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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
  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. [2] The race was won by Johan van der Velde.

General classification

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


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