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1978 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

64th edition: Sunday, April 23, 1978

Liège-Bastogne-Liège podium history | 1979 edition | 1977 edition |

156 starters, 51 classified finishers

Belgium, 241.7 km: 36.46 km/hr average speed

Joseph Bruyere

Joseph Bruyère

Complete Results:

  1. Joseph Bruyère (C&A) 6hr 37min 42sec
  2. Dietrich Thurau (Ijsboerke-Gios) @ 1min 35sec
  3. Cycling's 50 Craziest Stories
  4. Francesco Moser (Sanson) s.t.
  5. Michel Laurent (Peugeot-Esso) s.t.
  6. Herman van Springel (Marc Zeep Centrale-Superia) s.t.
  7. Hennie Kuiper (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
  8. Giambattista Baronchelli (SCIC) @ 2min 5sec
  9. Yves Hézard (Peugeot-Esso) s.t.
  10. Freddy Maertens (Flandria-Velda) @ 4min 18sec
  11. Ludo Peeters (Ijsboerke-Gios) s.t.
  12. Godi Schmutz (Willora-Piz Buin) s.t.
  13. Henk Lubberding (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
  14. Michel Pollentier (Flandria-Velda) @ 4min 20sec
  15. Jos Jacobs (Ijsboerke-Gios) s.t.
  16. Carmelo Barone (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) @ 9min 37sec
  17. Eddy Verstraeten (Zoppas-Zeus) st.
  18. Ferdi Van den Haute (Marc Zeep Centrale-Superia) s.t.
  19. Walter Riccomi (SCIC) s.t.
  20. Tony Houbrechts (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or) s.t.
  21. Roland Salm (Flandria-Velda) s.t.
  22. Eric Jacques (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or) @ 9min 42sec
  23. Josef Fuchs (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) @ 10min 23sec
  24. Eddy Schepers (C&A) s.t.
  25. Herman Beysens (Flandria-Velda) s.t.
  26. Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Peugeot-Esso) s.t.
  27. Gerrie Knetemann (TI-Raleigh) s.t.
  28. Joseph Borguet (Avia-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  29. Willem Peeters (Ijsboerke-Gios) s.t.
  30. Rudy Colman (Mini Flat Boule d'Or) s.t.
  31. Francis Campaner (Peugeot-Esso) s.t.
  32. Meinrad Vögele (Willora-Piz Buin) s.t.
  33. Bernard Bourreau (Peugeot-Esso) s.t.
  34. Hans Langerijs (Jet Star Jeans) s.t.
  35. Ludo Delcroix (Ijsboerke-Gios) s.t.
  36. Ghislan van Landeghem (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or) s.t.
  37. Marc Demeyer (Flandria-Velda) s.t.
  38. Wim de Ruiter (Jet Star Jeans) s.t.
  39. Marcel Laurens (C&A) s.t.
  40. Ronny Van de Wijver (Old Lords-Splendor-KSB) s.t.
  41. Jorgen Marcussen (Avia-Groene Leeuw) s.t.
  42. Phil Edwards (Sanson) s.t.
  43. René Bittinger (Flandria-Velda) s.t.
  44. René van Gils (Mini Flat-Boule d'Or) s.t.
  45. Ben Koken (Zoppas-Zeus) s.t.
  46. Roger Swerts (Old Lords-Splendor) s.t.
  47. Dorino Vanzo (Fiorella-Mocassini-Citroen) s.t.
  48. Ludo Loos (C&A) s.t.
  49. Gregor Braun (Peugeot-Esso) s.t.
  50. René Dillen (C&A) s.t.
  51. Fons van Katwijk (Marc Zeep Centrale-Superia) s.t.
  52. Mathieu Dohmen (Jet Star Jeans) s.t.