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Dates | 25 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 2 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 85h 24' 14" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (1,861 mi), 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.
Teams and riders
Route
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 25 April | Gijón – Gijón | 8.6 km (5 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
1 | 26 April | Gijón – Gijón | 144 km (89 mi) | ![]() | ||
2 | 27 April | Gijón – Cangas de Onís | 94 km (58 mi) | ![]() | ||
3 | 28 April | Cangas de Onís – León | 187 km (116 mi) | ![]() | ||
4 | 29 April | León – Valladolid | 171 km (106 mi) | ![]() | ||
5 | 30 April | Valladolid – Ávila | 136 km (85 mi) | ![]() | ||
6 | 1 May | Torrelaguna – Torrejón de Ardoz | 46 km (29 mi) | ![]() | ||
7 | 2 May | Torrejón de Ardoz – Cuenca | 160 km (99 mi) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3 May | Cuenca – Benicàssim | 249 km (155 mi) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4 May | Benicàssim – Tortosa | 156 km (97 mi) | ![]() | ||
10 | 5 May | Tortosa – Calafell | 201 km (125 mi) | ![]() | ||
11a | 6 May | Calafell – Barcelona | 67 km (42 mi) | ![]() | ||
11b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | ![]() |
Individual time trial | ![]() |
12 | 7 May | Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) – La Tossa de Montbui (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 205 km (127 mi) | ![]() | ||
13 | 8 May | Igualada – Jaca | 243 km (151 mi) | ![]() | ||
14 | 9 May | Jaca – Logroño | 219 km (136 mi) | ![]() | ||
15 | 10 May | Logroño – Miranda de Ebro | 131 km (81 mi) | ![]() | ||
16 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Bien Aparecida Sanctuary | 208 km (129 mi) | ![]() | ||
17 | 12 May | Ampuero – Bilbao | 123 km (76 mi) | ![]() | ||
18 | 13 May | Bilbao – Amurrio | 154 km (96 mi) | ![]() | ||
19a | 14 May | Amurrio – San Sebastián | 84 km (52 mi) | ![]() | ||
19b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | ![]() |
Individual time trial | Annulled | |
Total | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) |
Results
General classification
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | ![]() |
Renault–Elf–Gitane | 85h 24' 14" |
2 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 3' 02" |
3 | ![]() |
Renault–Elf–Gitane | + 3' 47" |
4 | ![]() |
Teka | + 4' 23" |
5 | ![]() |
Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 4' 28" |
6 | ![]() |
Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 5' 52" |
7 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 12" |
8 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 53" |
9 | ![]() |
Novostil–Helios | + 10' 12" |
10 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | + 13' 57" |
Final general classification (11–25) | |||
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Rank | Name | Team | Time |
11 | ![]() |
Teka | |
12 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
13 | ![]() |
Teka | |
14 | ![]() |
Teka | |
15 | ![]() |
Renault–Elf–Gitane | |
16 | ![]() |
Novostil–Helios | |
17 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
18 | ![]() |
Teka | |
19 | ![]() |
Novostil–Helios | |
20 | ![]() |
Teka | |
21 | ![]() |
Transmallorca–Gios | |
22 | ![]() |
Kas–Campagnolo | |
23 | ![]() |
Teka | |
24 | ![]() |
Teka | |
25 | ![]() |
Renault–Elf–Gitane |
Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Team classification
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Intermediate sprints classification
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References
- ^ "1978 » 33rd Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "33ème Vuelta a España 1978". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ a b c d e "Clasificaciones oficiales" (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 May 1978. Retrieved 27 December 2013.