Dates 25 April – 14 May Winning time 85h 24' 14" Second José Pesarrodona (ESP) | Distance 2,995 km (1,861 mi) Winner Bernard Hinault (FRA) | |
Stages 19 stages + Prologue, including 2 split stages | ||
The 33rd Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from April 25 to May 14, 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,995 km, 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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1978 Vuelta a España Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA