1978 Vuelta a España

1978 Vuelta a España

Race details
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"
Palmares
	Winner	Bernard Hinault (FRA)	(Renault - Gitane)
	Second	José Pesarrodona (ESP)	(Kas)
	Third	Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA)	(Renault - Gitane)
	Points	Ferdi Van den Haute (BEL)	(Marc - Zeepcentrales - Superia)
	Mountains	Andrés Oliva (ESP)	(Teka)
	Sprints	Bernard Hinault (FRA)	(Renault - Gitane)
	Team	Kas

The 33rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 14, 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,995 km, 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.

Results

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[1]

Rank	Name	Team	Time
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)
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	Andres Gandarias (ESP)	Novostil-Helios
17	José Enrique Cima (ESP)	Kas-Campagnolo
18	Jose-Luis Mayoz (ESP)	Teka
19	Alberto Fernandez (ESP)	Novostil-Helios
20	Jose Martins 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 Final points classification (1–9)[1] Rank Name Team Points 1  Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) Marc-Zeepcentrale 210 2  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) Renault-Elf-Gitane 157 3  Bernard Hinault (FRA) Renault-Elf-Gitane 130 4  Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) Teka 113 5  Fons van Katwijk (NED) Marc-Zeepcentrale 108 6  Eulalio Garcia (ESP) Teka 92 7  Jos Schipper (NED) Marc-Zeepcentrale 70 8  José Enrique Cima (ESP) Kas-Campagnolo 70 9  Daniele Tinchella (ITA) Transmallorca 69

Mountains classification Final mountains classification (1–5)[1] Rank Name Team Points 1  Andrés Oliva (ESP) Teka 112 2  José Enrique Cima (ESP) Kas-Campagnolo 81 3  Bernard Hinault (FRA) Renault-Elf-Gitane 60 4  Andres Gandarias (ESP) Novostil-Helios 48 5  Jose-Luis Mayoz (ESP) Teka 44

Team classification Final team classification (1–9)[1] Rank Team Time 1 Kas 255h 41' 01" 2 Teka +5' 52" 3 Renault +10' 07" 4 Novostil-Helios +35' 44" 5 Transmallorca +1h 03' 05" 6 Superia +1h 11' 16" 7 Italia +1h 37' 52" 8 Safir +2h 41' 03" 9 Splendor +3h 24' 27"

Intermediate sprints classification Final intermediate sprints classification (1–5)[1] Rank Name Team Points 1  Bernard Hinault (FRA) Renault-Elf-Gitane 31 2  Felix Perez (ESP) Teka 11 3  Willy Teirlinck (BEL) Renault-Elf-Gitane 7 4  Andres Gandarias (ESP) Novostil-Helios 6 5  Domingo Perurena (ESP) Kas-Campagnolo 5

References

1. "Clasificaciones oficiales" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 15 May 1978. Retrieved 27 December 2013.

External links

• La Vuelta (Official site in Spanish, English, and French)