The 1978 Vuelta a España was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta began in Gijón, with a prologue individual time trial on 25 April, and Stage 10 occurred on 5 May with a stage to Calafell. The race finished in San Sebastián on 14 May.
Prologue
25 April 1978 — Gijón to Gijón, 8.6 km (5.3 mi) (ITT)[1]
Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[1][2] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 11' 17" | 2 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | + 29" | 3 | José Viejo (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 34" | 4 | Patrick Cluzaud [fr] (FRA) | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | + 35" | 5 | José Enrique Cima (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 37" | 6 | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 38" | 7 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | + 39" | 8 | Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) | Teka | s.t. | 9 | Jos Schipper (NED) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | + 41" | 10 | Franco Conti (ITA) | Italy | s.t. | |
Stage 1
26 April 1978 — Gijón to Gijón, 144 km (89 mi)[1]
Stage 1 result[1][3] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Jos Schipper (NED) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | 3h 51' 15" | 2 | Adrianus Prinsen (NED) | Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] | + 15" | 3 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | s.t. | 4 | Jesús Suárez Cueva (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | s.t. | 5 | Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) | Teka | s.t. | 6 | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | s.t. | 7 | Johnny Vanderveken (BEL) | Old Lord's–Splendor–K.S.B. | s.t. | 8 | Salvatore Maccali [fr] (ITA) | Italy | s.t. | 9 | Feliciano Sobradillo Casado (ESP) | Novostil–Helios [ca] | s.t. | 10 | Hendrik Vandenbrande (NED) | Safir–Beyers–Ludo | s.t. | | | General classification after Stage 1[1][3] |
Stage 2
27 April 1978 — Gijón to Cangas de Onís, 94 km (58 mi)[1]
Stage 2 result[1][4] | | General classification after Stage 2[1][4] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | 6h 30' 46" | 2 | José Enrique Cima (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 19" | 3 | José Viejo (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 28" | 4 | Jos Schipper (NED) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | + 32" | 5 | José Manuel García Rodríguez [ca] (ESP) | Transmallorca–Gios [ca] | + 42" | 6 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | + 47" | 7 | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 56" | 8 | Franco Conti (ITA) | Italy | + 59" | 9 | José Antonio González (ESP) | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | + 1' 00" | 10 | Eulalio García (ESP) | Teka | + 1' 04" | |
Stage 3
28 April 1978 — Cangas de Onís to León, 187 km (116 mi)[1]
Stage 3 result[1][5] | | General classification after Stage 3[1][5] |
Stage 4
29 April 1978 — León to Valladolid, 171 km (106 mi)[1]
Stage 4 result[1][6] | | General classification after Stage 4[1][6] |
Stage 5
30 April 1978 — Valladolid to Ávila, 136 km (85 mi)[1]
Stage 5 result[1][7] | | General classification after Stage 5[1][7] |
Stage 6
1 May 1978 — Torrelaguna to Torrejón de Ardoz, 46 km (29 mi)[1]
Stage 6 result[1][8] Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 1 | Fons van Katwijk (NED) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | 1h 05' 59" | 2 | Benny Schepmans (BEL) | Safir–Beyers–Ludo | s.t. | 3 | Adrianus Prinsen (NED) | Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] | s.t. | 4 | Leo Van Thielen (BEL) | Safir–Beyers–Ludo | s.t. | 5 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | s.t. | 6 | Leone Pizzini [it] (ITA) | Italy | s.t. | 7 | Marc Dierickx (BEL) | Marc Zeepcentrale–Superia | s.t. | 8 | Salvatore Maccali [fr] (ITA) | Italy | s.t. | 9 | José Viejo (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | s.t. | 10 | Ignazio Paleari (ITA) | Italy | s.t. | | | General classification after Stage 6[1] |
Stage 7
2 May 1978 — Torrejón de Ardoz to Cuenca, 160 km (99 mi)[1]
Stage 7 result[1][8] | | General classification after Stage 6[1][8] |
Stage 8
3 May 1978 — Cuenca to Benicàssim, 249 km (155 mi)[1]
Stage 8 result[1][9] | | General classification after Stage 8[1][9] |
Stage 9
4 May 1978 — Benicàssim to Tortosa, 156 km (97 mi)[1]
Stage 9 result[1][10] | | General classification after Stage 9[1][10] |
Stage 10
5 May 1978 — Tortosa to Calafell, 201 km (125 mi)[1]
Stage 10 result[1][11] | | General classification after Stage 10[1][11] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "33ème Vuelta a España 1978". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
- ^ "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 April 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 27 April 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 28 April 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 29 April 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 30 April 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 1 May 1978. p. 41. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 May 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 May 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 May 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Clasificaciones Oficiales" [Official Classifications] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 May 1978. p. 25. Retrieved 10 September 2018.