# 1978 Vuelta a España

The 33rd Edition Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 25 April to 14 May 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of 2,995 km (1,861 mi), and was won by Bernard Hinault of the Renault–Elf–Gitane cycling team. Ferdi Van Den Haute won the points classification and Andrés Oliva won the mountains classification.

## Route

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 25 April | Gijón – Gijón | 8.6 km (5 mi) | | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1 | 26 April | Gijón – Gijón | 144 km (89 mi) | | | Jos Schipper (NED) |
| 2 | 27 April | Gijón – Cangas de Onís | 94 km (58 mi) | | | Enrique Cima (ESP) |
| 3 | 28 April | Cangas de Onís – León | 187 km (116 mi) | | | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) |
| 4 | 29 April | León – Valladolid | 171 km (106 mi) | | | Patrick Lefevere (BEL) |
| 5 | 30 April | Valladolid – Ávila | 136 km (85 mi) | | | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
| 6 | 1 May | Torrelaguna – Torrejón de Ardoz | 46 km (29 mi) | | | Fons van Katwijk (NED) |
| 7 | 2 May | Torrejón de Ardoz – Cuenca | 160 km (99 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 8 | 3 May | Cuenca – Benicàssim | 249 km (155 mi) | | | Fons van Katwijk (NED) |
| 9 | 4 May | Benicàssim – Tortosa | 156 km (97 mi) | | | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) |
| 10 | 5 May | Tortosa – Calafell | 201 km (125 mi) | | | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) |
| 11a | 6 May | Calafell – Barcelona | 67 km (42 mi) | | | Francisco Elorriaga (ESP) |
| 11b | 6 May | Barcelona – Barcelona | 3.8 km (2 mi) | | Individual time trial | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 12 | 7 May | Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) – La Tossa de Montbui [ca] (Santa Margarida de Montbui) | 205 km (127 mi) | | | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 13 | 8 May | Igualada – Jaca | 243 km (151 mi) | | | Salvatore Maccali [it] (ITA) |
| 14 | 9 May | Jaca – Logroño | 219 km (136 mi) | | | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 15 | 10 May | Logroño – Miranda de Ebro | 131 km (81 mi) | | | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (BEL) |
| 16 | 11 May | Miranda de Ebro – Bien Aparecida Sanctuary [eu] | 208 km (129 mi) | | | Vicente Belda (ESP) |
| 17 | 12 May | Ampuero – Bilbao | 123 km (76 mi) | | | Vicente Belda (ESP) |
| 18 | 13 May | Bilbao – Amurrio | 154 km (96 mi) | | | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 19a | 14 May | Amurrio – San Sebastián | 84 km (52 mi) | | | Domingo Perurena (ESP) |
| 19b | 14 May | San Sebastián – San Sebastián | | | Individual time trial | Annulled |
| | Total | Total | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) | 2,995 km (1,861 mi) |

## Results
### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) | Renault–Elf–Gitane | 85h 24' 14" |
| 2 | José Pesarrodona (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 3' 02" |
| 3 | Jean-René Bernaudeau (FRA) | Renault–Elf–Gitane | + 3' 47" |
| 4 | Eulalio Garcia Pereda (ESP) | Teka | + 4' 23" |
| 5 | Jos Schipper (NED) | Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 4' 28" |
| 6 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (BEL) | Marc–Zeepcentrale | + 5' 52" |
| 7 | José Nazabal (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 12" |
| 8 | Enrique Martinez (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 6' 53" |
| 9 | Gonzalo Aja (ESP) | Novostil–Helios | + 10' 12" |
| 10 | Vicente López Carril (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo | + 13' 57" |
Final general classification (11–25) :
| Rank | Name | Team |
| 11 | Andrés Oliva (ESP) | Teka |
| 12 | Sebastian Pozo Fontivero (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo |
| 13 | Bernardo Alfonsel (ESP) | Teka |
| 14 | Manuel Esparza Sanz (ESP) | Teka |
| 15 | Gilbert Chaumaz (FRA) | Renault–Elf–Gitane |
| 16 | Andrés Gandarias (ESP) | Novostil–Helios |
| 17 | José Enrique Cima (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo |
| 18 | José Luis Mayoz (ESP) | Teka |
| 19 | Alberto Fernández (ESP) | Novostil–Helios |
| 20 | José Martíns Freitas (POR) | Teka |
| 21 | Vicente Belda (ESP) | Transmallorca–Gios |
| 22 | Domingo Perurena (ESP) | Kas–Campagnolo |
| 23 | Felix Perez (ESP) | Teka |
| 24 | Francisco Fernandez (ESP) | Teka |
| 25 | Willy Teirlinck (BEL) | Renault–Elf–Gitane |