Debutants
Youngest debutants in Vuelta a España in 1978. There are 59 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIPOLLINI Cesare | Italy | 19y + 130d |
| 2 | MCCORMACK Alan | Old Lord's - Splendor - KSB | 21y + 250d |
| 3 | BERNAUDEAU Jean-René | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 21y + 291d |
| 4 | DE SMET Marc | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 22y + 76d |
| 5 | DEMIERRE Serge | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 22y + 99d |
| 6 | VANDENBRANDE Jean-Philippe | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 22y + 142d |
| 7 | BERKENBOSCH Luc | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 22y + 155d |
| 8 | MATHEUSSEN Gérard | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 22y + 166d |
| 9 | COLOMBO Annunzio | Italy | 22y + 289d |
| 10 | SOBRADILLO Feliciano | Novostil - Helios | 22y + 293d |
| 11 | BOUCKAERT Ronald | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 22y + 326d |
| 12 | BECAAS Bernard | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 22y + 337d |
| 13 | MACCALI Salvatore | Italy | 23y + 23d |
| 14 | PEREZ Felix | Teka | 23y + 31d |
| 15 | SUÁREZ Jesús | Kas - Campagnolo | 23y + 46d |
| 16 | FERNÁNDEZ Alberto | Novostil - Helios | 23y + 100d |
| 17 | LEFEVERE Patrick | Marc Zeepcentrale - Superia - IWC | 23y + 109d |
| 18 | BENEJAM Fernando | Transmallorca - Flavia | 23y + 146d |
| 19 | HINAULT Bernard | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 23y + 162d |
| 20 | DIERICKX Marc | Marc Zeepcentrale - Superia - IWC | 23y + 183d |
| 21 | PRINSEN Ad | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 23y + 216d |
| 22 | BELDA Vicente | Transmallorca - Flavia | 23y + 225d |
| 23 | VAN DEN BROECK Eddy | Old Lord's - Splendor - KSB | 23y + 240d |
| 24 | DALGAL Walter | Old Lord's - Splendor - KSB | 23y + 305d |
| 25 | FERNÁNDEZ Francisco | Teka | 24y + 4d |
| 26 | KELLER Fridolin | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 24y + 29d |
| 27 | SPRANGERS Willy | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 24y + 51d |
| 28 | DENEEF Peter | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 24y + 57d |
| 29 | PALEARI Ignazio | Italy | 24y + 71d |
| 30 | GONZÁLEZ Antonio | Transmallorca - Flavia | 24y + 72d |
| 31 | MAYOZ José Luis | Teka | 24y + 100d |
| 32 | WUYCKENS René | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 24y + 234d |
| 33 | VILA Ramón | Transmallorca - Flavia | 25y + 27d |
| 34 | DE MEYER Ronan | Marc Zeepcentrale - Superia - IWC | 25y + 73d |
| 35 | VAN THIELEN Léo | Safir - Beyers - Ludo | 25y + 99d |
| 36 | CHAUMAZ Gilbert | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 25y + 103d |
| 37 | BONINI Antonio | Italy | 25y + 143d |
| 38 | GROEN Roelof | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 25y + 251d |
| 39 | CLUZAUD Patrick | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 26y + 68d |
| 40 | GRECIANO Anastasio | Novostil - Helios | 26y + 109d |
| 41 | BREUR Jan | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 26y + 123d |
| 42 | VAN KATWIJK Fons | Marc Zeepcentrale - Superia - IWC | 26y + 145d |
| 43 | BAL Kees | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 26y + 155d |
| 44 | PASSUELLO Giuseppe-Walter | Italy | 26y + 167d |
| 45 | MORITZ Co | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 26y + 323d |
| 46 | DRAUX Bernard | Old Lord's - Splendor - KSB | 26y + 349d |
| 47 | SCHUTZ Horst | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 26y + 352d |
| 48 | CONTI Franco | Italy | 27y + 17d |
| 49 | POZO Sebastian | Kas - Campagnolo | 27y + 18d |
| 50 | DEN HERTOG Nidi | Bode Deuren - Shimano | 27y + 28d |
| 51 | ABAD Antonio | Novostil - Helios | 27y + 170d |
| 52 | DIDIER Lucien | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 27y + 263d |
| 53 | CHALMEL André | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 28y + 197d |
| 54 | LÓPEZ Ángel | Novostil - Helios | 28y + 275d |
| 55 | QUILFEN Bernard | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 29y + 5d |
| 56 | PIZZINI Leone | Italy | 29y + 168d |
| 57 | TEIRLINCK Willy | Renault - Gitane - Campagnolo | 29y + 258d |
| 58 | ROSSI Tullio | Italy | 29y + 327d |
| 59 | SORLINI Roberto | Italy | 30y + 237d |