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Information about the Vuelta a España of 1978

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Classification jerseys

General Classification:
Points Classification:
Mountains Classification:

Classification winners

Classification	Winner	Age (year_day)
General classification	B. Hinault	23₁₈₁
Points classification	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₂₂
Mountains classification	A. Oliva	29₁₅₇
Intermediate sprints classification	B. Hinault	23₁₈₁
Best Spanish rider	J. Pesarrodona	32₁₀₂
Team classification	Kas-Campagnolo

Stage prizes

Date	Nr.	From	To	Distance (km)	Winner	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Most combative	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Bad luck	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Source
25 Apr 1978	P	Gijón	Gijón	8.6	B. Hinault	23₁₆₂	FRA	N/A			N/A			1
26 Apr 1978	1	Gijón	Gijón	144	J. Schipper	26₃₂₀	NED	?			M. Dierickx	23₁₈₄	BEL	1
27 Apr 1978	2	Gijón	Cangas de Onís	94	J. Cima	25₃₁₄	ESP	?			?			1
28 Apr 1978	3	Cangas de Onís	León	187	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₆	BEL	D. Perurena	34₁₃₄	ESP	G. Matheussen	22₁₆₉	BEL	1
29 Apr 1978	4	León	Valladolid	171	P. Lefevere	23₁₁₃	BEL	?			?			1
30 Apr 1978	5	Valladolid	Ávila	136	W. Teirlinck	29₂₆₂	BEL	E. Van den Broeck	23₂₄₇	BEL	N/A			1
01 May 1978	6	Torrelaguna	Torrejón de Ardoz	46	F. van Katwijk	26₁₅₁	NED	?			?			1
02 May 1978	7	Torrejón de Ardoz	Cuenca	160	D. Perurena	34₁₃₈	ESP	D. Perurena	34₁₃₈	ESP	N. den Hertog	27₃₄	NED	1 2
03 May 1978	8	Cuenca	Benicasim	249	F. van Katwijk	26₁₅₃	NED	I. Juárez	22₁₂₁	ESP	A. Bonini	25₁₅₀	ITA	1
04 May 1978	9	Benicasim	Tortosa	156	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₂	BEL	J. García	27₁₀₃	ESP	C. Moritz	26₃₃₂	NED	1
05 May 1978	10	Tortosa	Calafell	201	W. Teirlinck	29₂₆₇	BEL	?			?			1
06 May 1978	11A	Calafell	Barcelona	67	J. Elorriaga	30₁₅₄	ESP	—			—
06 May 1978	11B	Barcelona	Barcelona	3.8	B. Hinault	23₁₇₃	FRA	I. Paleari	24₈₂	ITA	C. Moritz	26₃₃₄	NED	1
07 May 1978	12	Barcelona	Tossa de Montbui	205	B. Hinault	23₁₇₄	FRA	?			?			1
08 May 1978	13	Igualada	Jaca	243	S. Maccali	23₃₆	ITA	?			?
09 May 1978	14	Jaca	Logroño	219	B. Hinault	23₁₇₆	FRA	A. Greciano	26₁₂₃	ESP	N/A			1
10 May 1978	15	Logroño	Miranda de Ebro	131	J. Vandenbrande	22₁₅₇	BEL	?			?			1
11 May 1978	16	Miranda de Ebro	Santuario de la Bien Aparecida	208	V. Belda	23₂₄₁	ESP	?			?			1
12 May 1978	17	Ampuero	Bilbao	123	J. Cima	25₃₂₉	ESP	B. Llido	26₉₈	ESP	N/A			1
13 May 1978	18	Bilbao	Amurrio	154	B. Hinault	23₁₈₀	FRA	?			?			1
14 May 1978	19A	Amurrio	San Sebastián	84	D. Perurena	34₁₅₀	ESP	?			?
14 May 1978	19B	San Sebastián	San Sebastián	31.7	Cancelled			Cancelled			Cancelled			1 2

