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1996 Tour de France#Points classification

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{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 1996 Tour de France

| image = Route of the 1996 Tour de France.png

| image_size = 360px

| image_caption = Route of the 1996 Tour de France

| date = 29 June – 21 July 1996

| stages = 21 + Prologue

| distance = 3765

| unit = km

| time = 95h 57' 16"

| first = Bjarne Riis{{efn|name="riis-zabel"|In 2007, Bjarne Riis admitted to the use of doping during the 1996 Tour. Shortly after his confession, the organisers of the Tour de France have said that they did not consider him a winner, but under UCI regulations at the time, the statute of limitations (ten years) had passed, meaning they could not strip him of his results. The same applies for Erik Zabel, the winner of the points classification.}}

| first_nat = DEN

| first_team = {{UCI team code|THR|1996}}

| first_color = yellow

| second = Jan Ullrich

| second_nat = GER

| second_team = {{UCI team code|THR|1996}}

| third = Richard Virenque

| third_nat = FRA

| third_team = {{UCI team code|FES|1996}}

| points = Erik Zabel{{efn|name="riis-zabel"}}

| points_nat = GER

| points_team = {{UCI team code|THR|1996}}

| points_color = green

| mountains = Richard Virenque

| mountains_nat = FRA

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|FES|1996}}

| mountains_color = polkadot

| youth = Jan Ullrich

| youth_nat = GER

| youth_team = {{UCI team code|THR|1996}}

| team = {{UCI team code|FES|1996}}

| combativity = Richard Virenque

| combativity_nat = FRA

| combativity_team = {{UCI team code|FES|1996}}

| previous = 1995

| next = 1997

}}

The 1996 Tour de France was the 83rd edition of the Tour de France, starting on 29 June and ending on 21 July, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day (10 July). It was won by Danish rider Bjarne Riis.

This Tour was noted by the "fall" of favourite Miguel Induráin, ending his record run of five consecutive victories. The course included a stage through his home town Villava, however he suffered a bronchitis because of the poor weather in the first week, and was fined and penalised for accepting drinks illegally.{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/news/1999/07/03/flashback_riis/ |work=CNN |access-date=20 April 2010 |title=Riis overcame climatic chaos to end the reign of Indurain |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604101248/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/cover/news/1999/07/03/flashback_riis/ |archive-date=4 June 2011 }} Indurain started to lose time in stage 7, and finally ended 11th failing to win a single stage or spend one day in the yellow jersey.

Stage 9 was scheduled to be a 176 kilometre ride from Val-d'Isère to Sestriere. However, due to appalling weather conditions, including snow, the organisers cut the stage to just 46 km. Bjarne Riis won the stage and opened a crucial 44 second gap over Telekom teammate Jan Ullrich. Ullrich, only 22, really broke through in this Tour, and won the individual time trial of stage 20.

Over a decade after the race, several riders with Team Telekom confessed to doping offences around the period of the 1996 tour, including support riders Rolf Aldag, Udo Bölts, Christian Henn{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6687307.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Zabel admits to doping at Telekom | date=24 May 2007 | access-date=20 April 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929152424/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6687307.stm | archive-date=29 September 2008 | url-status=live }} and Brian Holm and team masseur Jef d'Hont has admitted in his autobiography that there was organised use of EPO in the team.{{cite web|url=http://www2.vrtnieuws.net/cm/flandersnews.be/Sports/070502_DHont|title=flandersnews.be – Belgian book causes upset|access-date=26 May 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901160533/http://www2.vrtnieuws.net/cm/flandersnews.be/Sports/070502_DHont|archive-date=1 September 2007|url-status=dead}} On 24 May 2007, Erik Zabel admitted to using EPO during the first week of the race. The winner of the Tour, Bjarne Riis, admitted on 25 May 2007 that he also used EPO during the Tour, as a result was asked by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to return the yellow jersey he received.{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6693743.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Riis told to return yellow jersey | date=25 May 2007 | access-date=20 April 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914073945/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6693743.stm | archive-date=14 September 2007 | url-status=live }} So far, runner-up Jan Ullrich, who has been under suspicion of doping as a part of the Operación Puerto doping case, has not commented on allegations that he also used EPO. Third place Richard Virenque and fourth place Laurent Dufaux were implicated in the 1998 Festina scandal.

UCI lawyer Philippe Verbiest stated in 2007 that the statute of limitations for removing Riis as winner of the Tour de France had expired, "you cannot strip him of the title but it is possible not to mention it anymore ... Because of what he admitted, he is not the winner of the Tour de France. Riis did not win." At the same time tour spokesman Philippe Sudres stated that: "We consider philosophically that he can no longer claim to have won."{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/news/story?id=2896276 |title=ESPN – Tour no longer lists Riis as champ after doping admission – Cycling |publisher=ESPN |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017025725/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=2896276 |archive-date=17 October 2012 |url-status=live }} In 2007, Riis' victory was removed from the Tour de France,{{cite web |url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jun07/jun07news2 |title=Tour Director Christian Prudhomme has erased Bjarne Riis' name from the Tour de France record books... |publisher=Autobus.cyclingnews.com |date=7 June 2007 |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111103955/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news%2F2007%2Fjun07%2Fjun07news2 |archive-date=11 November 2012 |url-status=live }} yet in 2008 they listed Riis as winner of Tour de France 1996, albeit with a remark about his confession.{{cite web |url=http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bjarne-riis-reinstated-as-tour-winner-17353/ |title=Bjarne Riis Reinstated As Tour Winner |publisher=BikeRadar |date=4 July 2008 |access-date=24 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730063807/http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/bjarne-riis-reinstated-as-tour-winner-17353/ |archive-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=live }}

