1978 Giro d'Italia

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1978 Giro d'Italia
Race details
Dates May 20June 10
Stages 20
Distance 3,610.5 km (2,243 mi)
Winning time 101h 31' 22" (35.56 km/h/22.10 mph)
Palmares
Winner Flag of Belgium Johan De Muynck
Second Flag of Italy Gianbattista Baronchelli
Third Flag of Italy Francesco Moser

Points Flag of Italy Francesco Moser
Mountains Flag of Switzerland Ueli Sutter
Youth Flag of Italy Roberto Visentini

The 1978 Giro d'Italia was held from May 20 to June 10, 1978. It was won by the Belgian Johan de Muynck .

This 54th edition covered 3610.5 km at an average speed of 35.56 km/h, for a total of 20 stages.

[edit] General classification

Rank Name Time
1 Flag of Belgium Johan De Muynck (BEL) 101h 31' 22"
2 Flag of Italy Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) + 59"
3 Flag of Italy Francesco Moser (ITA) +2' 19"
4 Flag of Italy Wladimiro Panizza (ITA) +7' 57"
5 Flag of Italy Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) + 8' 19"
6 Flag of Belgium Ronald De Witte (BEL) + 8' 24"
7 Flag of Italy Alfio Vandi (ITA) + 9' 04"
8 Flag of Italy Claudio Bortolotto (ITA) + 9' 25"
9 Flag of Sweden Bernt Johansson (SWE) + 12' 36"
10 Flag of Switzerland Ueli Sutter (SUI) + 12' 38"

[edit] Maglia rosa holders

Cyclist Stages
Flag of Italy Dietrich Thurau (ITA) prologue
Flag of Belgium Rik Van Linden (BEL) 1st-2nd
Flag of Belgium Johan De Muynck (BEL) 3rd-final

[edit] Other jerseys