Classification leaders

Date	Nr.	General	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Points	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Mountain	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Intermediate sprints	Age (year_day)	Nat.	Team	Source
25 Apr 1978	P	B. Hinault	23₁₆₂	FRA	N/A			N/A			N/A			Does not exist	1
26 Apr 1978	1	B. Hinault	23₁₆₃	FRA	J. Schipper	26₃₂₀	NED	B. Becaas	22₃₃₈	FRA	T. Rossi	29₃₂₇	ITA	Marc	1
27 Apr 1978	2	B. Hinault	23₁₆₄	FRA	J. Schipper	26₃₂₁	NED	J. Cima	25₃₁₄	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₂₉	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
28 Apr 1978	3	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₆	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₆	BEL	J. Cima	25₃₁₅	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₀	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
29 Apr 1978	4	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₇	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₇	BEL	J. Cima	25₃₁₆	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₁	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
30 Apr 1978	5	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₈	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₈	BEL	B. Becaas	22₃₄₂	FRA	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₂	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
01 May 1978	6	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₉	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₀₉	BEL	B. Becaas	22₃₄₃	FRA	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₃	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
02 May 1978	7	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₀	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₀	BEL	B. Becaas	22₃₄₄	FRA	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₄	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1 2
03 May 1978	8	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₁	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₁	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₄₆	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₅	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
04 May 1978	9	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₂	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₂	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₄₇	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₆	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
05 May 1978	10	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₃	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₃	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₄₈	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₇	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
06 May 1978	11A	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₄	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₄	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₄₉	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₈	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo
06 May 1978	11B	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₄	BEL	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₄	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₄₉	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₈	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
07 May 1978	12	B. Hinault	23₁₇₄	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₅	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₀	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₃₉	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
08 May 1978	13	B. Hinault	23₁₇₅	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₆	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₁	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₄₀	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo
09 May 1978	14	B. Hinault	23₁₇₆	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₇	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₂	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₄₁	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
10 May 1978	15	B. Hinault	23₁₇₇	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₈	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₃	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₄₂	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
11 May 1978	16	B. Hinault	23₁₇₈	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₁₉	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₄	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₄₃	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
12 May 1978	17	B. Hinault	23₁₇₉	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₂₀	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₅	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₄₄	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
13 May 1978	18	B. Hinault	23₁₈₀	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₂₁	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₆	ESP	B. Schepmans	24₁₄₅	BEL	Kas-Campagnolo	1
14 May 1978	19A	B. Hinault	23₁₈₁	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₂₂	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₇	ESP	B. Hinault	23₁₈₁	FRA	Kas-Campagnolo
14 May 1978	19B	B. Hinault	23₁₈₁	FRA	F. Van Den Haute	25₃₂₂	BEL	A. Oliva	29₁₅₇	ESP	B. Hinault	23₁₈₁	FRA	Kas-Campagnolo	1 2

Graphs

Distance of final winner in general classification

Average speed winner of stage (km/h)

