For the 1978 Tour de France, the following 11 teams each sent 10 cyclists, for a total of 110:[1][2] Since the 1977 Tour de France, dominant riders as Eddy Merckx, Felice Gimondi, Raymond Poulidor and Luis Ocaña had retired.[3]
Lucien Van Impe, the winner of 1976, had broken his collarbone and was still recovering.[4]
The main contenders were debutant Hinault, who had won the 1978 Vuelta a España, and Joop Zoetemelk, who had already finished in second place for three times. Pre-race analysis judged Hinault better in the time trials, and Zoetemelk better in the mountains.[4] Bernard Thévenet, the winner of the 1977 Tour de France, was out of form, and not considered a favourite.[1]
Teams
[edit]Cyclists
[edit]No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
Pos. | Position in the general classification |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish |
By starting number
[edit]By team
[edit]By nationality
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "65ème Tour de France 1978" (in French). Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ "Historique du Tour de France - Year 1978: The starters". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ Thompson, Christopher S. (2008). The Tour de France: A Cultural History. University of California Press. p. 215. ISBN 978-0-520-25630-9. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ a b Boyce, Barry (2006). "1978: The Cannibal Retires, the Badger Shines". Cycling Revealed. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df "65ème Tour de France 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.