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1978 La Flèche Wallonne
42nd Edition: April 20, 1978
La Flèche Wallonne podium history | 1977 edition | 1979 edition
Verviers - Verviers,
223 km, 37.55 km/hr
160 starters, 55 classified finishers
1978 Flèche Wallone winner Michel Laurent
Complete results:
| 1 | Michel Laurent (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | 5hr 56min 22sec |
| 2 | Gianbattista Baronchelli (SCIC-Bottecchia) | s.t. |
| 3 | Dietrich Thurau (Ijsboerke-Gios) | s.t. |
| 4 | Gerrie Knetemann (TI-Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 5 | Michel Pollentier (Flandria-Velda-Lano) | s.t. |
| 6 | Hennie Kuiper (TI-Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 7 | Joop Zoetemelk (Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 8 | Henk Lubberding (TI - Raleigh) | @ 1min 15sec |
| 9 | Sven-Åke Nilsson (Miko-Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 10 | Joseph Bruyère (C&A) | 1'50" |
| 11 | Ludo Peeters (Ijsboerke-Gios) | 6'05" |
| 12 | Jean-luc Vandenbroucke (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | 7'18" |
| 13 | René Martens (C&A) | 7'28" |
| 14 | Johan Van Der Velde (TI-Raleigh) | 8'10" |
| 15 | Herman Van Springel (Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia) | 8'22" |
| 16 | Eric Jacques (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or-Colnago) | s.t. |
| 17 | Aldo Donadello (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) | s.t. |
| 18 | Jacques Esclassan (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | 8'47" |
| 19 | Piet Van Katwijk (TI-Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 20 | Ferdi Van Den Haute (Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia) | s.t. |
| 21 | Walter Planckaert (C&A) | s.t. |
| 22 | Eddy Schepers (C&A) | s.t. |
| 23 | Bernard Bourreau (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 24 | André Dierickx (Ijsboerke-Gios) | s.t. |
| 25 | Walter Riccomi (SCIC-Bottecchia) | s.t. |
| 26 | Carmelo Barone (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) | s.t. |
| 27 | Ghislain Van Landeghem (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or-Colnago) | s.t. |
| 28 | Christian Seznec (Miko - Mercier-Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 29 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 30 | Rudy Colman (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or-Colnago) | s.t. |
| 31 | Jan Raas (TI-Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 32 | Ferdinand Bracke (Old Lords-Splendor-KSB) | s.t. |
| 33 | Gregor Braun (Peugeot-Esso-Michelin) | s.t. |
| 34 | Ludo Delcroix (Ijsboerke-Gios) | s.t. |
| 35 | Walter Godefroot (Ijsboerke-Gios) | s.t. |
| 36 | Luciano Rossignoli (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) | s.t. |
| 37 | Roland Salm (Flandria-Velda-Lano) | s.t. |
| 38 | Marc Demeyer (Flandria-Velda-Lano) | 9'38" |
| 39 | Meinrad Vögele (Willora-Piz Buin) | s.t. |
| 40 | Lieven Malfait (Avia-Groene Leeuw) | 11'07" |
| 41 | René Bittinger (Flandria-Velda-Lano) | s.t. |
| 42 | Hans Langerijs (Jet Star Jeans) | 12'01" |
| 43 | Jean Van Der Stappen | 15'20" |
| 44 | Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande (Safir-Beyers-Ludo) | s.t. |
| 45 | Patrick Lefevere (Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia) | s.t. |
| 46 | Ludo Loos (C&A) | s.t. |
| 47 | Joseph Borguet (Avia-Groene Leeuw) | 17' |
| 48 | Johan Van Uffel (Old Lords-Splendor-KSB) | 17'55" |
| 49 | Roberto Puttini (Willora-Piz Buin) | s.t. |
| 50 | Gerhard Schönbacher (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or-Colnago) | s.t. |
| 51 | Jorgen Marcussen (Avia-Groene Leeuw) | s.t. |
| 52 | Bernt Johansson (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) | s.t. |
| 53 | Marcel Laurens (C&A) | s.t. |
| 54 | Adri Jos Schipper (Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia) | s.t. |
| 55 | Fons Van Katwijk (Marc-Zeepcentrale-Superia) | s.t. |