1978 Tour de Romandie

The 1978 Tour de Romandie was the 32nd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycle race and was held from 2 May to 7 May 1978. The race started in Geneva and finished in Thyon.[2] The race was won by Johan van der Velde.

1978 Tour de Romandie
Race details
Dates2–7 May 1978
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance789.9[1] km (490.8 mi)
Winning time21h 11' 50"
Results
  Winner  Johan van der Velde (NED)
  Second  Hennie Kuiper (NED)
  Third  Johan De Muynck (BEL)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Time
1  Johan van der Velde (NED) 21h 11' 50"
2  Hennie Kuiper (NED) + 2' 08"
3  Johan De Muynck (BEL) + 2' 22"
4  Mariano Martínez (FRA) + 2' 55"
5  Fausto Bertoglio (ITA) + 2' 55"
6  Gottfried Schmutz (SUI) + 3' 16"
7  Michel Laurent (FRA) + 3' 44"
8  Pierre-Raymond Villemiane (FRA) + 4' 06"
9  Yves Hézard (FRA) + 4' 14"
10  Bruno Wolfer (SUI) + 5' 22"

References
  1. "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. "32ème Tour de Romandie 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 March 2005.
  3. "1978 Tour de Romandie". First Cycling. Retrieved 7 January 2018.


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