Route of the 1978 Tour de France The 1978 Tour de France was the 65th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Tour began in Leiden, the Netherlands, with a prologue individual time trial on 29 June, and Stage 11 occurred on 11 July with a mountainous stage to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet. The race finished in Paris on 23 July.
Prologue 29 June 1978 – Leiden to Leiden, 5 km (3.1 mi) (ITT) [ 1]
Due to bad weather, the prologue result did not contribute to the general classification and a yellow jersey wasn't awarded.[ 2]
Stage 1a 30 June 1978 – Leiden to Sint Willebrord , 135 km (84 mi) [ 1]
Stage 1a result and general classification after stage 1a [ 1]
Stage 1b 30 June 1978 – Sint Willebrord to Brussels , 100 km (62 mi) [ 1]
Stage 1b result [ 1] General classification after stage 1b [ 3]
Stage 2 1 July 1978 – Brussels to Saint-Amand-les-Eaux , 199 km (124 mi) [ 1]
Stage 2 result [ 1] General classification after stage 2 [ 4]
Stage 3 2 July 1978 – Saint-Amand-les-Eaux to Saint-Germain-en-Laye , 244 km (152 mi) [ 1]
Stage 3 result [ 1] General classification after stage 3 [ 5]
Stage 4 3 July 1978 – Évreux to Caen , 153 km (95 mi) (TTT ) [ 1]
Stage 4 result [ 1] General classification after stage 4 [ 6]
Stage 5 4 July 1978 – Caen to Mazé –Montgeoffroy , 244 km (152 mi) [ 1]
Stage 5 result [ 1] General classification after stage 5 [ 7]
Stage 6 5 July 1978 – Mazé –Montgeoffroy to Poitiers , 162 km (101 mi) [ 1]
Stage 6 result [ 1] General classification after stage 6 [ 8]
Stage 7 6 July 1978 – Poitiers to Bordeaux , 242 km (150 mi) [ 1]
Stage 7 result [ 1] General classification after stage 7 [ 9]
Stage 8 7 July 1978 – Saint-Émilion to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande , 59 km (37 mi) (ITT ) [ 1]
Stage 8 result [ 1] General classification after stage 8 [ 10]
Stage 9 8 July 1978 – Bordeaux to Biarritz , 233 km (145 mi) [ 1]
Stage 9 result [ 1] General classification after stage 9 [ 11]
Rest day 1 9 July 1978 – Biarritz
Stage 10 10 July 1978 – Biarritz to Pau , 192 km (119 mi) [ 1]
Stage 10 result [ 1] General classification after stage 10 [ 12]
Stage 11 11 July 1978 – Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d'Adet , 161 km (100 mi) [ 1]
Stage 11 result [ 1] General classification after stage 11 [ 13]
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