List of teams and cyclists in the 1978 Tour de France
For the 1978 Tour de France, the following 11 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 110:[1][2] Since the 1977 Tour de France, dominant riders as Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi, Raymond Poulidor and Luis Ocaña had retired.[3]
Lucien Van Impe, the winner of 1976, had broken his collarbone and was still recovering.[4]
The main contenders were debutant Hinault, who had won the 1978 Vuelta a España, and Joop Zoetemelk, who had already finished in second place for three times. Pre-race analysis judged Hinault better in the time trials, and Zoetemelk better in the mountains.[4] Bernard Thévenet, the winner of the 1977 Tour de France, was out of form, and not considered a favourite.[1]
Teams[]
- Peugeot–Esso–Michelin
- TI–Raleigh–McGregor
- C&A
- Kas–Campagnolo
- Miko–Mercier–Vivagel
- Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo
- Teka
- Lejeune–BP
- Fiat
- Flandria–Velda–Lano
- Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or
Cyclists[]
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By starting number[]
No. | Name | Nationality | Team | Pos. | Ref |
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1 | Bernard Thévenet | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | DNF | [5] |
2 | Bernard Bourreau | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | 28 | [5] |
3 | Jean-Pierre Danguillaume | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | DNF | [5] |
4 | Régis Delépine | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | 76 | [5] |
5 | Jacques Esclassan | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | 61 | [5] |
6 | Yves Hézard | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | 17 | [5] |
7 | Michel Laurent | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | 14 | [5] |
8 | Régis Ovion | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | DNF | [5] |
9 | Guy Sibille | France | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | DNF | [5] |
10 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke | Belgium | Peugeot-Esso-Michelin | 64 | [5] |
11 | Hennie Kuiper | Netherlands | Ti Raleigh | DNF | [5] |
12 | José De Cauwer | Belgium | Ti Raleigh | 55 | [5] |
13 | Gerben Karstens | Netherlands | Ti Raleigh | DNF | [5] |
14 | Gerrie Knetemann | Netherlands | Ti Raleigh | 43 | [5] |
15 | Henk Lubberding | Netherlands | Ti Raleigh | 8 | [5] |
16 | Jan Raas | Netherlands | Ti Raleigh | 24 | [5] |
17 | Klaus-Peter Thaler | West Germany | Ti Raleigh | 35 | [5] |
18 | Aad van den Hoek | Netherlands | Ti Raleigh | 57 | [5] |
19 | Paul Wellens | Belgium | Ti Raleigh | 6 | [5] |
20 | Wilfried Wesemael | Belgium | Ti Raleigh | 47 | [5] |
21 | Lucien Van Impe | Belgium | C&A | 9 | [5] |
22 | Joseph Bruyère | Belgium | C&A | 4 | [5] |
23 | Jos Deschoenmaecker | Belgium | C&A | 20 | [5] |
24 | René Dillen | Belgium | C&A | 51 | [5] |
25 | Edward Janssens | Belgium | C&A | 16 | [5] |
26 | Marcel Laurens | Belgium | C&A | 60 | [5] |
27 | Ludo Loos | Belgium | C&A | DNF | [5] |
28 | Jacques Martin | Belgium | C&A | DNF | [5] |
29 | René Martens | Belgium | C&A | 26 | [5] |
30 | Walter Planckaert | Belgium | C&A | DNF | [5] |
31 | Francisco Galdós | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | 7 | [5] |
32 | Julián Andiano | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
33 | José Enrique Cima | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
34 | Faustino Fernández Ovies | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
35 | Enrique Martínez Heredia | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
36 | José Nazabal | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
37 | José Pesarrodona | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
38 | Juan Pujol | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | 32 | [5] |
39 | Sebastián Pozo | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
40 | Jesús Suárez Cueva | Spain | Kas-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
41 | Joop Zoetemelk | Netherlands | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 2 | [5] |
42 | Barry Hoban | Great Britain | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 65 | [5] |
43 | Maurice Le Guilloux | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 27 | [5] |
44 | Raymond Martin | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 12 | [5] |
45 | Hubert Mathis | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 45 | [5] |
46 | André Mollet | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 36 | [5] |
47 | Sven-Åke Nilsson | Sweden | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 11 | [5] |
48 | Patrick Perret | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 29 | [5] |
49 | Christian Seznec | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 5 | [5] |
