List of teams and cyclists in the 1978 Vuelta a España

For the 1978 Vuelta a España, the field consisted of 99 riders; 64 finished the race.

By rider

Legend
No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta
Pos. Position in the general classification
Time Deficit to the winner of the general classification
DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish
No. Name Nationality Team Pos. Time Ref
1 José Antonio González  Spain Kas 30 + 43' 50"
2 Domingo Perurena  Spain Kas 22 + 28' 55"
3 Vicente López Carril  Spain Kas 10 + 13' 57"
4 José Enrique Cima  Spain Kas 17 + 21' 54"
5 José Nazabal  Spain Kas 7 + 6' 12"
6 Enrique Martínez Heredia  Spain Kas 8 + 6' 53"
7 José Viejo  Spain Kas DNF —
8 Sebastián Pozo  Spain Kas 12 + 16' 48"
9 Jesús Suárez Cueva  Spain Kas DNF —
10 José Pesarrodona  Spain Kas 2 + 3' 02"
12 Eddy Van den Broeck  Belgium Old Lord's–Splendor DNF —
13 Maurizio Bellet  Italy Old Lord's–Splendor 43 + 1h 03' 24"
14 Willy Scheers [fr]  Belgium Old Lord's–Splendor 63 + 2h 39' 18"
15 Alan McCormack  Ireland Old Lord's–Splendor 55 + 1h 44' 44"
16 Wim Schroyens  Belgium Old Lord's–Splendor DNF —
17 Johnny Vanderveken  Belgium Old Lord's–Splendor DNF —
18 Bernard Draux  Belgium Old Lord's–Splendor DNF —
19 Giovanni Jiménez Ocampo  Colombia Old Lord's–Splendor DNF —
20 Walter Dalgal  Italy Old Lord's–Splendor DNF —
21 José Manuel García Rodríguez [ca]  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] DNF —
22 Roque Moya  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] DNF —
23 Luis Alberto Ordiales  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] 39 + 58' 42"
24 Antonio González Rodríguez  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] 26 + 37' 11"
25 Carlos Ocaña Crespo  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] 33 + 52' 30"
26 Daniele Tinchella  Italy Transmallorca–Gios [ca] 40 + 59' 43"
27 Vicente Belda  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] 21 + 27' 23"
28 Ramón Vila Tamarit  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] DNF —
29 Blas Domingo Llido  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] DNF —
30 Fernando Benejam  Spain Transmallorca–Gios [ca] DNF —
31 Bernard Hinault  France Renault–Gitane 1 85h 24' 14"
32 Willy Teirlinck  Belgium Renault–Gitane 25 + 33' 20"
33 Roland Berland  France Renault–Gitane 44 + 1h 04' 46"
34 Gilbert Chaumaz  France Renault–Gitane 15 + 20' 57"
35 Bernard Quilfen  France Renault–Gitane 46 + 1h 09' 35"
36 Lucien Didier  Luxembourg Renault–Gitane 38 + 58' 16"
37 Bernard Becaas  France Renault–Gitane 36 + 54' 47"
38 Patrick Cluzaud [fr]  France Renault–Gitane 50 + 1h 28' 20"
39 André Chalmel  France Renault–Gitane 47 + 1h 15' 38"
40 Jean-René Bernaudeau  France Renault–Gitane 3 + 3' 47"
41 Cees Bal  Netherlands Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
42 Nidi den Hertog [nl]  Netherlands Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
43 Fridolin Keller   Switzerland Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
44 Adrianus Prinsen  Netherlands Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
45 Ronald Bouckaert  Belgium Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
46 Serge Demierre   Switzerland Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
47 Jan Breur [nl]  Netherlands Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
48 Horst Schütz  West Germany Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
49 Co Moritz  Netherlands Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] DNF —
50 Roelof Groen  Netherlands Bode Deuren–Shimano [ca] 62 + 2h 07' 48"
51 Antonio Abad Collado [ca]  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 56 + 1h 46' 55"
52 Andrés Gandarias  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 16 + 21' 30"
53 Custódio Mazuela Castillo  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 29 + 42' 38"
54 Gonzalo Aja  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 9 + 10' 12"
55 Isidro Juárez  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] DNF —
56 Anastasio Greciano  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 32 + 49' 00"
57 Alberto Fernández  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 19 + 24' 04"
58 Ángel López del Álamo [es]  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 41 + 1h 00' 30"
59 Félix Suárez Colomo  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] DNF —
60 Feliciano Sobradillo Casado  Spain Novostil–Helios [ca] 45 + 1h 07' 46"
61 Ferdi Van Den Haute  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia 6 + 5' 52"
62 Luc Leman  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia DNF —
63 Jos Schipper  Netherlands Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia 5 + 4' 23"
64 Fons van Katwijk  Netherlands Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia 54 + 1h 43' 40"
65 André Delcroix  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia 59 + 1h 55' 31"
66 Patrick Lefevere  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia 53 + 1h 38' 42"
67 Marc Dierickx  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia 57 + 1h 49' 00"
68 Geert Malfait  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia DNF —
69 Carlos Cuyle  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia DNF —
70 Ronan De Meyer  Belgium Marc–Zeepcentrale–Superia DNF —
71 Benny Schepmans  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo 51 + 1h 34' 50"
72 Hendrik Vandenbrande  Netherlands Safir–Beyers–Ludo 35 + 54' 06"
73 Peter Deneef  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo DNF —
74 Willy Sprangers  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo 58 + 1h 54' 39"
75 Marc De Smet  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo DNF —
76 Leo Van Thielen  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo DNF —
77 Luc Berkenbosch  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo DNF —
78 Geert Matheussen  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo DNF —
79 René Wuyckens  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo 64 + 2h 40' 40"
80 Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande  Belgium Safir–Beyers–Ludo 28 + 41' 00"
81 Giuseppe Walter Passuello  Italy Italy 37 + 55' 18"
82 Franco Conti  Italy Italy 31 + 44' 53"
83 Annunzio Colombo  Italy Italy 34 + 53' 06"
84 Tullio Rossi  Italy Italy 61 + 2h 01' 15"
85 Salvatore Maccali [fr]  Italy Italy 49 + 1h 22' 35"
86 Ignazio Palean  Italy Italy 52 + 1h 36' 27"
87 Roberto Sorlini  Italy Italy 60 + 1h 56' 48"
88 Cesare Cipollini  Italy Italy DNF —
89 Leone Pizzini [it]  Italy Italy 48 + 1h 19' 10"
90 Antonio Bonini  Italy Italy DNF —
91 Carlos Melero  Spain Teka 42 + 1h 03' 00"
92 José Luis Mayoz Aizpurua  Spain Teka 18 + 22' 55"
93 Félix Pérez Moreno  Spain Teka 23 + 32' 53"
94 Andrés Oliva  Spain Teka 11 + 14' 39"
95 Francisco Fernández Moreno  Spain Teka 24 + 33' 19"
96 Bernardo Alfonsel  Spain Teka 13 + 20' 18"
97 Manuel Esparza  Spain Teka 14 + 20' 43"
98 José Freitas Martins  Portugal Teka 20 + 24' 41"
99 Francisco Elorriaga  Spain Teka 27 + 39' 10"
100 Eulalio García  Spain Teka 4 + 4' 28"

By nationality

References

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