Teams

{{main list|List of teams and cyclists in the 1996 Tour de France}}

The 18 teams on top of the UCI rankings at the start of 1996 automatically qualified for the Tour.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/feb96/8_2.html|title=News for February 8: Teams Qualification Rules for Events|date=8 February 1996|access-date=21 August 2011|work=Cyclingnews|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025181438/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/feb96/8_2.html|archive-date=25 October 2012|url-status=live}} Four wildcards were given, for a total of 22 teams.{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1996 – The starters|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/partants.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403111432/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/partants.html|archive-date=3 April 2020|url-status=live}}

The teams entering the race were:

Qualified teams

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

  • {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|FES|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|MOT|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|POL|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|REF|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|ROS|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|THR|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}}

{{div col end}}

Invited teams

{{div col|colwidth=20em}}

  • {{UCI team code|Agrigel|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|AUB|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|BRE|1996}}
  • {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}}

{{div col end}}

Route and stages

The highest point of elevation in the race was {{convert|2035|m|ft|abbr=on}} at the summit of the Sestriere climb on stage 9.{{efn|Two higher planned climbs were both cancelled because of bad weather, the Col du Galibier at {{convert|2642|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, and the Col de l'Iseran at {{convert|2770|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|title=Tour de France stage shortened because of bad weather|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/rep9a.html|access-date=15 November 2019|work=Cyclingnews.com|date=8 July 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401003447/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/rep9a.html|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=live}}}}{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=181}}

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|+ Stage characteristics and winners{{cite web|title=83ème Tour de France 1996|trans-title=83rd Tour de France 1996|url=http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1996.php|work=Mémoire du cyclisme|access-date=6 April 2020|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200405101557/http://memoire-du-cyclisme.eu/eta_tdf/tdf1996.php|archive-date=5 April 2020|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1996 – The stage winners|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/vainqueurs.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403012333/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/vainqueurs.html|archive-date=3 April 2020|url-status=live}}

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope="col" | Winner

scope="row" | P

| style="text-align:center;" |29 June || 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|9.4|km|abbr=on}} || File:Time Trial.svg || Individual time trial || {{Flag athlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}}

scope="row" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" |30 June || 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands)|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|209.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Frédéric Moncassin|FRA}}

scope="row" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" |1 July || 's-Hertogenbosch (Netherlands) to Wasquehal|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|247.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Mario Cipollini|ITA}}

scope="row" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" |2 July || Wasquehal to Nogent-sur-Oise|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|195.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Erik Zabel|GER}}

scope="row" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" |3 July || Soissons to Lac de Madine|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|232.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Cyril Saugrain|FRA}}

scope="row" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" |4 July || Lac de Madine to Besançon|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|242.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Jeroen Blijlevens|NED}}

scope="row" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" |5 July || Arc-et-Senans to Aix-les-Bains|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|207.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}}

scope="row" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" |6 July || Chambéry to Les Arcs|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|200.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mountainstage.svg || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|Luc Leblanc|FRA}}

scope="row" | 8

| style="text-align:center;" |7 July || Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Val d'Isère|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|30.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mountain Time Trial Stage.svg || Individual time trial || {{Flag athlete|Evgueni Berzin|RUS}}

scope="row" | 9

| style="text-align:center;" |8 July || Le Monêtier-les-Bains to Sestriere (Italy)|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|46.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mountainstage.svg || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}}

scope="row" | 10

| style="text-align:center;" |9 July || Turin (Italy) to Gap|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|208.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|Erik Zabel|GER}}

scope="row" |

| style="text-align:center;" | 10 July

| colspan="2" | Gap

|

| colspan="2" | Rest day

scope="row" | 11

| style="text-align:center;" |11 July || Gap to Valence|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|202.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|José Jaime Gonzalez|COL}}

scope="row" | 12

| style="text-align:center;" |12 July || Valence to Le Puy-en-Velay|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|143.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|Pascal Richard|SUI}}

scope="row" | 13

| style="text-align:center;" |13 July || Le Puy-en-Velay to Super Besse|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|177.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|Rolf Sørensen|DEN}}

scope="row" | 14

| style="text-align:center;" |14 July || Besse to Tulle|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|186.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|Djamolidine Abdoujaparov|UZB}}

scope="row" | 15

| style="text-align:center;" |15 July || Brive-la-Gaillarde to Villeneuve-sur-Lot|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|176.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Massimo Podenzana|ITA}}

scope="row" | 16

| style="text-align:center;" |16 July || Agen to Hautacam|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|199.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mountainstage.svg || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}}

