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Cycling race
1978 Open Tour of Britain
Race details
Dates7–12 August 1978
Stages5 + Prologue
Distance902.3 km (560.7 mi)
Winning time22h 34' 42"
Results
  Winner  Johan van der Velde (NED)
  Second  Reg Smith (GBR)
  Third  Gottfried Schmutz (SUI)
1987 →

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. The race was won by Johan van der Velde.

General classification

Final general classification
Rank Rider Time
1  Johan van der Velde (NED) 22h 34' 42"
2  Reg Smith (GBR) + 6"
3  Gottfried Schmutz (SUI) + 6"
4  André Gevers (NED) + 1' 36"
5  Roland Salm (SUI) + 1' 39"
6  Diego Magoni (ITA) + 1' 47"
7  Patrick Verstraete (BEL) + 1' 48"
8  Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) + 1' 54"
9  John McMillan (GBR) + 12' 08"
10  Franky De Gendt (BEL) + 12' 11"

References

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