Route of the 1978 Tour de France
The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours . The Tour began in Leiden , the Netherlands, with a prologue individual time trial on 29 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 11 July with a mountainous stage to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet . The race finished in Paris on 23 July.
Prologue [ ]
29 June 1978 - Leiden to Leiden, 5 km (3.1 mi) (ITT ) [1]
Due to bad weather, the prologue result did not contribute to the general classification and a yellow jersey wasn't awarded.[2]
Stage 1a [ ]
30 June 1978 - Leiden to Sint Willebrord , 135 km (84 mi) [1]
Stage 1a result and general classification after stage 1a [1]
Stage 1b [ ]
30 June 1978 - Sint Willebrord to Brussels , 100 km (62 mi) [1]
Stage 1b result [1]
General classification after stage 1b [3]
Stage 2 [ ]
1 July 1978 - Brussels to Saint-Amand-les-Eaux , 199 km (124 mi) [1]
Stage 2 result [1]
General classification after stage 2 [4]
Stage 3 [ ]
2 July 1978 - Saint-Amand-les-Eaux to Saint-Germain-en-Laye , 244 km (152 mi) [1]
Stage 3 result [1]
General classification after stage 3 [5]
Stage 4 [ ]
3 July 1978 - Évreux to Caen , 153 km (95 mi) (TTT ) [1]
Stage 4 result [1]
General classification after stage 4 [6]
Stage 5 [ ]
4 July 1978 - Caen to Mazé -Montgeoffroy , 244 km (152 mi) [1]
Stage 5 result [1]
General classification after stage 5 [7]
Stage 6 [ ]
5 July 1978 - Mazé -Montgeoffroy to Poitiers , 162 km (101 mi) [1]
Stage 6 result [1]
General classification after stage 6 [8]
Stage 7 [ ]
6 July 1978 - Poitiers to Bordeaux , 242 km (150 mi) [1]
Stage 7 result [1]
General classification after stage 7 [9]
Stage 8 [ ]
7 July 1978 - Saint-Émilion to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande , 59 km (37 mi) (ITT ) [1]
Stage 8 result [1]
General classification after stage 8 [10]
Stage 9 [ ]
8 July 1978 - Bordeaux to Biarritz , 233 km (145 mi) [1]
Stage 9 result [1]
General classification after stage 9 [11]
Rest day 1 [ ]
9 July 1978 - Biarritz
Stage 10 [ ]
10 July 1978 - Biarritz to Pau , 192 km (119 mi) [1]
Stage 10 result [1]
General classification after stage 10 [12]
Stage 11 [ ]
11 July 1978 - Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet , 161 km (100 mi) [1]
Stage 11 result [1]
General classification after stage 11 [13]
References [ ]