Participants

Participants Vuelta a España 1978
Number	Name			Nat	Team	Final
1	José Antonio González (32₆₇)		D	ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	30
2	Domingo Perurena (34₁₉₈)	†	D	ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	22
3	Vicente López (35₂₁₁)	†		ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	10
4	José Enrique Cima (26₁₄)			ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	17
5	José Nazábal (27₀)		D	ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	7
6	Enrique Martínez (25₁₅₄)			ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	8
7	José-Luis Viejo (28₂₄₁)	†	D	ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	AB14
8	Sebastian Pozo (27₈₅)		D	ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	12
9	Jésus Suárez (23₁₁₃)			ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	HD17
10	José Pesarrodona (32₁₅₀)			ESP	Kas-Campagnolo	2
11	Ferdinand Bracke (39₃₇)			BEL	Old Lord's-Splendor	ABP
12	Eddy Van den Broeck (23₃₀₉)	†		BEL	Old Lord's-Splendor	NP6
13	Maurizio Bellet (25₂₂₄)	†		ITA	Old Lord's-Splendor	43
14	Willy Scheers (31₉₄)			BEL	Old Lord's-Splendor	63
15	Alan McCormack (21₃₁₆)			IRE	Old Lord's-Splendor	55
16	Wim Schroyens (25₂₂₄)			BEL	Old Lord's-Splendor	AB13
17	Johnny Vanderveken (24₁₂₄)			BEL	Old Lord's-Splendor	AB4
18	Bernard Draux (27₅₁)	†		BEL	Old Lord's-Splendor	AB4
19	Giovanni Jiménez (36₁)			COL	Old Lord's-Splendor	HD2
20	Walter Dalgal (24₇)			ITA	Old Lord's-Splendor	DSQ4
21	José Manuel García (27₁₆₁)			ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	AB13
22	Roque Moya (25₁₄₀)			ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	DSQ4
23	Luis-Alberto Ordiales (26₁₆₇)			ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	39
24	Antonio González (24₁₃₉)			ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	26
25	Carlos Ocaña (27₁)			ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	33
26	Daniele Tinchella (25₃₂₀)			ITA	Transmallorca-Gios	40
27	Vicente Belda (23₂₉₂)		D	ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	21
28	Ramón Vila (25₉₃)			ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	AB14
29	Blas Domingo Llido (26₁₄₈)	†		ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	AB18
30	Fernando Benejam (23₂₁₃)	†		ESP	Transmallorca-Gios	AB14
31	Bernard Hinault (23₂₂₉)			FRA	Renault	1
32	Willy Teirlinck (29₃₂₄)		D	BEL	Renault	25
33	Roland Berland (33₁₂₄)			FRA	Renault	44
34	Gilbert Chaumaz (25₁₆₉)		D	FRA	Renault	15
35	Bernard Quilfen (29₇₁)	†		FRA	Renault	46
36	Lucien Didier (27₃₃₀)		D	LUX	Renault	38
37	Bernard Becaas (23₃₉)	†		FRA	Renault	36
38	Patrick Cluzaud (25₁₉₆)			FRA	Renault	50
39	André Chalmel (28₂₆₄)			FRA	Renault	47
40	Jean-René Bernaudeau (21₃₅₇)			FRA	Renault	3
41	Cees Bal (26₂₂₂)		D	NED	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB17
42	Nidi den Hertog (27₉₄)			NED	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB11A
43	Fridolin Keller (24₉₆)			SUI	Bode Deuren-Shimano	HD17
44	Ad Prinsen (23₂₈₃)			NED	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB13
45	Ronald Bouckaert (23₂₈)	†		BEL	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB3
46	Serge Demierre (22₁₆₆)			SUI	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB6
47	Jan Breur (26₁₉₀)	†		NED	Bode Deuren-Shimano	HD17
48	Horst Schütz (27₅₄)			GER	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB3
49	Co Moritz (27₂₅)	†		NED	Bode Deuren-Shimano	AB11A
