List of teams and cyclists in the 1978 Giro d'Italia

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The 1978 Giro d'Italia was the 61st edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The field consisted of 130 riders, and 90 riders finished the race.

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No.Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro
Pos.Position in the general classification
DNFDenotes a rider who did not finish
No.NameNationalityTeamRef
1 Felice Gimondi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
2 Giovanni Cavalcanti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
3 Johan De Muynck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bianchi–Faema [1]
4 Knut Knudsen Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Bianchi–Faema [1]
5 Valerio Lualdi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
6 Serge Parsani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
7 Giancinto Santambrogio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
8 Glauco Santoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bianchi–Faema [1]
9 Willy Singer Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Bianchi–Faema [1]
10 Rik Van Linden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bianchi–Faema [1]
11 Carmelo Barone Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
12 Giovanni Battaglin Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
13 Aldo Donadello Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
14 Josef Fuchs Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Fiorella–Citroen [1]
15 Bernt Johansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Fiorella–Citroen [1]
16 Riccardo Magrini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
17 Luciano Rossignoli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
18 Mauro Simonetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
19 Dorino Vanzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
20 Gianluigi Zuanel  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fiorella–Citroen [1]
21 Franco Bitossi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
22 Marino Basso Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
23 Leonardo Bevilacqua Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
24 Bruce Santeroni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
25 Silvano Cervato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
26 Walter Santeroni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
27 Antonio D'alonzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
28 Lucio Di Federico Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
29 Piero Falorni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
30 Gabriele Landoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gis Gelati [1]
31 Dietrich Thurau Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany IJsboerke–Gios [1]
32 Bert Pronk Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands IJsboerke–Gios [1]
33 Walter Godefroot Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
34 Ludo Delcroix Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
35 Ludo Peeters Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
36 Rudy Pevenage Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
37 Eric Van De Wiele Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
38 Guido Van Sweevelt  [ fr ]Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
39 Jos Jacobs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
40 Alfons De Bal Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium IJsboerke–Gios [1]
41 Vittorio Algeri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
42 Pietro Algeri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
43 Pierino Amadori Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
44 Alessio Bettoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
45 Giancarlo Casiraghi  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
46 Stefano D'arcangelo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
47 Walter Dusi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
48 Fiorenzo Favero Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
49 Ettore Manenti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
50 Paolo Rosola Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Intercontinentale Assicurazioni [1]
51 Alfio Vandi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
52 Giuseppe Martinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
53 Giuseppe Perletto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
54 Ottavio Crepaldi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
55 Vito Da Ros Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
56 Giuseppe Fatato Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
57 Ruggero Gialdini  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
58 Armando Lora  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
59 Giancarlo Tartoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
60 Jean-Claude Fabbri  [ it ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Magniflex–Torpado [1]
61 Roberto Ceruti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
62 Álvaro Crespi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
63 Vicenzo De Caro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
64 Mario Fraccaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
65 Luciano Loro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
66 Dino Porrini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
67 Giuseppe Rodella Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
68 Angelo Tosoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
69 Bruno Zanoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
70 Sergio Santimaria Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Mecap–Selle Italia [1]
71 Francesco Moser Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
72 Roger De Vlaeminck Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
73 Claudio Bortolotto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
74 Willy De Geest Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
75 Ronald De Witte Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
76 Phil Edwards Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
77 Fabrizio Fabbri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
78 Simone Fraccaro Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
79 Palmiro Masciarelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
80 Attilio Rota Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Sanson–Campagnolo [1]
81 Gianbattista Baronchelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
82 Gaetano Baronchelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
83 Giuseppe Saronni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
84 Enrico Paolini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
85 Roy Schuiten Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Scic–Bottecchia [1]
86 Osvaldo Bettoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
87 Walter Riccomi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
88 Arnaldo Caverzasi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
89 Luciano Conati Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
90 Walter Polini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Scic–Bottecchia [1]
91 Fausto Bertoglio Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
92 Alessio Antonini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
93 Alfredo Chinetti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
94 Hans-Peter Jakst Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
95 Luca Olivetto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
96 Marcello Osler Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
97 Aldo Parecchini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
98 Pasquale Pugliese Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
99 Bruno Vicino Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
100 Carlo Zoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Selle Royal–Inoxpran [1]
101 Miguel María Lasa Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
102 Pedro Torres Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
103 Jürgen Kraft Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Teka [1]
104 Pedro Vilardebo Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
105 Fernando Cabrero Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
106 Francisco Javier Cedena Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
107 Miguel-Mayor Guttierez Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
108 Paolino Martinez Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
109 Pedro Larrinaga Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
110 Antonio Menéndez Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg  Spain Teka [1]
111 Davide Boifava Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
112 Luciano Borgognoni Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
113 Corrado Donadio  [ fr ]Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
114 Gianfranco Foresti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
115 Renato Laghi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
116 Flavio Miozzo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
117 Gabriele Mugnaini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
118 Wladimiro Panizza Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
119 Remo Rocchia Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
120 Roberto Visentini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Vibor [1]
121 Roberto Poggiali Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
122 Claudio Corti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
123 Giancarlo Bellini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
124 Pierino Gavazzi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
125 Ueli Sutter Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Zonca–Santini [1]
126 Claudio Torelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
127 Leonardo Mazzantini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
128 Piero Spinelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
129 Emilio Vanotti Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Zonca–Santini [1]
130 Bruno Wolfer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Zonca–Santini [1]

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