1978 Tour de Suisse

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.^[2] The race was won by Paul Wellens of the TI–Raleigh team.

1978 Tour de Suisse

Race details

Dates

14–23 June 1978

Stages

9 + Prologue

Distance

1,563^[1] km (971.2 mi)

Winning time

39h 44' 47"

Results

← 1977

1979 →

General classification edit

Final general classification^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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"

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