Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - yoolalka ugu muhiimsan ee Thurau xilli ciyaareedka soo socda waxay noqdeen 1978 Giro d'Italia iyo 1978 UCI Road World Championships
, iyo kooxdiisa ayaa ka booday 1978kii Tour de France, sababtoo ah waxay dareemeen in ay jiraan buuro badan oo buuro ah oo loogu talagalay wadayaasha sida Thurau. In kasta oo Thurau uu ku guuleystay laba marxaladood 1978kii Giro, ma aysan u socon sidii la filayay, maadaama uu ku qasbanaaday inuu ka tago tartanka marxaladda tobnaad, markii uu horey uga quustay dhammaan rajada kala soocida guud.