1978 Amstel Gold Race
13th Edition: Saturday, March 25, 1978
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Heerlen - Meerssen, Netherlands
230 km, 37.80 km/hr
Jan Raas
Complete results:
138 starters, 32 classified finishers
| 1 | Jan Raas (TI - Raleigh) | 6hr 5min sec |
| 2 | Francesco Moser (Sanson - Campagnolo) | @ 1min 16sec |
| 3 | Joop Zoetemelk (Miko - Mercier - Hutchinson) | s.t. |
| 4 | Freddy Maertens (Flandria - Velda - Lano) | s.t. |
| 5 | Hennie Kuiper (TI - Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 6 | Gerrie Knetemann (TI - Raleigh) | 4'02" |
| 7 | Gregor Braun (Peugeot - Esso - Michelin) | s.t. |
| 8 | Léo Van Vliet (Miko - Mercier - Hutchinson) | 4'36" |
| 9 | Dietrich Thurau (Ijsboerke - Gios) | 5'04" |
| 10 | Bernard Bourreau (Peugeot - Esso - Michelin) | s.t. |
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| 11 | Ferdi Van den Haute (Marc - Zeepcentrale - Superia) | 6'04" |
| 12 | Wilfried Wesemael (TI - Raleigh) | 6'10" |
| 13 | Jan Krekels (Jet Star Jeans) | s.t. |
| 14 | Hubert Linard (Peugeot - Esso - Michelin) | s.t. |
| 15 | André Dierickx (Ijsboerke - Gios) | s.t. |
| 16 | Eric Van De Wiele (Ijsboerke - Gios) | s.t. |
| 17 | René Martens (C & A) | s.t. |
| 18 | Klaus Peter Thaler (TI - Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 19 | Willem Peeters (Ijsboerke - Gios) | s.t. |
| 20 | Jonathan Boyer (Lejeune - BP) | s.t. |
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| 21 | Ludo Delcroix (Ijsboerke - Gios) | s.t. |
| 22 | Martin Havik (Marc - Zeepcentrale - Superia) | s.t. |
| 23 | Ronald De Witte (Sanson - Campagnolo) | s.t. |
| 24 | Michel Laurent (Peugeot - Esso - Michelin) | s.t. |
| 25 | Walter Godefroot (Ijsboerke - Gios) | s.t. |
| 26 | Cornelius 'Cees' Bal (Bode Deuren - Shimano) | s.t. |
| 27 | Etienne Van Der Helst (C & A) | s.t. |
| 28 | Hans Langerijs (Jet Star Jeans) | s.t. |
| 29 | Wim De Ruiter (Jet Star Jeans) | s.t. |
| 30 | Geert Malfait (Marc - Zeepcentrale - Superia) | s.t. |
| 31 | Johan Van Der Velde (TI - Raleigh) | s.t. |
| 32 | Pierre Sonnet (Zoppas - Zeus) | s.t. |
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