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)
← 1977
1979 →

General classification

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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

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  1. ^ "Tour of Romandie (World Tour), Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "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.