The 1978 Amstel Gold Race was the 13th edition of the annual
road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most common ...
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Amstel Gold Race
The Amstel Gold Race is an annual one-day classic road cycling race held in the province of Limburg, Netherlands. It traditionally marks the turning point of the spring classics, with the climbers and stage racers replacing the cobbled classic ...
", held on Sunday March 25, 1978, in the Dutch province of
Limburg
Limburg or Limbourg may refer to:
Regions
* Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium
* Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands
* Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...
. The race stretched 230 kilometres, with the start in
Heerlen
Heerlen (; li, Heƫle ) is a city and a municipality in the southeast of the Netherlands. It is the third largest settlement proper in the province of Limburg. Measured as municipality, it is the fourth municipality in the province of Limburg ...
and the finish in
Meerssen
Meerssen (; li, Meersje ) is a town and a municipality in southeastern Netherlands.
History
The Treaty of Meerssen was signed in Meerssen in 870. The Treaty of Meerssen was an agreement of the division of the Carolingian Empire by the surviving ...
. There were a total of 138 competitors, and 32 cyclists finished the race.
Result
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Amstel Gold Race
1978 in road cycling
1978 in Dutch sport
March 1978 sports events in Europe
1978 Super Prestige Pernod