scope="row" | 17

| style="text-align:center;" |17 July || Argelès-Gazost to Pamplona (Spain)|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|262.0|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mountainstage.svg || Stage with mountain(s) || {{Flag athlete|Laurent Dufaux|SUI}}

scope="row" | 18

| style="text-align:center;" |18 July || Pamplona (Spain) to Hendaye|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|154.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Mediummountainstage.svg || Hilly stage || {{Flag athlete|Bart Voskamp|NED}}

scope="row" | 19

| style="text-align:center;" |19 July || Hendaye to Bordeaux|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|226.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Frédéric Moncassin|FRA}}

scope="row" | 20

| style="text-align:center;" |20 July || Bordeaux to Saint-Émilion|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|63.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Time Trial.svg || Individual time trial || {{Flag athlete|Jan Ullrich|GER}}

scope="row" | 21

| style="text-align:center;" |21 July || Palaiseau to Paris (Champs-Élysées)|| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|147.5|km|abbr=on}} || File:Plainstage.svg || Plain stage || {{Flag athlete|Fabio Baldato|ITA}}

scope="row" |

| colspan="2" style="text-align:center"| Total

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center"| {{convert|3765|km|0|abbr=on}}{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=110}}

Race overview

{{main|1996 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10|1996 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 21}}

File:Bjarne Riis, Système U.jpg (pictured in 1989) won the general classification]]

The prologue was won by Alex Zülle two seconds ahead of specialist Chris Boardman as overall contenders Bjarne Riis and Miguel Induráin came in sixth and seventh respectively. Zulle held onto the yellow jersey through the first few flat stages but in stage 4 a half dozen riders not in overall contention escaped in a breakaway and stayed away finishing several minutes ahead of the main field putting Stéphane Heulot in the yellow jersey for a few days.

Stage six was an intermediate stage run in terrible weather conditions and was won by Dutchman Michael Boogerd. The inclement weather caused well over a dozen riders to abandon the race including Lance Armstrong who merely thought he was sick from riding in the rainy, cold weather as most of the other riders who abandoned were, but within a few months he would be diagnosed with the cancer that nearly killed him.

As the Tour entered the Alps there was a mountain ITT in stage eight which was won by Evgeni Berzin, whom had seized the lead in the overall classification following stage seven. In the time trial he finished more than thirty seconds better than Riis and gained just over a minute on Indurain, Tony Rominger and debutant Jan Ullrich who was having an impressive start to his first Tour.

Stage nine was a mountain stage that was shortened due to foul weather and was won by Riis, who in the process took enough time to put himself into yellow. He would maintain a narrow lead over the next several stages and by the time the race reached the Pyrenees Abraham Olano was in second just under a minute behind with Berzin in third, Rominger in fourth, Riis’ teammate Ullrich in fifth and five-time defending champion Miguel Induráin struggling to stay in the top ten nearly 5:00 back.

File:Bjarne-riis-of-denmark-leads-the-pack-in-climb-of-hautacam-followed-by-spain-s-miguel-indurain-fran 2488988.jpg attacking Miguel Induráin, Richard Virenque, and others on the stage to Hautacam]]

During stage sixteen Riis made a number of false attacks, even falling back and feigning exhaustion to get a look at Indurain, Rominger, Luttenberger, Virenque, Dufaux, Leblanc and Olano to read their faces before finally launching an attack on the Hautacam. He put close to a minute into most of the elite riders and beyond that into everybody else effectively winning the Tour and putting it beyond doubt that Indurain would not win his sixth tour.

Stage seventeen was won by Laurent Dufaux who in the process moved into fourth place overall, but Riis finished in the same time. A group of eight riders dropped the rest of the field in this stage and as a result Riis distanced himself from all of his rivals with his own teammate Ullrich moving into second overall and Richard Virenque moving into third place overall.

Stage nineteen ITT was the last opportunity for major changes to be made in the general classification and the stage was won by Ullrich who finished nearly a minute ahead of second-placed Indurain who had completely dominated Individual Times Trials at the Tour de France for the previous several years. Riis had plenty of time to spare and was 1:41 ahead of his teammate Ullrich in the General Classification. Richard Virenque rounded out the podium also winning the mountains classification.

Even though rider admissions and investigations in the subsequent years showed that Tours during this time period were undoubtedly tainted by doping 1996 winner Riis, 1997 winner Ullrich and 1998 winner Marco Pantani all officially retain their Tour victories. Pantani died just a few years after his Tour victory, as a result of mental health issues resulting from constant attacks from the press and Ullrich had some results voided later in his career, but his four 2nd-place finishes to Lance Armstrong and his 1996 2nd place to Riis remain on his record.

