1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = Men's Individual Road Race
| image = Jersey rainbow.svg
| image_caption = Rainbow jersey
| image_size = 150
| series = 1996 UCI Road World Championships
| race_no =
| series_no =
| date = 13 October 1996
| stages = 1
| distance = 252
| unit = km
| time = 6h 23' 50"
| first = Johan Museeuw
| first_nat = BEL
| first_natvar =
| first_team = Belgium
| second = Mauro Gianetti
| second_nat = SUI
| second_natvar =
| second_team = Switzerland
| third = Michele Bartoli
| third_nat = ITA
| third_natvar =
| third_team = Italy
| previous = 1995
| next = 1997
}}
The men's road race at the 1996 UCI Road World Championships was the 63rd edition of the event. The race took place on Sunday 13 October 1996 in Lugano, Switzerland.{{cite web|url=http://bikeraceinfo.com/worlds/worlds-1996.html|title=1996 World Pro Road Championships|work=BikeRaceInfo|access-date=11 December 2017}} The race was won by Johan Museeuw of Belgium.{{cite news|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/oct96/mrr.html|title=World Cycling Championships, Switzerland|work=Cycling News|access-date=11 December 2017}}
Final classification
| General classification (1–10){{cite web|url=http://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=26&y=1996|title=1996 World Championship|work=First Cycling|access-date=11 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1996.php|title=63ème Championnat du monde sur route 1996|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041224182959/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/chp_mondial/mondial1996.php|archive-date=24 December 2004}}
{| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Time |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | {{gold1}}
| {{flagathlete|Johan Museeuw|BEL}} | style="text-align:center;" | {{nowrap|6h 23' 50"}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{silver2}}
| {{flagathlete|Mauro Gianetti|SUI}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 1" |
| style="text-align:center;" | {{bronze3}}
| {{flagathlete|Michele Bartoli|ITA}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 29" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Axel Merckx|BEL}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 29" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Richard Virenque|FRA}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 30" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Andrea Tafi|ITA}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 30" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Laurent Jalabert|FRA}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 1' 26" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Davide Rebellin|ITA}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 1' 26" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Tony Rominger|SUI}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 1' 26" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Bjarne Riis|DEN}} | style="text-align:center;" | + 1' 26" |
|}
References
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