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	Overview of the year 1978  back to list  wikipedia information 1978  see overall standings in 1978 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1978 | June 29 - July 23 Leiden - Paris total distance: 3908.0 km number of stages: 22 money for winner: 100 000 F money total: 1 227 545 F Bernard Hinault | Renault | France | age: 23 time: 108hr 18min 0sec | average speed: 36.084 km/h 2nd place: Joop Zoetemelk (+ 3min 56sec) 3rd place: Joaquim Agostinho (+ 6min 54sec) winning team: Miko - Mercier number of participants: 110 finished: 78 not finished: 32 Jerseys winners:  Bernard Hinault  Freddy Maertens  Mariano Martinez  Henk Lubberding Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  3 908 / 5 745   68,0% Stages number of stages in this year*: 25 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed P Leiden - Leiden   5.2 km     Jan RAAS   0:06:38   47.0 km/h 1a Leiden - Saint-Willebrord   135.0 km     Jan RAAS   3:24:21   39.6 km/h 1b Saint-Willebrord - Brussel   100.0 km     Walter PLANCKAERT   2:22:14   42.2 km/h 2 Brussel - Saint-Amand-les-Eaux   199.0 km     Jacques ESCLASSAN   5:21:31   37.1 km/h 3 Saint-Amand-les-Eaux - Saint-Germain-en-Laye   243.5 km     Klaus-Peter THALER   7:25:42   32.8 km/h 4 Evreux - Caen   153.0 km     Ti-Raleigh   3:39:07   41.9 km/h 5 Caen - Mazé-Montgeoffroy   244.0 km     Freddy MAERTENS   7:00:16   34.8 km/h 6 Mazé-Montgeoffroy - Poitiers   162.0 km     Sean KELLY   4:02:24   40.1 km/h 7 Poitiers - Bordeaux   242.0 km     Freddy MAERTENS   7:01:07   34.5 km/h 8 Saint-Emilion - Sainte-Foy-la-Grande   59.3 km     Bernard HINAULT   1:22:01   43.4 km/h 9 Bordeaux - Biarritz   233.0 km     Miguel-Maria LASA   6:43:09   34.4 km/h 10 Biarritz - Pau   191.5 km     Henk LUBBERDING   5:46:54   33.1 km/h 11 Pau - Saint-Lary-Soulan   161.0 km     Mariano MARTINEZ   5:47:26   27.8 km/h 12a Tarbes - Valence d´Agen   158.0 km           0.0 km/h 12b Valence d´Agen - Toulouse   96.0 km     Jacques ESCLASSAN   2:19:12   41.4 km/h 13 Figeac - Superbesse   221.5 km     Paul WELLENS   6:43:49   32.9 km/h 14 Besse-en-Ch. - Puy-de-Dôme   52.5 km     Joop ZOETEMELK   1:25:51   36.7 km/h 15 Saint-Dier-d´A. - Saint-Étienne   196.0 km     Bernard HINAULT   5:49:48   33.6 km/h 16 Saint-Étienne - Alpe d’Huez   240.5 km     Hennie KUIPER   7:23:07   32.6 km/h 17 Grenoble - Morzine-Avoriaz   225.0 km     Christian SEZNEC   7:13:34   31.3 km/h 18 Morzine-Avoriaz - Lausanne   137.5 km     Gerrie KNETEMANN   3:36:52   38.0 km/h 19 Lausanne - Belfort   181.5 km     Marc DEMEYER   5:05:57   35.6 km/h 20 Metz - Nancy   72.0 km     Bernard HINAULT   1:39:29   43.4 km/h 21 Epernay - Senlis   207.5 km     Jan RAAS   5:58:49   34.7 km/h 22 Saint-Germain-en-Laye - Paris   161.5 km     Gerrie KNETEMANN   4:22:46   36.9 km/h Winners of stages in 1978 by nations (7):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  NED   9   36,00%   FRA   7   28,00%   BEL   5   20,00%   IRL   1   4,00%   ESP   1   4,00%      1   4,00%   GER   1   4,00%  Winners of stages in 1978 by cyclists (18):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Bernard HINAULT   3   12,00%   Jan RAAS   3   12,00%   Gerrie KNETEMANN   2   8,00%   Jacques ESCLASSAN   2   8,00%   Freddy MAERTENS   2   8,00%   Walter PLANCKAERT   1   4,00%   Sean KELLY   1   4,00%      1   4,00%   Ti-Raleigh   1   4,00%   Henk LUBBERDING   1   4,00%   Hennie KUIPER   1   4,00%   Paul WELLENS   1   4,00%   Marc DEMEYER   1   4,00%   Mariano MARTINEZ   1   4,00%   Christian SEZNEC   1   4,00%   Klaus-Peter THALER   1   4,00%   Miguel-Maria LASA   1   4,00%   Joop ZOETEMELK   1   4,00%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 20 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [10] Alpe-d’Huez (1860 m):     Hennie KUIPER Col de la Colombière (1618 m):     René BITTINGER Col de Plainpalais (1173 m):     René BITTINGER Col de Porte (1326 m):     André ROMERO Col du Corbier (1325 m):     Mariano MARTINEZ Cucheron (1139 m):     Hennie KUIPER Granier (1134 m):     Hennie KUIPER Joux-Plane (1713 m):     Christian SEZNEC Luitel (1262 m):     Michel POLLENTIER Pas-de-Morgins (1369 m):     Mariano MARTINEZ THE PYRENEES [4] Aspin (1490 m):     Michel LAURENT Marie-Blanque (1035 m):     Michel POLLENTIER Pla d’Adet (Saint-Lary-Soulan) (1680 m):     Mariano MARTINEZ Tourmalet (2115 m):     Michel POLLENTIER Other mountains [6] Col de la République (Grand Bois) (1161 m):     Jean-Jacques FUSSIEN Col des Fourches (970 m):     Michel POLLENTIER Croix de Chaubouret (1230 m):     Michel POLLENTIER Puy de Dôme (1415 m):     Joop ZOETEMELK Saint-Anastaise (1160 m):     Paul WELLENS Super-Besse (1350 m):     Paul WELLENS Winners of ascents in 1978 by nations (3):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   9   45,00%   BEL   7   35,00%   NED   4   20,00%  Winners of ascents in 1978 by cyclists (10):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Michel POLLENTIER   5   25,00%   Mariano MARTINEZ   3   15,00%   Hennie KUIPER   3   15,00%   Paul WELLENS   2   10,00%   René BITTINGER   2   10,00%   Joop ZOETEMELK   1   5,00%   Christian SEZNEC   1   5,00%   Michel LAURENT   1   5,00%   André ROMERO   1   5,00%   Jean-Jacques FUSSIEN   1   5,00%  Video highlights No video available
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