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1978 World Pro Road Cycling Championships
45th edition: Sunday, August 27, 1978
Adenau (Nürburgring), Germany
World Road Cycling Championships podium history | 1979 edition | 1977 edition |
111 riders started, 31 classified finishers.
12 laps of 22.81 km totalling 274.8 km. Winner's average speed: 36.33 km/hr
Gerrie Knetemann
Complete Results:
- Gerrie Knetemann (Netherlands) 7hr 32min 4sec
- Francesco Moser (Italy) s.t.
- Jorgen Marcussen (Denmark) @ 20sec
- Giuseppe Saronni (Italy) @ 28sec
- Bernard Hinault (France) s.t.
- Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands) s.t.
- Valerio Lualdi (Italy) @ 39sec
- Herman van Springel (Belgium) @ 47sec
- André Dierickx (Belgium) @ 50sec
- Roger de Vlaeminck (Belgium) s.t.
- Ferdi Van den Haute (Netherlands) s.t.
- Klaus-Peter Thaler (Germany) s.t.
- Jan Raas (Netherlands) s.t.
- Dietrich Thurau (Germany) @ 52sec
- Josef Fuchs (Switzerland) @ 1min 59sec
- Giambattista Baronchelli (Italy) s.t.
- Giovanni Battaglin (Italy) s.t.
- Claudio Bortolotto (Italy) s.t.
- Mario Beccia (Italy) s.t.
- Pierino Gavazzi (Italy) @ 3min 32sec
- Walter Riccomi (Italy) s.t.
- Walter Godefroot (Belgium) @ 3min 35sec
- Gody Schmutz (Switzerland) @ 4min 19sec
- André Chalmel (France) s.t.
- Johan de Muynck (Belgium) s.t.
- Johan Van der Velde (Netherlands) s.t.
- Jean-René Bernaudeau (France) s.t.
- Pedro Torres (Spain) @ 7min 54sec
- Roger Legeay (France) @ 20min 26sec
- Fridolin Keller (Switzerland) s.t.
- Jurgen Kraft (Germany) s.t.