1978 Tour of the Basque Country

1978 Tour of the Basque Country

Race details
Dates	3–7 April 1978
Stages	5
Distance	811[1] km (503.9 mi)
Winning time	22h 36' 33"
Results
Winner  José Antonio González Linares (ESP) (Kas–Campagnolo)   Second  José Enrique Cima (ESP) (Kas–Campagnolo)   Third  José Nazabal (ESP) (Kas–Campagnolo)

The 1978 Tour of the Basque Country was the 18th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 3 April to 7 April 1978. The race started in Leitza and finished at the Alto de Uncella.^[2] The race was won by José Antonio González Linares of the Kas team.

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  José Antonio González Linares (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo 22h 36' 33" 2  José Enrique Cima (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 5' 24" 3  José Nazabal (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 5' 26" 4  Enrique Martínez Heredia (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 5' 29" 5  Vicente Belda (ESP) Transmallorca [ca] + 5' 32" 6  José Viejo (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 5' 42" 7  Gonzalo Aja (ESP) Novostil–Helios [ca] + 6' 15" 8  Miguel María Lasa (ESP) Teka + 6' 25" 9  Firmino Bernardino (POR) Coelima [ca] + 6' 40" 10  Alberto Fernández (ESP) Novostil–Helios [ca] + 6' 50"

References

1. "Vuelta al País Vasco (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
2. "18ème Vuelta al Pais Vasco 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 18 August 2004.
3. "1978 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". First Cycling. Retrieved 9 January 2018.