The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Leiden, the Netherlands, with a prologue individual time trial on 29 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 11 July with a mountainous stage to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet. The race finished in Paris on 23 July.
Prologue
29 June 1978 – Leiden to Leiden, 5 km (3.1 mi) (ITT)[1]
Due to bad weather, the prologue result did not contribute to the general classification and a yellow jersey wasn't awarded.[2]
Prologue result[1]
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Stage 1a
30 June 1978 – Leiden to Sint Willebrord, 135 km (84 mi)[1]
Stage 1a result and general classification after stage 1a[1]
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Stage 1b
30 June 1978 – Sint Willebrord to Brussels, 100 km (62 mi)[1]
Stage 2
1 July 1978 – Brussels to Saint-Amand-les-Eaux, 199 km (124 mi)[1]
Stage 2 result[1]
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General classification after stage 2[4]
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Stage 3
2 July 1978 – Saint-Amand-les-Eaux to Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 244 km (152 mi)[1]
Stage 3 result[1]
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General classification after stage 3[5]
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Stage 4
3 July 1978 – Évreux to Caen, 153 km (95 mi) (TTT)[1]
Stage 4 result[1]
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General classification after stage 4[6]
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Stage 5
4 July 1978 – Caen to Mazé–Montgeoffroy, 244 km (152 mi)[1]
Stage 5 result[1]
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General classification after stage 5[7]
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Stage 6
5 July 1978 – Mazé–Montgeoffroy to Poitiers, 162 km (101 mi)[1]
Stage 6 result[1]
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General classification after stage 6[8]
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Stage 7
6 July 1978 – Poitiers to Bordeaux, 242 km (150 mi)[1]
Stage 7 result[1]
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General classification after stage 7[9]
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Stage 8
7 July 1978 – Saint-Émilion to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande, 59 km (37 mi) (ITT)[1]
Stage 8 result[1]
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General classification after stage 8[10]
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Stage 9
8 July 1978 – Bordeaux to Biarritz, 233 km (145 mi)[1]
Stage 9 result[1]
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General classification after stage 9[11]
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Rest day 1
9 July 1978 – Biarritz
Stage 10
10 July 1978 – Biarritz to Pau, 192 km (119 mi)[1]
Stage 10 result[1]
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General classification after stage 10[12]
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Stage 11
11 July 1978 – Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet, 161 km (100 mi)[1]
Stage 11 result[1]
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General classification after stage 11[13]
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 "65ème Tour de France 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - Prologue". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 1ère étape (b)". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 2ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 3ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 4ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 5ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 6ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 7ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 8ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 9ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 15 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 10ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.
- ↑ "65ème Tour de France 1978 - 11ème étape". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 14 September 2011.