About this ranking
This is the ranking of the most successful professional cycling teams in the world in 1978. The teams are displayed including riders and sports directors. Use the year filter below to look at the same team ranking for another year. Counted are the individual rider's scores in a given season for all of the riders for the team in 1978.
Raleigh | 1978
RAL - The Netherlands | » Historic Overview
Management
| Directeur Sportif | Peter Post |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Jules de Wever |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 4. | Gerrie KNETEMANN | 06-Mar-1951 | NED | 2550 |
| 2. | 5. | Jan RAAS | 08-Nov-1952 | NED | 2514 |
| 3. | 8. | Hennie KUIPER | 03-Feb-1949 | NED | 2124 |
| 4. | 17. | Henk LUBBERDING | 04-Aug-1953 | NED | 1637 |
| 5. | 20. | Paul WELLENS | 27-Jun-1952 | BEL | 1364 |
| 6. | 27. | Johan VAN DER VELDE | 12-Dec-1956 | NED | 1032 |
| 7. | 30. | Klaus Peter THALER | 14-May-1949 | GER | 1015 |
| 8. | 64. | Wilfried WESEMAEL | 13-Jan-1950 | BEL | 642 |
| 9. | 85. | Piet VAN KATWIJK | 27-Feb-1950 | NED | 508 |
| 10. | 88. | Aad VAN DEN HOEK | 14-Oct-1951 | NED | 497 |
| 11. | 124. | Gerben KARSTENS | 14-Jan-1942 | NED | 352 |
| 12. | 150. | Jose DE CAUWER | 25-Sep-1949 | BEL | 287 |
| 13. | 159. | Cees PRIEM | 27-Oct-1950 | NED | 269 |
| 14. | 305. | Jan HUISJES | 12-Apr-1951 | NED | 74 |
| 15. | 352. | Franky DE GENDT | 27-Jun-1952 | BEL | 53 |
| 16. | 383. | Andre GEVERS | 19-Aug-1952 | NED | 38 |
| 17. | 421. | Bill NICKSON | 30-Jan-1953 | GBR | 24 |
| Score: Rank: |
14980 1 |
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Renault - Gitane | 1978
REN - France | » Historic Overview
Management
| Directeur Sportif | Cyrille Guimard |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Marcel Boishardy |
| Adjunct Directeur Sportif | Maurice Champion |
Riders
| # | Global # | Name | Birthday | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2. | Bernard HINAULT | 14-Nov-1954 | FRA | 4168 |
| 2. | 25. | Willy TEIRLINCK | 10-Aug-1948 | BEL | 1070 |
| 3. | 36. | Jean Rene BERNAUDEAU | 08-Jul-1956 | FRA | 905 |
| 4. | 42. | Yvon BERTIN | 09-Apr-1953 | FRA | 832 |
| 5. | 43. | Jacques BOSSIS | 22-Dec-1952 | FRA | 821 |
| 6. | 44. | Pierre Raymond VILLEMIANE | 12-Mar-1951 | FRA | 802 |
| 7. | 90. | Gilbert CHAUMAZ | 12-Jan-1953 | FRA | 492 |
| 8. | 113. | Andre CHALMEL | 10-Oct-1949 | FRA | 383 |
| 9. | 144. | Lucien DIDIER | 05-Aug-1950 | LUX | 305 |
| 10. | 146. | Jean CHASSANG | 08-Feb-1951 | FRA | 298 |
| 11. | 176. | Bernard QUILFEN | 20-Apr-1949 | FRA | 223 |
| 12. | 197. | Bernard BECAAS | 23-May-1955 | FRA | 182 |
| 13. | 203. | Roland BERLAND | 26-Feb-1945 | FRA | 174 |
| 14. | 257. | Patrick CLUZEAUD | 16-Feb-1952 | FRA | 104 |
| 15. | 314. | Hubert ARBES | 09-Jan-1950 | FRA | 70 |
| 16. | 470. | Claude VINCENDEAU | 21-Dec-1954 | FRA | 11 |
| 17. | 498. | Michel JACOBS | 21-Mar-1956 | NED | 8 |
| 18. | 745. | Marcel BOISHARDY | 07-Feb-1945 | FRA | 0 |
| Score: Rank: |
10848 2 |
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