The 33rd Edition ''Vuelta a España'' (Tour of Spain), a long-distance

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stage race and one of the three

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, was held from 25 April to 14 May 1978. It consisted of 19 stages covering a total of , and was won by

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of the Renault-Elf-Gitane

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. Ferdi Van Den Haute won the points classification and Andrés Oliva won the mountains classification.

Teams and riders

Route

Results

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Team classification

Intermediate sprints classification

References

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