Tour de France 1978

Tour de France 1978 — Bernard Hinault wins overall after 22 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Bernard Hinault

Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor

22

Stages

3,908

Total km

37.0

Avg km/h

51,293

Total Elev. m

3

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

12

Flat

55%

6

Mountain

27%

1

Hilly

5%

3

Time Trial

14%

Stage winners and teams — Bernard Hinault takes 3 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
RENAULT-GITANE108h 18' 00''
02
MIKO-MERCIER108h 21' 56''
03
VELDA-LANO-FLANDRIA108h 24' 54''
04
C & A108h 27' 04''
05
MIKO-MERCIER108h 30' 50''
06
TI-RALEIGH-McGREGOR108h 32' 38''
07
KAS-CAMPAGNOLO108h 35' 08''
08
TI-RALEIGH-McGREGOR108h 35' 26''
09
C & A108h 39' 01''
10
JOBO-SUPERIA108h 40' 58''
11
MIKO-MERCIER108h 41' 00''
12
MIKO-MERCIER108h 50' 58''
13
VELDA-LANO-FLANDRIA108h 52' 26''
14
PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN108h 58' 00''
15
JOBO-SUPERIA109h 07' 34''
16
C & A109h 09' 19''
17
PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN109h 11' 20''
18
TEKA109h 11' 28''
19
VELDA-LANO-FLANDRIA109h 11' 47''
20
C & A109h 12' 14''
21
LEJEUNE-BP109h 13' 35''
22
TEKA109h 15' 07''
23
FIAT-LA FRANCE109h 15' 40''
24
TI-RALEIGH-McGREGOR109h 16' 43''
25
LEJEUNE-BP109h 19' 46''
26
C & A109h 20' 29''
27
MIKO-MERCIER109h 20' 40''
28
PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN109h 24' 34''
29
MIKO-MERCIER109h 24' 34''
30
JOBO-SUPERIA109h 24' 45''

Stage winners (17 riders)

Bernard Hinault

3 stages

Stages 8, 15, 20

Jacques Esclassan

2 stages

Stages 2, 12

Freddy Maertens

2 stages

Stages 5, 7

Gerrie Knetemann

2 stages

Stages 18, 22

Walter Planckaert

1 stage

Stages 1

Klaus-Peter Thaler

1 stage

Stages 3

Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor

1 stage

Stages 4

Sean Kelly

1 stage

Stages 6

Miguel-Maria Lasa

1 stage

Stages 9

Henk Lubberding

1 stage

Stages 10

Mariano Martinez

1 stage

Stages 11

Paul Wellens

1 stage

Stages 13

Joop Zoetemelk

1 stage

Stages 14

Hennie Kuiper

1 stage

Stages 16

Christian Seznec

1 stage

Stages 17

Marc Demeyer

1 stage

Stages 19

Jan Raas

1 stage

Stages 21

Teams at the 1978 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
RENAULT-GITANE9#1
MIKO-MERCIER10#2
VELDA-LANO-FLANDRIA9#3
C & A7#4
TI-RALEIGH-McGREGOR8#6
KAS-CAMPAGNOLO2#7
JOBO-SUPERIA7#10
PEUGEOT-ESSO-MICHELIN6#14
TEKA6#18
LEJEUNE-BP6#21
FIAT-LA FRANCE8#23

Stage profiles in the 1978 edition

12

Flat

4

Mountains uphill finish

2

Hills uphill finish

2

Hills flat finish

2

Mountains flat finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 22 stages of the 1978 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

STAGE DIFFICULTY PROFILE12345678910111213141516171819202122FlatHillsMountains

All 22 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 129 JunSaint-Willebrord → Bruxelles5 kmWalter Planckaert27 m47.0 km/h
Stage 230 JunBruxelles → Saint-Amand-les-Eaux135 kmJacques Esclassan438 m39.6 km/h
Stage 330 JunSaint-Amand-les-Eaux → Saint-Germain-en-Laye100 kmKlaus-Peter Thaler398 m42.2 km/h
Stage 41 JulEvreux → Caen199 kmTi-Raleigh-Mcgregor1,847 m37.1 km/h
Stage 52 JulCaen → Mazé-Montgeoffroy244 kmFreddy Maertens1,705 m32.9 km/h
Stage 63 JulMazé-Montgeoffroy → Poitiers153 kmSean Kelly1,381 m41.9 km/h
Stage 74 JulPoitiers → Bordeaux244 kmFreddy Maertens2,323 m40.6 km/h
Stage 85 JulSaint-Emilion → Sainte-Foy-la-Grande162 kmBernard Hinault1,101 m40.1 km/h
Stage 96 JulBordeaux → Biarritz242 kmMiguel-Maria Lasa1,980 m34.5 km/h
Stage 107 JulBiarritz → Pau59 kmHenk Lubberding815 m43.2 km/h
Stage 118 JulPau → Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet233 kmMariano Martinez1,453 m34.7 km/h
Stage 1210 JulValence d'Agen → Toulouse192 kmJacques Esclassan3,500 m33.2 km/h
Stage 1311 JulFigeac → Superbesse161 kmPaul Wellens4,500 m27.8 km/h
Stage 1412 JulBesse-en-Ch. → Puy de Dôme158 kmJoop Zoetemelk1,401 m—
Stage 1512 JulSaint-Dier-d'Auvergne → Saint-Etienne96 kmBernard Hinault646 m41.4 km/h
Stage 1613 JulSaint-Etienne → L'Alpe-d'Huez221 kmHennie Kuiper5,174 m32.8 km/h
Stage 1714 JulGrenoble → Morzine52 kmChristian Seznec1,351 m36.3 km/h
Stage 1815 JulMorzine → Lausanne196 kmGerrie Knetemann4,761 m33.6 km/h
Stage 1916 JulLausanne → Belfort241 kmMarc Demeyer5,492 m32.5 km/h
Stage 2018 JulMetz → Nancy225 kmBernard Hinault6,500 m31.1 km/h
Stage 2119 JulÉpernay → Senlis137 kmJan Raas2,500 m37.9 km/h
Stage 2220 JulSaint-Germain-en-Laye → Paris182 kmGerrie Knetemann2,000 m35.7 km/h