Classification leadership and minor prizes

There were several classifications in the 1996 Tour de France.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=452–455}} The most important was the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the yellow jersey; the winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Tour.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=452–453}}

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing among the best in a stage finish, or in intermediate sprints. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and was identified with a green jersey.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=453–454}}

There was also a mountains classification. The organisation had categorised some climbs as either hors catégorie, first, second, third, or fourth-category; points for this classification were won by the first cyclists that reached the top of these climbs first, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The cyclist with the most points lead the classification, and wore a white jersey with red polka dots.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|p=454}}

The fourth individual classification was the young rider classification, which was not marked by a jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders under 26 years were eligible.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=454–455}}

For the team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|p=455}}

In addition, there was a combativity award given after each mass-start stage to the cyclist considered most combative. The decision was made by a jury composed of journalists who gave points. The cyclist with the most points from votes in all stages led the combativity classification.{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|pp=211–216}} Richard Virenque won this classification, and was given overall the super-combativity award.{{sfn|Augendre|2016|p=87}} The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col d'Aubisque on stage 17.{{efn|In the 1996 Tour de France, the two first-choice customary Souvenir Henri Desgrange summit passes of the Col du Galibier or the highest climb of the race, the Col de l'Iseran, respectively,{{sfn|van den Akker|2018|p=199}} were both cancelled because of bad weather.{{cite news|title=Tour de France stage shortened because of bad weather|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/rep9a.html|access-date=15 November 2019|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=8 July 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401003447/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/rep9a.html|archive-date=1 April 2016|url-status=live}}}} This prize was won by Neil Stephens.{{cite news|title=Riis unbeatable|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/rep17.html|access-date=15 November 2019|website=Cyclingnews.com|date=17 July 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330145157/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/rep17.html|archive-date=30 March 2016|url-status=live}}

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|+Classification leadership by stage{{cite web|title=Tour de France 1996 – Leaders overview|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1996/gc/stages/leaders-overview|website=ProCyclingStats|access-date=16 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216224416/https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-de-france/1996/gc/stages/leaders-overview|archive-date=16 February 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=van den Akker|first=Pieter|title=Informatie over de Tour de France van 1996|trans-title=Information about the Tour de France from 1996|url=http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302051405/http://www.tourdefrancestatistieken.nl/tour.php?jaar=1996|archive-date=2 March 2019|language=nl|website=TourDeFranceStatistieken.nl|access-date=2 March 2019|url-status=live}}

! scope="col" style="width:1%;" rowspan="2" | Stage

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | Winner

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | General classification
File:Jersey yellow.svg

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | Points classification
File:Jersey green.svg

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | Mountains classification
File:Jersey polkadot.svg

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | Young rider classification{{efn|name="white-jersey"|A white jersey was not awarded to the leader of the young rider classification between 1989 and 1999.{{sfn|Nauright|Parrish|2012|pp=454–455}}}}

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" rowspan="2" | Team classification