50	Roelof Groen (25₃₁₇)			NED	Bode Deuren-Shimano	62
51	Antonio Abad (27₂₃₇)	†		ESP	Novostil-Helios	56
52	Andrès Gandarias (35₆₈)	†		ESP	Novostil-Helios	16
53	Custodio Mazuela (27₇₃)			ESP	Novostil-Helios	29
54	Gonzalo Aja (31₃₅₃)			ESP	Novostil-Helios	9
55	Isidro Juárez (22₁₈₀)			ESP	Novostil-Helios	NP17
56	Anastasio Greciano (26₁₇₆)			ESP	Novostil-Helios	32
57	Alberto Fernández (23₁₆₇)	†	D	ESP	Novostil-Helios	19
58	Ángel López (28₃₄₂)			ESP	Novostil-Helios	41
59	Félix Suárez (27₂₀₇)	†		ESP	Novostil-Helios	DSQ4
60	Feliciano Sobradillo (22₃₆₀)			ESP	Novostil-Helios	45
61	Ferdi Van Den Haute (26₅)			BEL	Marc	6
62	Luc Leman (25₆₁)			BEL	Marc	AB3
63	Jos 'Adri' Schipper (27₂₁)			NED	Marc	5
64	Fons van Katwijk (26₂₁₂)			NED	Marc	54
65	André Delcroix (24₂₈₄)			BEL	Marc	59
66	Patrick Lefevere (23₁₇₆)			BEL	Marc	53
67	Marc Dierickx (23₂₅₀)			BEL	Marc	57
68	Geert Malfait (24₂₁₅)	†		BEL	Marc	AB3
69	Carlos Cuyle (25₁₅₆)	†		BEL	Marc	DSQ4
70	Ronan De Meyer (25₁₃₉)			BEL	Marc	NP2
71	Benny Schepmans (24₁₉₄)			BEL	Safir	51
72	Hendrik Vandenbrande (24₇₈)	†		BEL	Safir	35
73	Peter Deneef (24₁₂₄)			BEL	Safir	AB10
74	Willy Sprangers (24₁₁₈)			BEL	Safir	58
75	Marc De Smet (22₁₄₃)			BEL	Safir	AB10
76	Léo Van Thielen (25₁₆₅)			BEL	Safir	HD10
77	Luc Berkenbosch (22₂₂₂)	†		BEL	Safir	AB10
78	Geert Matheussen (22₂₃₃)			BEL	Safir	AB3
79	René Wuyckens (24₃₀₁)	†		BEL	Safir	64
80	Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (22₂₀₉)			BEL	Safir	28
81	Giuseppe Walter Passuello (26₂₃₄)	†		ITA	Italy	37
82	Franco Conti (27₈₄)			ITA	Italy	31
83	Annunzio Colombo (22₃₅₆)	†	D	ITA	Italy	34
84	Tullio Rossi (30₂₈)	†		ITA	Italy	61
85	Salvatore Maccali (23₉₀)			ITA	Italy	49
86	Ignazio Paleari (24₁₃₈)	†		ITA	Italy	52
87	Roberto Sorlini (30₃₀₄)			ITA	Italy	60
88	Cesare Cipollini (19₁₉₇)	†		ITA	Italy	HD17
89	Leone Pizzini (29₂₃₄)			ITA	Italy	48
90	Antonio Bonini (25₂₀₉)			ITA	Italy	NP9
91	Carlos Melero (29₁₉₅)		D	ESP	Teka	42
92	José Luis Mayoz (34₁₆₇)			ESP	Teka	18
93	Félix Pérez (23₉₈)			ESP	Teka	23
94	Andrês Oliva (29₂₀₅)	†	D	ESP	Teka	11
95	Francisco Fernandez (24₇₁)			ESP	Teka	24
96	Bernardo Alfonsel (24₁₂₇)			ESP	Teka	13
97	Manuel Esparza (26₂₁₀)			ESP	Teka	14
98	José Martins (26₂₈₅)		D	POR	Teka	20
99	Javier Francisco Elorriaga (30₂₁₀)			ESP	Teka	27
100	Eulalio García (27₅₁)			ESP	Teka	4

Results per team

The "StProb" column indicates the probability that an equally sized team would win the same number of stages, assuming each participating rider had an equal chance of winning a stage. A probability of 0.50 indicates that the team won exactly as expected, a probability close to 0 indicates that the team won fewer stages than expected, and a probability close to 1 indicates that the team won more stages than expected.

The "GCProb" and "Lexico" columns indicate how well the team performed in the overall ranking. For both, a higher number is better; GCProb ranges from minus infinity to plus infinity, with an average of 0; Lexico ranges from 0 to 1, with an average of 0.5.

Team	Riders	Stages won	StProb	GCProb	Lexico
Renault	10	7	1.00	2.30	0.99
Marc	10	6	0.99	-0.68	0.48
Kas-Campagnolo	10	4	0.88	2.67	0.79
Safir	10	1	0.22	-1.65	0.05
Teka	10	1	0.22	3.55	0.77
Italy	10	1	0.22	-0.37	0.06
Transmallorca-Gios	10	1	0.22	-0.76	0.11
Novostil-Helios	10	0	0.05	1.07	0.45
Bode Deuren-Shimano	10	0	0.05	-3.44	0.00
Old Lord's-Splendor	10	0	0.05	-2.68	0.01

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