22px]] | Individual time trial | *Annulled* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2995 km |
Results
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 85h 24' 14" |
| 2 | José Pesarrodona | Kas–Campagnolo | + 3' 02" |
| 3 | Jean-René Bernaudeau | Renault–Elf–Gitane | + 3' 47" |
| 4 | Eulalio Garcia Pereda | Teka | + 4' 23" |
| 5 | Jos Schipper | Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 4' 28" |
| 6 | Ferdi Van Den Haute | Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | José Nazabal | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 12" |
| 8 | Enrique Martinez | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 53" |
| 9 | Gonzalo Aja | Novostil–Helios | + 10' 12" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril | Kas–Campagnolo | + 13' 57" |
| Final general classification (11–25) | Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Andrés Oliva | Teka | ||
| 12 | Sebastian Pozo Fontivero | Kas–Campagnolo | ||
| 13 | Bernardo Alfonsel | Teka | ||
| 14 | Manuel Esparza Sanz | Teka | ||
| 15 | Gilbert Chaumaz | Renault–Elf–Gitane | ||
| 16 | Andrés Gandarias | Novostil–Helios | ||
| 17 | José Enrique Cima | Kas–Campagnolo | ||
| 18 | José Luis Mayoz | Teka | ||
| 19 | Alberto Fernández | Novostil–Helios | ||
| 20 | José Martíns Freitas | Teka | ||
| 21 | Vicente Belda | Transmallorca–Gios | ||
| 22 | Domingo Perurena | Kas–Campagnolo | ||
| 23 | Felix Perez | Teka | ||
| 24 | Francisco Fernandez | Teka | ||
| 25 | Willy Teirlinck | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
Points classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferdi Van Den Haute | Marc–Zeepcentrale | 210 |
| 2 | Willy Teirlinck | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 157 |
| 3 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 130 |
| 4 | Francisco Elorriaga | Teka | 113 |
| 5 | Fons van Katwijk | Marc–Zeepcentrale | 108 |
| 6 | Eulalio Garcia | Teka | 92 |
| 7 | Jos Schipper | Marc–Zeepcentrale | 70 |
| 8 | José Enrique Cima | Kas–Campagnolo | 70 |
| 9 | Daniele Tinchella | Transmallorca | 69 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrés Oliva | Teka | 112 |
| 2 | José Enrique Cima | Kas–Campagnolo | 81 |
| 3 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 60 |
| 4 | Andrés Gandarias | Novostil–Helios | 48 |
| 5 | Jose-Luis Mayoz | Teka | 44 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kas | 255h 41' 01" |
| 2 | Teka | + 5' 52" |
| 3 | Renault | + 10' 07" |
| 4 | Novostil–Helios | + 35' 44" |
| 5 | Transmallorca | + 1h 03' 05" |
| 6 | Superia | + 1h 11' 16" |
| 7 | Italia | + 1h 37' 52" |
| 8 | Safir | + 2h 41' 03" |
| 9 | Splendor | + 3h 24' 27" |
Intermediate sprints classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 31 |
| 2 | Felix Perez | Teka | 11 |
| 3 | Willy Teirlinck | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 7 |
| 4 | Andrés Gandarias | Novostil–Helios | 6 |
| 5 | Domingo Perurena | Kas–Campagnolo | 5 |
References
References
- https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/separatists-unhappy-about-the-vuelta-a-espana-visiting-basque-country/
- "1978 » 33rd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats.
- "33ème Vuelta a España 1978". Memoire du cyclisme.
- (15 May 1978). "Clasificaciones oficiales". El Mundo Deportivo.
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