The 33rd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 14 May 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,995 km (1,861 mi), and was won by Bernard Hinault of the Renault-Elf-Gitane cycling team. Ferdi Van Den Haute won the points classification and Andrés Oliva won the mountains classification.
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Dates | 25 April – 14 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 19 stages + Prologue, including 2 split stages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 85h 24′ 14″ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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P | 25 April | Gijón – Gijón | 8.6 km (5 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
1 | 26 April | Gijón – Gijón | 144 km (89 mi) | |||
2 | 27 April | Gijón – Cangas de Onís | 94 km (58 mi) | |||
3 | 28 April | Cangas de Onís – León | 187 km (116 mi) | |||
4 | 29 April | León – Valladolid | 171 km (106 mi) | |||
5 | 30 April | Valladolid – Ávila | 136 km (85 mi) | |||
6 | 1 May | Torrelaguna – Torrejón de Ardoz | 46 km (29 mi) | |||
7 | 2 May | Torrejón de Ardoz – Cuenca | 160 km (99 mi) | |||
8 | 3 May | Cuenca – Benicàssim | 249 km (155 mi) | |||
9 | 4 May | Benicàssim – Tortosa | 156 km (97 mi) | |||
10 | 5 May | Tortosa – Calafell | 201 km (125 mi) | |||
11a | 6 May | Calafell – Barcelona | 67 km (42 mi) | |||
11b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
12 | 7 May | Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) – La Tossa de Montbui | (Santa Margarida de Montbui)205 km (127 mi) | |||
13 | 8 May | Igualada – Jaca | 243 km (151 mi) | |||
14 | 9 May | Jaca – Logroño | 219 km (136 mi) | |||
15 | 10 May | Logroño – Miranda de Ebro | 131 km (81 mi) | |||
16 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Bien Aparecida Sanctuary | 208 km (129 mi) | |||
17 | 12 May | Ampuero – Bilbao | 123 km (76 mi) | |||
18 | 13 May | Bilbao – Amurrio | 154 km (96 mi) | |||
19a | 14 May | Amurrio – San Sebastián | 84 km (52 mi) | |||
19b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | Individual time trial | Annulled | ||
Total | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) |
Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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1 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 85h 24′ 14″ | |
2 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 3′ 02″ | |
3 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | + 3′ 47″ | |
4 | Teka | + 4′ 23″ | |
5 | Marc-Zeepcentrale | + 4′ 28″ | |
6 | Marc-Zeepcentrale | + 5′ 52″ | |
7 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 6′ 12″ | |
8 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 6′ 53″ | |
9 | Novostil-Helios | + 10′ 12″ | |
10 | Kas-Campagnolo | + 13′ 57″ |
Points classification[edit]Final points classification (1–9) |
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Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | Marc-Zeepcentrale | 210 | |
2 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 157 | |
3 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 130 | |
4 | Teka | 113 | |
5 | Marc-Zeepcentrale | 108 | |
6 | Teka | 92 | |
7 | Marc-Zeepcentrale | 70 | |
8 | Kas-Campagnolo | 70 | |
9 | Transmallorca | 69 |
Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | Teka | 112 | |
2 | Kas-Campagnolo | 81 | |
3 | Renault-Elf-Gitane | 60 | |
4 | Novostil-Helios | 48 | |
5 | Teka | 44 |
Team classification[edit]
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Intermediate sprints classification[edit]
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