Statistics on the route of Tour de France 1978
Stages
| Date | # | Departure | Arrival | Distance | Vertical meters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29/06 | Prologue | Leiden | Leiden | 5.2 | 27 | |
| 30/06 | Stage 1a | Leiden | St Willebrord | 135 | 438 | |
| 30/06 | Stage 1b | St Willebrord | Brussel | 100 | 398 | |
| 01/07 | Stage 2 | Brussel | Saint Amand les Eaux | 199 | 1847 | |
| 02/07 | Stage 3 | Saint Amand les Eaux | Saint Germain en Laye | 244 | 1705 | |
| 03/07 | Stage 4 | Evreux | Caen | 153 | 1381 | |
| 04/07 | Stage 5 | Caen | Maze-Montgeoffroy | 244 | 2323 | |
| 05/07 | Stage 6 | Maze-Montgeoffroy | Poitiers | 162 | 1101 | |
| 06/07 | Stage 7 | Poitiers | Bordeaux | 242 | 1980 | |
| 07/07 | Stage 8 (ITT) | St Emilion | Ste Foy la Grande | 59.3 | 815 | |
| 08/07 | Stage 9 | Bordeaux | Biarritz | 233 | 1453 | |
| 10/07 | Stage 10 | Biarritz | Pau | 192 | 4753 | |
| 11/07 | Stage 11 | Pau | Saint-Lary-Soulan (Pla d'Adet) | 161 | 5419 | |
| 12/07 | Stage 12a | Tarbes | Valence d'Agen | 158 | 1401 | |
| 12/07 | Stage 12b | Valence d'Agen | Toulouse | 96 | 646 | |
| 13/07 | Stage 13 | Figeac | Superbesse | 221 | 5174 | |
| 14/07 | Stage 14 (ITT) | Besse-en-Chandesse | Puy de Dôme | 52 | 1351 | |
| 15/07 | Stage 15 | St-Dier-d'Auvergne | St Etienne | 196 | 4761 | |
| 16/07 | Stage 16 | St Etienne | L'Alpe d'Huez | 240.5 | 5492 | |
| 18/07 | Stage 17 | Grenoble | Morzine | 225 | 6500 | |
| 19/07 | Stage 18 | Morzine | Lausanne | 137 | 3007 | |
| 20/07 | Stage 19 | Lausanne | Belfort | 182 | 2696 | |
| 21/07 | Stage 20 (ITT) | Metz | Nancy | 72 | 719 | |
| 22/07 | Stage 21 | Epernay | Senlis | 207 | 1942 | |
| 23/07 | Stage 22 | St-Germain-en-Laye | Paris | 162 | 1774 | |
| 4078 | 59103 |