1978 Tour of Britain

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1978 Open Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates7–12 August 1978
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance902.3 [1]  km (560.7 mi)
Winning time22h 34' 42"
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Johan van der Velde  (NED)
  SecondFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Reg Smith  (GBR)
  ThirdFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Gottfried Schmutz  (SUI)
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The 1978 Open Tour of Britain was an edition of the Tour of Britain cycle race and was held from 7 August to 12 August 1978. The race started in Greenock and finished at the Crystal Palace circuit. [2] The race was won by Johan van der Velde.

General classification

Final general classification [1] [2]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Johan van der Velde  (NED)22h 34' 42"
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Reg Smith  (GBR)+ 6"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Gottfried Schmutz  (SUI)+ 6"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  André Gevers  (NED)+ 1' 36"
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Roland Salm  (SUI)+ 1' 39"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Diego Magoni  (ITA)+ 1' 47"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Patrick Verstraete  (BEL)+ 1' 48"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande  (BEL)+ 1' 54"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John McMillan  (GBR)+ 12' 08"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Franky De Gendt  (BEL)+ 12' 11"

References

  1. 1 2 "Tour of Britain 1978". Cycling Archives. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Tour de Grande-Bretagne 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004.


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