The time won/lost column displays the gains in time in the GC. Click on the time of any rider to view the relative gains on this rider.
| Rnk | Rider | Team | Pnt | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HINAULT Bernard Renault - Gitane | Renault - Gitane | 275 | 6:13:25 |
| 2 | CONTINI Silvano Bianchi - Faema | Bianchi - Faema | 200 | ,, 0:00 |
| 3 | BATTAGLIN Giovanni Inoxpran | Inoxpran | 150 | 3:20 3:20 |
| 4 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc Peugeot - Esso | Peugeot - Esso | 120 | ,, 3:20 |
| 5 | DE WITTE Ronald Sanson | Sanson | 100 | ,, 3:20 |
| 6 | PEETERS Ludo Ijsboerke - Warncke | Ijsboerke - Warncke | 90 | ,, 3:20 |
| 7 | POZZI Alessandro Bianchi - Faema | Bianchi - Faema | 80 | ,, 3:20 |
| 8 | MASCIARELLI Palmiro Sanson | Sanson | 70 | 4:22 4:22 |
| 9 | VANDI Alfio Magniflex - Famcucine | Magniflex - Famcucine | 60 | ,, 4:22 |
| 10 | KUIPER Hennie Peugeot - Esso | Peugeot - Esso | 50 | 4:27 4:27 |
| 11 | BECCIA Mario Mecap - Hoonved | Mecap - Hoonved | 46 | 4:35 4:35 |
| 12 | AMADORI Marino Sapa | Sapa | 42 | ,, 4:35 |
| 13 | NILSSON Sven-Åke Miko - Mercier | Miko - Mercier | 38 | ,, 4:35 |
| 14 | MOSER Francesco Sanson | Sanson | 34 | ,, 4:35 |
| 15 | Gis | 30 | ,, 4:35 | |
| 16 | WILLEMS Daniel Ijsboerke - Warncke | Ijsboerke - Warncke | 28 | ,, 4:35 |
| 17 | GAVAZZI Pierino Zonca - Santini | Zonca - Santini | 26 | ,, 4:35 |
| 18 | WOLFER Bruno Zonca - Santini | Zonca - Santini | 24 | ,, 4:35 |
| 19 | SARONNI Giuseppe Scic | Scic | 22 | ,, 4:35 |
| 20 | Kas | 20 | ,, 4:35 | |
| 21 | ZOETEMELK Joop Miko - Mercier | Miko - Mercier | 19 | ,, 4:35 |
| 22 | CONTI Franco San Giacomo | San Giacomo | 18 | ,, 4:35 |
| 23 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista Magniflex - Famcucine | Magniflex - Famcucine | 17 | ,, 4:35 |
| 24 | LUBBERDING Henk TI - Raleigh | TI - Raleigh | 16 | 5:37 5:37 |
| 25 | PANIZZA Wladimiro Sanson | Sanson | 15 | 9:02 9:02 |
| 26 | DUCLOS-LASSALLE Gilbert Peugeot - Esso | Peugeot - Esso | 14 | ,, 9:02 |
| 27 | LINARD Hubert Peugeot - Esso | Peugeot - Esso | 13 | ,, 9:02 |
| 28 | VAN IMPE Lucien Kas | Kas | 12 | ,, 9:02 |
DNF=Did not finish / DNS=Did not start / OTL = Outside time limit / DF=Did finish, no result / NR=No result Rider wearing the jersey >50% of race distance in group before peloton
Race information
- Date:13 October 1979
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- Avg. speed winner:40.009 km/h
- Race category:ME - Men Elite
- Distance:249 km
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