! scope="col" style="width:14%;" colspan="2" | Combativity

scope="col" style="width:12%;" | Award

! scope="col" style="width:12%;" | Classification

scope="row" | P

| Alex Zülle

| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan="3"|Alex Zülle

| style="background:#9CE97B;"|Alex Zülle

| rowspan="2"|no award

| Christophe Moreau

| rowspan="4"|{{UCI team code|ONC|1996}}

| colspan="2"|no award

scope="row" | 1

| Frédéric Moncassin

| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan="3"|Ján Svorada

| rowspan="2"|Paolo Savoldelli

| Danny Nelissen

| rowspan="15"|Danny Nelissen

scope="row" | 2

| Mario Cipollini

| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|Danny Nelissen

| Rossano Brasi

scope="row" | 3

| Erik Zabel

| style="background:#FFEB64;"|Frédéric Moncassin

| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|José Luis Arrieta

| Jeroen Blijlevens

| Marco Lietti

scope="row" | 4

| Cyril Saugrain

| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan="3"|Stéphane Heulot

| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan="6"|Frédéric Moncassin

| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan="2"|Danny Nelissen

| rowspan="3"|Stéphane Heulot

| rowspan="2"|{{UCI team code|C.A|1996}}

| Mariano Piccoli

scope="row" | 5

| Jeroen Blijlevens

| Giuseppe Calcaterra

scope="row" | 6

| Michael Boogerd

| style="background:#FFA8A4;"|Léon van Bon

| {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}}

| Léon van Bon

scope="row" | 7

| Luc Leblanc

| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan="2"|Evgeni Berzin

| style="background:#FFA8A4;" rowspan="15"|Richard Virenque

| rowspan="15"|Jan Ullrich

| {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}}

| Udo Bölts

scope="row" | 8

| Evgeni Berzin

| rowspan="3"|{{UCI team code|THR|1996}}

| no award

scope="row" | 9

| Bjarne Riis

| style="background:#FFEB64;" rowspan="13"|Bjarne Riis

| Bjarne Riis

scope="row" | 10

| Erik Zabel

| style="background:#9CE97B;" rowspan="12"|Erik Zabel

| Rolf Sørensen

scope="row" | 11

| Chepe González

| {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}}

| Laurent Brochard

scope="row" | 12

| Pascal Richard

| {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}}

| Erik Breukink

scope="row" | 13

| Rolf Sørensen

| rowspan="4"|{{UCI team code|MAP|1996}}

| Richard Virenque

scope="row" | 14

| Djamolidine Abdoujaparov

| Bo Hamburger

scope="row" | 15

| Massimo Podenzana

| Michele Bartoli

scope="row" | 16

| Bjarne Riis

| Laurent Roux

| Richard Virenque

scope="row" | 17

| Laurent Dufaux

| rowspan="5"|{{UCI team code|FES|1996}}

| Bjarne Riis

| rowspan="4"|Bjarne Riis

scope="row" | 18

| Bart Voskamp

| Michele Bartoli

scope="row" | 19

| Frédéric Moncassin

| Gilles Talmant

scope="row" | 20

| Jan Ullrich

| no award

scope="row" | 21

| Fabio Baldato

| Andrei Tchmil

| Richard Virenque

colspan="2"| Final

! style="background:#FFDB00;"|Bjarne Riis

! style="background:#46E800;"|Erik Zabel

! style="background:#FF3E33;"|{{font color|white|Richard Virenque|link=yes}}

! Jan Ullrich

! {{UCI team code|FES|1996}}

! colspan="2" | Richard Virenque

Final standings

class="wikitable"
scope="col" colspan="4" | Legend
File:Jersey yellow.svg

| Denotes the winner of the general classification

| File:Jersey green.svg

| Denotes the winner of the points classification

File:Jersey polkadot.svg

| colspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification

File:Image-1Tdf-1996-123.jpg

=General classification=

class="wikitable" style="width:44em;margin-bottom:0;"

|+ Final general classification (1–10){{cite web|title=The history of the Tour de France – Year 1996 – Stage 21 Palaiseau > Paris|url=http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/2100/etape.html|work=Tour de France|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|access-date=4 April 2020|archive-date=2 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402222319/http://histo.letour.fr/HISTO/us/TDF/1996/2100/etape.html|url-status=dead}}

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

scope="row" | 1

| {{Flag athlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}} File:Jersey yellow.svg || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 95h 57' 16"

scope="row" | 2

| {{Flag athlete|Jan Ullrich|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 41"

scope="row" | 3

| {{Flag athlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} File:Jersey polkadot.svg || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 4' 37"

scope="row" | 4

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Dufaux|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 53"

scope="row" | 5

| {{Flag athlete|Peter Luttenberger|AUT}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 7' 07"

scope="row" | 6

| {{Flag athlete|Luc Leblanc|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 10' 03"

scope="row" | 7

| {{Flag athlete|Piotr Ugrumov|LAT}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 10' 04"

scope="row" | 8

| {{Flag athlete|Fernando Escartín|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 10' 26"

scope="row" | 9

| {{Flag athlete|Abraham Olano|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 11' 00"

scope="row" | 10

| {{Flag athlete|Tony Rominger|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 11' 53"

class="collapsible collapsed wikitable" style="width:44em;margin-top:-1px;"
scope="col" colspan="4" | Final general classification (11–129)
scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

scope="row" | 11

| {{Flag athlete|Miguel Induráin|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 14' 14"

scope="row" | 12

| {{Flag athlete|Patrick Jonker|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 18' 58"

scope="row" | 13

| {{Flag athlete|Bo Hamburger|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 22' 19"

scope="row" | 14

| {{Flag athlete|Udo Bölts|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 25' 56"

scope="row" | 15

| {{Flag athlete|Alberto Elli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 26' 18"

scope="row" | 16

| {{Flag athlete|Manuel Fernández Ginés|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 26' 28"

scope="row" | 17

| {{Flag athlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}} || Refin || style="text-align:right;" | + 27' 36"

scope="row" | 18

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Brochard|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 32' 11"

scope="row" | 19

| {{Flag athlete|Michele Bartoli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 37' 18"

scope="row" | 20

| {{Flag athlete|Evgueni Berzin|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 38' 00"

scope="row" | 21

| {{Flag athlete|Viatcheslav Ekimov|RUS}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 43' 58"

scope="row" | 22

| {{Flag athlete|Stefano Cattai|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 48' 03"

scope="row" | 23

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Madouas|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 53' 15"

scope="row" | 24

| {{Flag athlete|Arsenio González|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 28"

scope="row" | 25

| {{Flag athlete|Massimiliano Lelli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 55' 35"

scope="row" | 26

| {{Flag athlete|Alex Zülle|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 56' 47"

scope="row" | 27

| {{Flag athlete|Giuseppe Guerini|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 05' 12"

scope="row" | 28

| {{Flag athlete|Rolf Sørensen|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 11' 28"

scope="row" | 29

| {{Flag athlete|Jesper Skibby|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 11' 36"

scope="row" | 30

| {{Flag athlete|Marco Fincato|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 11' 51"

scope="row" | 31

| {{Flag athlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 13' 45"

scope="row" | 32

| {{Flag athlete|José Luis Arrieta|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 13' 48"

scope="row" | 33

| {{Flag athlete|Paolo Savoldelli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 15' 20"

scope="row" | 34

| {{Flag athlete|Erik Breukink|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 20' 03"

scope="row" | 35

| {{Flag athlete|Aitor Garmendia|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 20' 42"

scope="row" | 36

| {{Flag athlete|Oscar Camenzind|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 25' 27"

scope="row" | 37

| {{Flag athlete|Claudio Chiappucci|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 27' 23"

scope="row" | 38

| {{Flag athlete|Melcior Mauri|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 27' 28"

scope="row" | 39

| {{Flag athlete|Chris Boardman|GBR}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 27' 44"

scope="row" | 40

| {{Flag athlete|Federico Echave|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 29' 25"

