1978 Tour de Suisse

The 1978 Tour de Suisse was the 42nd edition of the Tour de Suisse cycle race and was held from 14 June to 23 June 1978. The race started in Spreitenbach and finished in Affoltern.^[2] The race was won by Paul Wellens of the TI–Raleigh team.

1978 Tour de Suisse

Race details
Dates	14–23 June 1978
Stages	9 + Prologue
Distance	1,563[1] km (971.2 mi)
Winning time	39h 44' 47"
Results
Winner  Paul Wellens (BEL) (TI–Raleigh–McGregor)   Second  Ueli Sutter (SUI) (Zonca–Santini)   Third  Josef Fuchs (SUI) (Fiorella–Mocassini–Citroën)   Points  Mariano Martínez (FRA) (Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or)   Mountains  Mariano Martínez (FRA) (Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or)   Combination  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) (IJsboerke–Gios)   Team TI–Raleigh–McGregor
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General classification

Final general classification[2][3][4][5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Paul Wellens (BEL) TI–Raleigh–McGregor 39h 44' 47" 2  Ueli Sutter (SUI) Zonca–Santini + 18" 3  Josef Fuchs (SUI) Fiorella–Mocassini–Citroën + 1' 19" 4  Hennie Kuiper (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 1' 48" 5  Gottfried Schmutz (SUI) Willora–Piz Buin–Mairag + 3' 31" 6  Mariano Martínez (FRA) Jobo–Spidel–La Roue d'Or + 4' 00" 7  Francisco Galdós (ESP) Kas–Campagnolo + 4' 15" 8  Michel Pollentier (BEL) Flandria–Velda–Lano + 4' 34" 9  Erwin Lienhard (SUI) Willora–Piz Buin–Mairag + 4' 38" 10  Albert Zweifel (SUI) Lejeune–BP + 7' 02"