| 62nd Tour of Flanders | |
| Date: | 9 April 1978 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 260 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 12' |
| Speed: | 41.935 |
| First: | Walter Godefroot |
| First Nat: | BEL |
| First Team: | IJsboerke–Gios |
| Second: | Michel Pollentier |
| Second Nat: | BEL |
| Second Team: | Flandria–Velda |
| Third: | Gregor Braun |
| Third Nat: | FRG |
| Third Team: | Peugeot–Esso |
| Previous: | 1977 |
| Next: | 1979 |
The 62nd Tour of Flanders cycling classic was held on Sunday, 9 April 1978. The race was won by Belgian Walter Godefroot in a three-man sprint with Michel Pollentier and Gregor Braun. It was Godefroot's second win in the Tour of Flanders, after the 1968 event.[1] [2] 47 of 174 riders finished.[3]
The race started in Sint Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove) – covering 260 km. There were eight categorized climbs:[1]
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