Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Manufofin farko na Thurau don kakar wasa ta gaba sun zama Giro d'Italia na 1978 da 1978 UCI Road World Championships
, kuma tawagarsa ta tsallake 1978 Tour de France, saboda sun ji akwai tsaunukan tsaunuka da yawa ga mahayi kamar Thurau. Kodayake Thurau ya lashe matakai biyu a cikin Giro na 1978, bai tafi kamar yadda ake tsammani ba, saboda dole ne ya bar tseren a mataki na goma, lokacin da ya riga ya yi watsi da duk wani fata na babban jeri.