1978 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race

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Men's Individual Road Race
1978 UCI Road World Championships
Rainbow jersey
Rainbow jersey
Race details
Dates27 August 1978
Stages1
Distance274.8 km (170.8 mi)
Winning time7h 32' 04"
Results
  Winner  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) (Netherlands)
  Second  Francesco Moser (ITA) (Italy)
  Third  Jørgen Marcussen (DEN) (Denmark)
← 1977
1979 →

The men's road race at the 1978 UCI Road World Championships was the 45th edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 27 August 1978 in Adenau, West Germany.[1] The race was won by Gerrie Knetemann of the Netherlands.[2]

Final classification[]

General classification (1–10)[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Gerrie Knetemann (NED) 7h 32' 04"
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Francesco Moser (ITA) + 0"
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jørgen Marcussen (DEN) + 20"
4  Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) + 28"
5  Bernard Hinault (FRA) + 28"
6  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) + 28"
7  Valerio Lualdi (ITA) + 39"
8  Herman Van Springel (BEL) + 47"
9  André Dierickx (BEL) + 50"
10  Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) + 50"

References[]

  1. ^ "1978 World Pro Road Cycling Championships". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "45ème Championnat du monde sur route 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004.
  3. ^ "1978 World Championship". First Cycling. Retrieved 13 December 2017.


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