scope="row" | 41

| {{Flag athlete|José Roberto Sierra|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 30' 11"

scope="row" | 42

| {{Flag athlete|Pascal Hervé|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 33' 01"

scope="row" | 43

| {{Flag athlete|Mirco Gualdi|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 34' 59"

scope="row" | 44

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Roux|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 36' 11"

scope="row" | 45

| {{Flag athlete|Andrea Tafi|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 38' 54"

scope="row" | 46

| {{Flag athlete|Andrea Ferrigato|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 39' 23"

scope="row" | 47

| {{Flag athlete|Pascal Richard|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 40' 56"

scope="row" | 48

| {{Flag athlete|Félix García Casas|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 42' 13"

scope="row" | 49

| {{Flag athlete|Neil Stephens|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 43' 33"

scope="row" | 50

| {{Flag athlete|Davide Perona|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 43' 40"

scope="row" | 51

| {{Flag athlete|Maurizio Fondriest|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 44"

scope="row" | 52

| {{Flag athlete|Valentino Fois|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 45' 58"

scope="row" | 53

| {{Flag athlete|Herminio Díaz Zabala|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 47' 08"

scope="row" | 54

| {{Flag athlete|Orlando Rodrigues|POR}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 47' 15"

scope="row" | 55

| {{Flag athlete|Bruno Thibout|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 49' 02"

scope="row" | 56

| {{Flag athlete|Bruno Cenghialta|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 49' 19"

scope="row" | 57

| {{Flag athlete|José María Jiménez|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 51' 30"

scope="row" | 58

| {{Flag athlete|Prudencio Induráin|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 52' 30"

scope="row" | 59

| {{Flag athlete|Paolo Lanfranchi|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 54' 42"

scope="row" | 60

| {{Flag athlete|Flavio Vanzella|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 54' 52"

scope="row" | 61

| {{Flag athlete|Massimo Podenzana|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 55' 18"

scope="row" | 62

| {{Flag athlete|Thierry Bourguignon|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|AUB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 56' 38"

scope="row" | 63

| {{Flag athlete|Fabio Baldato|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 57' 08"

scope="row" | 64

| {{Flag athlete|Maarten den Bakker|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 58' 25"

scope="row" | 65

| {{Flag athlete|Marcello Siboni|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 00' 52"

scope="row" | 66

| {{Flag athlete|Marino Alonso|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 00' 55"

scope="row" | 67

| {{Flag athlete|Jean-Pierre Bourgeot|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|Agrigel|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 01' 22"

scope="row" | 68

| {{Flag athlete|Wladimir Belli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 01' 42"

scope="row" | 69

| {{Flag athlete|Cédric Vasseur|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 05"

scope="row" | 70

| {{Flag athlete|Massimo Donati|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 02' 53"

scope="row" | 71

| {{Flag athlete|José Joaquín Castelblanco|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 03' 01"

scope="row" | 72

| {{Flag athlete|Marco Saligari|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 03' 09"

scope="row" | 73

| {{Flag athlete|Marco Zen|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 04' 03"

scope="row" | 74

| {{Flag athlete|Erik Dekker|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 05' 03"

scope="row" | 75

| {{Flag athlete|Christophe Moreau|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 07' 20"

scope="row" | 76

| {{Flag athlete|Christian Henn|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 07' 33"

scope="row" | 77

| {{Flag athlete|Andréï Tchmil|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 09' 38"

scope="row" | 78

| {{Flag athlete|Djamolidine Abduzhaparov|UZB}} || Refin || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 02"

scope="row" | 79

| {{Flag athlete|Paolo Fornaciari|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 04"

scope="row" | 80

| {{Flag athlete|Bruno Boscardin|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 12"

scope="row" | 81

| {{Flag athlete|Julio César Aguirre|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 23"

scope="row" | 82

| {{Flag athlete|Erik Zabel|GER}} File:Jersey green.svg || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 10' 26"

scope="row" | 83

| {{Flag athlete|Rolf Aldag|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 12' 16"

scope="row" | 84

| {{Flag athlete|Danny Nelissen|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 12' 25"

scope="row" | 85

| {{Flag athlete|Oscar Pellicioli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 13' 14"

scope="row" | 86

| {{Flag athlete|François Simon|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 16' 19"

scope="row" | 87

| {{Flag athlete|Sergei Uslamin|RUS}} || Refin || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 16' 30"

scope="row" | 88

| {{Flag athlete|Jens Heppner|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 17' 17"

scope="row" | 89

| {{Flag athlete|Federico Muñoz|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 17' 25"

scope="row" | 90

| {{Flag athlete|Rolf Järmann|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 20' 28"

scope="row" | 91

| {{Flag athlete|François Lemarchand|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 21' 15"

scope="row" | 92

| {{Flag athlete|José Ramón Uriarte|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 23' 59"

scope="row" | 93

| {{Flag athlete|Mariano Piccoli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|BRE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 24' 29"

scope="row" | 94

| {{Flag athlete|Cristian Salvato|ITA}} || Refin || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 26' 59"

scope="row" | 95

| {{Flag athlete|Johan Museeuw|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 29' 02"

scope="row" | 96

| {{Flag athlete|José Jaime González|COL}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 29' 13"

