1978 Vuelta a España
Cycling race
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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.
Dates25 April – 14 May
Stages19 stages + Prologue, including 2 split stages
Distance2,995 km (1,861 mi)
Winning time85h 24' 14"
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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 final stage in San Sebastian was annulled because of Basque protesters, who threw logs into the roads, and then blocked Jean-Rene Bernaudeau.[1]
Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| P | 25 April | Gijón to Gijón | 8.6 km (5 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1 | 26 April | Gijón to Gijón | 144 km (89 mi) |  Jos Schipper (NED) | ||
| 2 | 27 April | Gijón to Cangas de Onís | 94 km (58 mi) |  Enrique Cima (ESP) | ||
| 3 | 28 April | Cangas de Onís to León | 187 km (116 mi) |  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | ||
| 4 | 29 April | León to Valladolid | 171 km (106 mi) | Patrick Lefevere (BEL) | ||
| 5 | 30 April | Valladolid to Ávila | 136 km (85 mi) | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | ||
| 6 | 1 May | Torrelaguna to Torrejón de Ardoz | 46 km (29 mi) | Fons van Katwijk (NED) | ||
| 7 | 2 May | Torrejón de Ardoz to Cuenca | 160 km (99 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
| 8 | 3 May | Cuenca to Benicàssim | 249 km (155 mi) | Fons van Katwijk (NED) | ||
| 9 | 4 May | Benicàssim to Tortosa | 156 km (97 mi) | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | ||
| 10 | 5 May | Tortosa to Calafell | 201 km (125 mi) | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | ||
| 11a | 6 May | Calafell to Barcelona | 67 km (42 mi) | Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) | ||
| 11b | Barcelona to Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | |
| 12 | 7 May | Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) to La Tossa de Montbui (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 205 km (127 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | ||
| 13 | 8 May | Igualada to Jaca | 243 km (151 mi) |  Salvatore Maccali (ITA) | ||
| 14 | 9 May | Jaca to Logroño | 219 km (136 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | ||
| 15 | 10 May | Logroño to Miranda de Ebro | 131 km (81 mi) | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) | ||
| 16 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro to Bien Aparecida Sanctuary | 208 km (129 mi) | Vicente Belda (ESP) | ||
| 17 | 12 May | Ampuero to Bilbao | 123 km (76 mi) | Vicente Belda (ESP) | ||
| 18 | 13 May | Bilbao to Amurrio | 154 km (96 mi) | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | ||
| 19a | 14 May | Amurrio to San Sebastián | 84 km (52 mi) | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | ||
| 19b | San Sebastián to 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 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 85h 24' 14" |
| 2 | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 3' 02" |
| 3 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) | Renault–Elf–Gitane | + 3' 47" |
| 4 | Eulalio Garcia Pereda (ESP) | Teka | + 4' 23" |
| 5 | Jos Schipper (NED) | Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 4' 28" |
| 6 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | José Nazabal (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 12" |
| 8 | Enrique Martinez (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 53" |
| 9 | Gonzalo Aja (ESP) | Novostil–Helios | + 10' 12" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 13' 57" |
| Final general classification (11–25) | |||
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| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Andrés Oliva (ESP) | Teka | |
| 12 | Sebastian Pozo Fontivero (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 13 | Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) | Teka | |
| 14 | Manuel Esparza Sanz (ESP) | Teka | |
| 15 | Gilbert Chaumaz (FRA) | Renault–Elf–Gitane | |
| 16 | Andrés Gandarias (ESP) | Novostil–Helios | |
| 17 | José Enrique Cima (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 18 | José Luis Mayoz (ESP) | Teka | |
| 19 | Alberto Fernández (ESP) | Novostil–Helios | |
| 20 |  José Martíns Freitas (POR) | Teka | |
| 21 | Vicente Belda (ESP) | Transmallorca–Gios | |
| 22 | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | |
| 23 | Felix Perez (ESP) | Teka | |
| 24 | Francisco Fernandez (ESP) | Teka | |
| 25 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | 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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