Transfer surplus
Each year riders leave and come into the team. This statistic shows the number of points that a rider brings or takes from the team. The sum of these points we call the transfer surplus. The list contains riders that have left at the end of 1978 and joined the team at the start of 1979.
| # | Rider | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHINETTI Alfredo | in | 684 |
| 2 | FUCHS Josef | in | 583 |
| 3 | CREPALDI Ottavio | in | 287 |
| 4 | LANDONI Gabriele | in | 166 |
| 5 | LORA Armando | in | 65 |
| 6 | SARONNI Antonio | in | 0 |
| 7 | LORI Gino | out | 0 |
| 8 | SGALBAZZI Amilcare | out | 0 |
| 9 | POLINI Walter | out | -20 |
| 10 | GUALAZZINI Ercole | out | -40 |
| 11 | BARONCHELLI Gaetano | out | -143 |
| 12 | BARONCHELLI Gianbattista | out | -1798 |
| -216 |