scope="row" | 97

| {{Flag athlete|Rossano Brasi|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 30' 20"

scope="row" | 98

| {{Flag athlete|Fabio Roscioli|ITA}} || Refin || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 31' 06"

scope="row" | 99

| {{Flag athlete|Bart Voskamp|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 31' 31"

scope="row" | 100

| {{Flag athlete|Francesco Frattini|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 32' 06"

scope="row" | 101

| {{Flag athlete|Scott Sunderland|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 32' 54"

scope="row" | 102

| {{Flag athlete|Francisco Cabello|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 36' 22"

scope="row" | 103

| {{Flag athlete|Cristiano Frattini|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|BRE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 37' 56"

scope="row" | 104

| {{Flag athlete|Thierry Laurent|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|Agrigel|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 37' 57"

scope="row" | 105

| {{Flag athlete|Omar Enrique Pumar|VEN|1930}} || {{UCI team code|BRE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 38' 10"

scope="row" | 106

| {{Flag athlete|Frédéric Moncassin|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 38' 57"

scope="row" | 107

| {{Flag athlete|Brian Holm|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 39' 51"

scope="row" | 108

| {{Flag athlete|Frédérick Guesdon|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 42' 49"

scope="row" | 109

| {{Flag athlete|José Ángel Vidal|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|KEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 42' 58"

scope="row" | 110

| {{Flag athlete|Wilfried Peeters|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 46' 47"

scope="row" | 111

| {{Flag athlete|Frankie Andreu|USA}} || {{UCI team code|MOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 48' 46"

scope="row" | 112

| {{Flag athlete|Alessandro Baronti|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 52' 37"

scope="row" | 113

| {{Flag athlete|Tobias Steinhauser|GER}} || Refin || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 54' 34"

scope="row" | 114

| {{Flag athlete|Thierry Gouvenou|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|AUB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 54' 35"

scope="row" | 115

| {{Flag athlete|Jacky Durand|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|Agrigel|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 54' 39"

scope="row" | 116

| {{Flag athlete|Peter Van Petegem|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 56' 10"

scope="row" | 117

| {{Flag athlete|Dario Bottaro|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 56' 38"

scope="row" | 118

| {{Flag athlete|Gilles Talmant|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|AUB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 57' 35"

scope="row" | 119

| {{Flag athlete|Gerrit de Vries|NED}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 04' 45"

scope="row" | 120

| {{Flag athlete|Paul Van Hyfte|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 06' 43"

scope="row" | 121

| {{Flag athlete|Ivan Cerioli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GEW|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 07' 50"

scope="row" | 122

| {{Flag athlete|Peter Farazijn|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 14' 06"

scope="row" | 123

| {{Flag athlete|Nico Mattan|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 14' 49"

scope="row" | 124

| {{Flag athlete|Marc Wauters|BEL}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 15' 46"

scope="row" | 125

| {{Flag athlete|Mario Chiesa|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 18' 02"

scope="row" | 126

| {{Flag athlete|Simone Biasci|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 22' 16"

scope="row" | 127

| {{Flag athlete|Eros Poli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|SAE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 34' 38"

scope="row" | 128

| {{Flag athlete|Jeroen Blijlevens|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 35' 12"

scope="row" | 129

| {{Flag athlete|Jean-Luc Masdupuy|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|Agrigel|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 3h 49' 52"

{{columns-start}}

=Points classification=

class="wikitable"

|+ Final points classification (1–10)

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

scope="row" | 1

| {{Flag athlete|Erik Zabel|GER}} File:Jersey green.svg || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 335

scope="row" | 2

| {{Flag athlete|Frédéric Moncassin|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|C.A|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 284

scope="row" | 3

| {{Flag athlete|Fabio Baldato|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 255

scope="row" | 4

| {{Flag athlete|Djamolidine Abduzhaparov|UZB}} || {{UCI team code|REF|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 204

scope="row" | 5

| {{Flag athlete|Jeroen Blijlevens|NED}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 158

scope="row" | 6

| {{Flag athlete|Andrei Tchmil|UKR}} || {{UCI team code|LOT|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 132

scope="row" | 7

| {{Flag athlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}} File:Jersey yellow.svg || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 129

scope="row" | 8

| {{Flag athlete|Andrea Ferrigato|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 126

scope="row" | 9

| {{Flag athlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} File:Jersey polkadot.svg || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 124

scope="row" | 10

| {{Flag athlete|Mariano Piccoli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|BRE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 122

{{column}}

=Mountains classification=

class="wikitable"

|+ Final mountains classification (1–10)

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

scope="row" | 1

| {{Flag athlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} File:Jersey polkadot.svg || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 383

scope="row" | 2

| {{Flag athlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}} File:Jersey yellow.svg || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 274

scope="row" | 3

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Dufaux|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 176

scope="row" | 4

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Brochard|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 168

scope="row" | 5

| {{Flag athlete|Luc Leblanc|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 158

scope="row" | 6

| {{Flag athlete|Tony Rominger|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 148

scope="row" | 7

| {{Flag athlete|Jan Ullrich|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 131

scope="row" | 8

| {{Flag athlete|Pascal Hervé|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" |110

scope="row" | 9

| {{Flag athlete|Peter Luttenberger|AUT}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 109

scope="row" | 10

| {{Flag athlete|Piotr Ugrumov|LAT}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 101