50 | Charles Rouxel | France | Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson | 33 | [5] |
51 | Bernard Hinault | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 1 | [5] |
52 | Jean-René Bernaudeau | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | DNF | [5] |
53 | Yvon Bertin | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 74 | [5] |
54 | Jacques Bossis | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 62 | [5] |
55 | André Chalmel | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 63 | [5] |
56 | Gilbert Chaumaz | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 37 | [5] |
57 | Lucien Didier | Luxembourg | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 52 | [5] |
58 | Bernard Quilfen | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 58 | [5] |
59 | Willy Teirlinck | Belgium | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 38 | [5] |
60 | Pierre-Raymond Villemiane | France | Renault-Gitane-Campagnolo | 31 | [5] |
61 | Pedro Torres | Spain | Teka | DNF | [5] |
62 | Bernardo Alfonsel | Spain | Teka | 46 | [5] |
63 | Javier Elorriaga | Spain | Teka | DNF | [5] |
64 | Eulalio García | Spain | Teka | DNF | [5] |
65 | Miguel María Lasa | Spain | Teka | 41 | [5] |
66 | Paulino Martínez | Spain | Teka | DNF | [5] |
67 | José Martins | Portugal | Teka | 22 | [5] |
68 | Antonio Menéndez | Spain | Teka | 18 | [5] |
69 | Andrés Oliva | Spain | Teka | 39 | [5] |
70 | Pedro Vilardebo | Spain | Teka | 40 | [5] |
71 | Roger Legeay | France | Lejeune-BP | 42 | [5] |
72 | Pierre Bazzo | France | Lejeune-BP | 21 | [5] |
73 | Fedor den Hertog | Netherlands | Lejeune-BP | 25 | [5] |
74 | Patrick Friou | France | Lejeune-BP | DNF | [5] |
75 | Joël Gallopin | France | Lejeune-BP | DNF | [5] |
76 | Jean-Louis Gauthier | France | Lejeune-BP | 69 | [5] |
77 | Daniel Gisiger | Switzerland | Lejeune-BP | 75 | [5] |
78 | Antoine Gutierrez | France | Lejeune-BP | DNF | [5] |
79 | Michel Le Denmat | France | Lejeune-BP | DNF | [5] |
80 | Eugène Plet | France | Lejeune-BP | 66 | [5] |
81 | Jean-Jacques Fussien | France | Fiat-La France | 73 | [5] |
82 | Serge Beucherie | France | Fiat-La France | 67 | [5] |
83 | Alain Budet | France | Fiat-La France | 71 | [5] |
84 | Alain De Carvalho | France | Fiat-La France | 48 | [5] |
85 | Jacky Hardy | France | Fiat-La France | DNF | [5] |
86 | Gilbert Le Lay | France | Fiat-La France | 23 | [5] |
87 | Dominique Sanders | France | Fiat-La France | 50 | [5] |
88 | Philippe Tesnière | France | Fiat-La France | 78 | [5] |
89 | Didier Van Vlaslaer | France | Fiat-La France | DNF | [5] |
90 | Paul Sherwen | Great Britain | Fiat-La France | 70 | [5] |
91 | Freddy Maertens | Belgium | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 13 | [5] |
92 | Michel Pollentier | Belgium | Velda-Lono-Flandria | DNF | [5] |
93 | Joaquim Agostinho | Portugal | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 3 | [5] |
94 | Herman Beysens | Belgium | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 44 | [5] |
95 | René Bittinger | France | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 19 | [5] |
96 | Marc Demeyer | Belgium | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 49 | [5] |
97 | Sean Kelly | Ireland | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 34 | [5] |
98 | Christian Muselet | France | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 53 | [5] |
99 | Marcel Tinazzi | France | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 59 | [5] |
100 | Albert Van Vlierberghe | Belgium | Velda-Lono-Flandria | 56 | [5] |
101 | Mariano Martínez | France | Jobo-Superia | 10 | [5] |
102 | Dino Bertolo | France | Jobo-Superia | 72 | [5] |
103 | Jean-Pierre Biderre | France | Jobo-Superia | DNF | [5] |
104 | Dante Coccolo | France | Jobo-Superia | 77 | [5] |
105 | Philippe Durel | France | Jobo-Superia | 68 | [5] |
106 | Hervé Inaudi | France | Jobo-Superia | DNF | [5] |
107 | Ferdinand Julien | France | Jobo-Superia | 30 | [5] |
108 | Alain Patritti | France | Jobo-Superia | 54 | [5] |
109 | Jean-François Pescheux | France | Jobo-Superia | DNF | [5] |
110 | André Romero | France | Jobo-Superia | 15 | [5] |
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References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "65ème Tour de France 1978" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Historique du Tour de France - Year 1978: The starters". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Christopher S. (2008). The Tour de France: A Cultural History. University of California Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-520-25630-9. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Boyce, Barry (2006). "1978: The Cannibal Retires, the Badger Shines". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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