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Cycling race
1978 Tour de Suisse
Race details
Dates14–23 June 1978
Stages9 + Prologue
Distance1,563 km (971.2 mi)
Winning time39h 44' 47"
Results
  Winner  Paul Wellens (BEL) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)
  Second  Ueli Sutter (SUI) (Zonca–Santini)
  Third  Josef Fuchs (SUI) (Fiorella–Mocassini–Citroën)
  Points  Mariano Martínez (FRA) (Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or)
  Mountains  Mariano Martínez (FRA) (Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or)
  Combination  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) (IJsboerke–Gios)
  Team TI–Raleigh–McGregor
← 1977 1979 →

The 1978 Tour de Suisse was the 42nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 14 June to 23 June 1978. The race started in Spreitenbach and finished in Affoltern. The race was won by Paul Wellens of the TI–Raleigh team.

General classification

Final general classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Paul Wellens (BEL) TI–Raleigh–McGregor 39h 44' 47"
2  Ueli Sutter (SUI) Zonca–Santini + 18"
3  Josef Fuchs (SUI) Fiorella–Mocassini–Citroën + 1' 19"
4  Hennie Kuiper (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 1' 48"
5  Gottfried Schmutz (SUI) Willora–Piz Buin–Mairag + 3' 31"
6  Mariano Martínez (FRA) Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or + 4' 00"
7  Francisco Galdós (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 4' 15"
8  Michel Pollentier (BEL) Flandria–Velda–Lano + 4' 34"
9  Erwin Lienhard (SUI) Willora–Piz Buin–Mairag + 4' 38"
10  Albert Zweifel (SUI) Lejeune–BP + 7' 02"

References

  1. "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ "42ème Tour de Suisse 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 October 2004.
  3. "1978 Tour de Suisse". First Cycling. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. "Tour de Suisse Statistik" (PDF). Tour de Suisse. p. 130. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013.
  5. "Tour de Suisse 1978". TheSports.org. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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