{{columns-end}}

{{columns-start}}

=Young rider classification=

class="wikitable"

|+ Final young rider classification (1–10)

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

scope="row" | 1

| {{Flag athlete|Jan Ullrich|GER}} || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 95h 58' 57"

scope="row" | 2

| {{Flag athlete|Peter Luttenberger|AUT}} || {{UCI team code|CAR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 5' 26"

scope="row" | 3

| {{Flag athlete|Manuel Fernández Ginés|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 24' 47"

scope="row" | 4

| {{Flag athlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|REF|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 25' 55"

scope="row" | 5

| {{Flag athlete|Michael Boogerd|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 12' 04"

scope="row" | 6

| {{Flag athlete|José Luis Arrieta|ESP}} || {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 12' 07"

scope="row" | 7

| {{Flag athlete|Paolo Savoldelli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 13' 39"

scope="row" | 8

| {{Flag athlete|Oscar Camenzind|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 23' 36"

scope="row" | 9

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Roux|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 34' 30"

scope="row" | 10

| {{Flag athlete|Valentino Fois|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|LAM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 44' 17"

{{column}}

=Team classification=

class="wikitable"

|+ Final team classification (1–10)

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Time

scope="row" | 1

| {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 287h 46' 20"

scope="row" | 2

| {{UCI team code|THR|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 15' 14"

scope="row" | 3

| {{UCI team code|MAP|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 51' 36"

scope="row" | 4

| {{UCI team code|ALB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 22' 29"

scope="row" | 5

| {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 36' 10"

scope="row" | 6

| {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 1h 53' 14"

scope="row" | 7

| {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 09' 21"

scope="row" | 8

| {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 18' 11"

scope="row" | 9

| {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 31' 13"

scope="row" | 10

| {{UCI team code|GCE|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | + 2h 31' 20"

{{columns-end}}

=Combativity classification=

class="wikitable"

|+ Final combativity classification (1–10){{cite news |last1=Deblander |first1=Bruno |title=Bjarne Riis est entre dans Paris |url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/bjarne-riis-est-entre-dans-paris_t-19960722-Z0CDNM.html |access-date=26 April 2019 |work=Le Soir |date=22 July 1996 |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426155527/https://www.lesoir.be/art/bjarne-riis-est-entre-dans-paris_t-19960722-Z0CDNM.html |archive-date=26 April 2019 |url-status=live }}

scope="col" | Rank

! scope="col" | Rider

! scope="col" | Team

! scope="col" | Points

scope="row" | 1

| {{Flag athlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} File:Jersey polkadot.svg || {{UCI team code|FES|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 49

scope="row" | 2

| {{Flag athlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}} File:Jersey yellow.svg || {{UCI team code|TEL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 47

scope="row" | 3

| {{Flag athlete|Michele Bartoli|ITA}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 44

scope="row" | 4

| {{Flag athlete|Danny Nelissen|NED}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 34

scope="row" | 5

| {{Flag athlete|Laurent Roux|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|TVM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 33

scope="row" | 6

| {{Flag athlete|Djamolidine Abdoujaparov |UZB}} || {{UCI team code|REF|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 31

scope="row" | 7

| {{Flag athlete|Luc Leblanc|FRA}} || {{UCI team code|POL|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 28

scope="row" | 8

| {{Flag athlete|Rolf Järmann|SUI}} || {{UCI team code|GBM|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 22

scope="row" | 9

| {{Flag athlete|Neil Stephens|AUS}} || {{UCI team code|ONC|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 21

scope="row" | 10

| {{Flag athlete|Rolf Sørensen|DEN}} || {{UCI team code|RAB|1996}} || style="text-align:right;" | 20

See also

Notes

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References

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Bibliography

  • {{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Augendre|author-link=Jacques Augendre|url=http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf|title=Guide historique|trans-title=Historical guide|year=2016|language=fr|access-date=27 October 2016|work=Tour de France|location=Paris|publisher=Amaury Sport Organisation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817121602/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/le-tour/2016/histoire/TDF16_GH_Interactif-PROD.pdf|archive-date=17 August 2016|url-status=live}}
  • {{cite book|last1=Nauright|first1=John|last2=Parrish|first2=Charles|title=Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice|volume=2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC|year=2012|publisher=ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, California|isbn=978-1-59884-300-2}}
  • {{cite book|last=van den Akker|first=Pieter|title=Tour de France Rules and Statistics: 1903–2018|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09sxwQEACAAJ|year=2018|publisher=Self-published|isbn=978-1-79398-080-9}}

Further reading

  • {{cite book|title=Mapping Le Tour|first=Ellis|last=Bacon|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|location=Glasgow|year=2014|pages=206–207|isbn=9780007543991|oclc=872700415}}

External links

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  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980526072004/http://www.letour.fr/tour/us/ecranaccueil.html |date=26 May 1998 |title=Official website }}{{cbignore}}
  • [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/tour96/stages.html 1996 Tour de France results] at Cyclingnews.com

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