Tour de France 1978
Stage 1 · Walter Planckaert
Saint-Willebrord → Bruxelles
Stage 1 — Walter Planckaert wins Saint-Willebrord → Bruxelles (5 km)
Stage facts
PrologueFlat5.2 km29 Jun 1978
Saint-Willebrord → Bruxelles
Prologue | Leiden - Leiden
Stage Winner
Walter Planckaert
Yellow Jersey
Jan Raas
Avg Speed
47.0 km/h
Elevation
27 m
Difficulty
0
Win Type
Time trial
Won How
Time trial
Startlist Quality
1,241
Stage at a glance
Stage Winner
Walter Planckaert
Race Date
29 Jun 1978
Profile
Flat
Distance
5 km
Avg Speed
47.0 km/h
Jersey classifications after stage 1
Yellow Jersey
Jan Raas
Race leadership after stage 1 — Jan Raas
Route & distance
Distance
5.2 km
Start
Saint-Willebrord
Finish
Bruxelles
Profile
Flat
Date
29 Jun 1978
Pace, climbing & win style
Avg Speed
47.0 km/h
Vert. Climbing
27 m
Difficulty Score
0
Startlist Quality
1,241
Win Type
Time trial
Stage 1 in the 1978 Tour de France
Edition difficulty profile
Adjacent stages
2
Bruxelles → Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
135 km
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3
Saint-Amand-les-Eaux → Saint-Germain-en-Laye
100 km
Klaus-Peter Thaler
4
Evreux → Caen
199 km
Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor