The timeline of the 1978 edition of the Tour de France, detailing stage-by-stage winners and leaders.
Stage 1.1 ran from Leiden to Saint-Willebrord. The stage was won by Jan Raas. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jan Raas. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 0 ran from Leiden to Leiden. The stage was won by Jan Raas. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jan Raas. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 1.2 ran from Saint-Willebrord to Bruxelles. The stage was won by Walter Planckaert. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jan Raas. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 2 ran from Bruxelles to Saint-Amand-les-Eaux. The stage was won by Jacques Esclassan. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jan Raas. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 3 ran from Saint-Amand-les-Eaux to Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The stage was won by Klaus-Peter Thaler. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jacques Bossis. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 4 ran from Evreux to Caen. The stage was won by Ti-Raleigh-Mcgregor. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Klaus-Peter Thaler. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 5 ran from Caen to Mazé-Montgeoffroy. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Klaus-Peter Thaler. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 6 ran from Mazé-Montgeoffroy to Poitiers. The stage was won by Sean Kelly. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Gerrie Knetemann. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 7 ran from Poitiers to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Freddy Maertens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Gerrie Knetemann. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 8 ran from Saint-Emilion to Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. The stage was won by Bernard Hinault. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 9 ran from Bordeaux to Biarritz. The stage was won by Miguel-Maria Lasa. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 10 ran from Biarritz to Pau. The stage was won by Henk Lubberding. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 11 ran from Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Col du Portet. The stage was won by Mariano Martinez. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 12.2 ran from Valence d'Agen to Toulouse. The stage was won by Jacques Esclassan. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 12.1 ran from Tarbes to Valence d'Agen. The stage was won by Unknown. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 13 ran from Figeac to Superbesse. The stage was won by Paul Wellens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 14 ran from Besse-en-Ch. to Puy de Dôme. The stage was won by Joop Zoetemelk. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 15 ran from Saint-Dier-d'Auvergne to Saint-Etienne. The stage was won by Bernard Hinault. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joseph Bruyere. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 16 ran from Saint-Etienne to L'Alpe-d'Huez. The stage was won by Hennie Kuiper. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joop Zoetemelk. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 17 ran from Grenoble to Morzine. The stage was won by Christian Seznec. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joop Zoetemelk. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 18 ran from Morzine to Lausanne. The stage was won by Gerrie Knetemann. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joop Zoetemelk. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 19 ran from Lausanne to Belfort. The stage was won by Marc Demeyer. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Joop Zoetemelk. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 20 ran from Metz to Nancy. The stage was won by Bernard Hinault. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 21 ran from Épernay to Senlis. The stage was won by Jan Raas. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 22 ran from Saint-Germain-en-Laye to Paris. The stage was won by Gerrie Knetemann. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Freddy Maertens, Mountains: Mariano Martinez, Youth: Henk Lubberding.