1978 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 1978 Liège–Bastogne–Liège was the 64th edition of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège cycle race and was held on 23 April 1978. The race started and finished in Liège. The race was won by Joseph Bruyère of the C&A team.

1978 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Race details
Dates23 April 1978
Stages1
Distance241.7[1] km (150.2 mi)
Winning time6h 37' 42"
Results
  Winner  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) (C&A)
  Second  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) (IJsboerke–Gios)
  Third  Francesco Moser (ITA) (Sanson–Campagnolo)

General classification
Final general classification[2][3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Joseph Bruyère (BEL) C&A 6h 37' 42"
2  Dietrich Thurau (FRG) IJsboerke–Gios + 1' 35"
3  Francesco Moser (ITA) Sanson–Campagnolo + 1' 35"
4  Michel Laurent (FRA) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin + 1' 35"
5  Herman Van Springel (BEL) Marc Zeepcentrale-Superia + 1' 35"
6  Hennie Kuiper (NED) TI–Raleigh–McGregor + 1' 35"
7  Gianbattista Baronchelli (ITA) Scic–Bottecchia + 2' 05"
8  Yves Hézard (FRA) Peugeot–Esso–Michelin + 2' 05"
9  Freddy Maertens (BEL) Flandria–Velda–Lano + 4' 18"
10  Ludo Peeters (BEL) IJsboerke–Gios + 4' 18"

References
  1. "Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. "1978 Liège-Bastogne-Liège". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. "64ème Liège-Bastogne-Liège 1978". Memoire du cyclisme. Archived from the original on 7 July 2004.
  4. "1978 Liège - Bastogne - Liège". First Cycling. Retrieved 24 November 2017.


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