1978 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1978 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 30th edition of the cycle race and was held from 29 May to 5 June 1978. The race started in Thonon-les-Bains and finished in Carpentras. The race was won by Michel Pollentier of the Flandria team.

1978 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
Race details
Dates29 May–5 June 1978
Stages7 + Prologue
Distance1,325[1] km (823.3 mi)
Winning time36h 23' 03"
Results
  Winner  Michel Pollentier (BEL) (Flandria–Velda–Lano)
  Second  Mariano Martínez (FRA) (Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or)
  Third  Francisco Galdós (ESP) (Kas–Campagnolo)
  Points  Jacques Esclassan (FRA) (Peugeot–Esso–Michelin)
  Mountains  Mariano Martínez (FRA) (Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or)
  Team Miko–Mercier–Vivagel[2]

Teams

Ten teams, containing a total of 100 riders, participated in the race:[2]

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 29 May Thonon-les-Bains 8 km (5.0 mi) Individual time trial  Hennie Kuiper (NED)
1 30 May Thonon-les-Bains to Mâcon 246.8 km (153.4 mi)  Maurice Le Guilloux (FRA)
2a 31 May Mâcon to Montceau-les-Mines 103 km (64 mi)  Andrés Oliva (ESP)
2b 31 May Montceau-les-Mines to Roanne 111 km (69 mi)  Jacques Esclassan (FRA)
3 1 June Roanne to Villeurbanne 212 km (132 mi)  Jacques Martin (BEL)
4 2 June Villeurbanne to Grenoble 172 km (107 mi)  Christian Seznec (FRA)
5 3 June Grenoble to Prapoutel 116 km (72 mi)  Michel Pollentier (BEL)
6 4 June Allevard-les-Bains to Gap 175 km (109 mi)  Jean-Pierre Danguillaume (FRA)
7a 5 June Gap to Carpentras 150 km (93 mi)  Freddy Maertens (BEL)
7b 5 June Carpentras 29 km (18 mi) Individual time trial  Michel Pollentier (BEL)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Michel Pollentier (BEL) Flandria–Velda–Lano 36h 23' 03"
2  Mariano Martínez (FRA) Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or + 3' 03"
3  Francisco Galdós (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 4' 40"
4  Joop Zoetemelk (NED) Miko–Mercier–Vivagel + 5' 53"
5  Sven-Åke Nilsson (SWE) Miko–Mercier–Vivagel + 6' 33"
6  Christian Seznec (FRA) Miko–Mercier–Vivagel + 8' 17"
7  José Nazabal (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 8' 22"
8  Robert Alban (FRA) Miko–Mercier–Vivagel + 8' 58"
9  Hennie Kuiper (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 11' 11"
10  Ferdinand Julien (FRA) Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or + 11' 55"
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References
  1. "Critérium du Dauphiné (World Tour), France". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. "30ème Dauphiné Libéré 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 23 April 2004.
  3. "1978 Critérium du Dauphiné". First Cycling. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  4. "Dauphine Libere". WVCycling. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
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