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	Overview of the year 1996  back to list  wikipedia information 1996  see overall standings in 1996 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 1996 | June 29 - July 21 Hertogenbosch - Paris total distance: 3765.0 km number of stages: 21 money for winner: 2 200 000 F money total: 12 002 250 F Bjarne Riis | Deutsche Telekom | Denmark | age: 32 time: 95hr 57min 16sec | average speed: 39.227 km/h 2nd place: Jan Ullrich (+ 1min 41sec) 3rd place: Richard Virenque (+ 4min 37sec) winning team: Festina number of participants: 198 finished: 129 not finished: 69 Jerseys winners:  Bjarne Riis  Erik Zabel  Richard Virenque  Jan Ullrich Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  3 765 / 5 745   65,5% Stages number of stages in this year*: 22 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed P ´s-Hertogenbosch - ´s-Hertogenbosch   9.4 km     Alex ZÜLLE   0:10:53   51.8 km/h 1 ´s-Hertogenbosch - s-Hertogenbosch   209.0 km     Frédéric MONCASSIN   5:00:01   41.8 km/h 2 ´s-Hertogenbosch - Wasquehal   247.5 km     Mario CIPOLLINI   6:29:22   38.1 km/h 3 Wasquehal - Nogent-sur-Oise   195.0 km     Erik ZABEL   5:29:21   35.5 km/h 4 Soissons - Lac de Madine   232.0 km     Cyril SAUGRAIN   5:43:50   40.5 km/h 5 Lac de Madine - Besançon   242.0 km     Jeroen BLIJLEVENS   6:55:53   34.9 km/h 6 Arc-et-Senans - Aix-les-Bains   207.0 km     Michael BOOGERD   5:05:38   40.6 km/h 7 Chambéry - Les Arcs   199.0 km     Luc LEBLANC   5:47:22   34.4 km/h 8 Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Val d´Isère   30.5 km     Evgueni BERZIN   0:51:53   35.3 km/h 9 Monetier les Bains - Sestriere   46.0 km     Bjarne RIIS   1:10:44   39.0 km/h 10 Torino - Gap   208.5 km     Erik ZABEL   5:08:10   40.6 km/h 11 Gap - Valence   202.0 km     Chepe GONZALEZ PICO   5:09:12   39.2 km/h 12 Valence - Le Puy en Velay   143.5 km     Pascal RICHARD   3:29:19   41.1 km/h 13 Le Puy en Velay - Superbesse   177.0 km     Rolf SØRENSEN   4:03:56   43.5 km/h 14 Besse - Tulle   186.5 km     Djamolidine ABDOUJAPAROV   4:06:29   45.4 km/h 15 Brive-la-Gaillarde - Villeneuve sur Lot   176.0 km     Massimo PODENZANA   3:54:52   45.0 km/h 16 Agen - Lourdes-Hautacam   199.0 km     Bjarne RIIS   4:56:16   40.3 km/h 17 Argelès-Gazost - Pamplona   262.0 km     Laurent DUFAUX   7:07:08   36.8 km/h 18 Pamplona - Hendaye   154.5 km     Bart VOSKAMP   4:11:02   36.9 km/h 19 Hendaye - Bordeaux   226.5 km     Frédéric MONCASSIN   5:25:11   41.8 km/h 20 Bordeaux - Saint-Emilion   63.5 km     Jan ULLRICH   1:15:31   50.5 km/h 21 Palaiseau - Paris   147.5 km     Fabio BALDATO   3:30:44   42.0 km/h Winners of stages in 1996 by nations (9):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  FRA   4   18,18%   ITA   3   13,64%   GER   3   13,64%   NED   3   13,64%   DEN   3   13,64%   SUI   3   13,64%   RUS   1   4,55%   COL   1   4,55%   UZB   1   4,55%  Winners of stages in 1996 by cyclists (19):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Erik ZABEL   2   9,09%   Frédéric MONCASSIN   2   9,09%   Bjarne RIIS   2   9,09%   Jeroen BLIJLEVENS   1   4,55%   Chepe GONZALEZ PICO   1   4,55%   Laurent DUFAUX   1   4,55%   Evgueni BERZIN   1   4,55%   Djamolidine ABDOUJAPAROV   1   4,55%   Fabio BALDATO   1   4,55%   Michael BOOGERD   1   4,55%   Pascal RICHARD   1   4,55%   Bart VOSKAMP   1   4,55%   Cyril SAUGRAIN   1   4,55%   Massimo PODENZANA   1   4,55%   Mario CIPOLLINI   1   4,55%   Luc LEBLANC   1   4,55%   Rolf SØRENSEN   1   4,55%   Jan ULLRICH   1   4,55%   Alex ZÜLLE   1   4,55%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 25 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [11] Col de la Chau (1337 m):     Laurent BROCHARD Col de la Madeleine (2000 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Col de la Sentinelle (980 m):     Rolf SORENSEN Col du Rousset (1254 m):     Laurent BROCHARD Cormet de Roselend (1968 m):     Udo BÖLTS Le col des Limouches (1086 m):     Stefano CATTAI Les Arcs (1700 m):     Luc LEBLANC Montgenèvre (1850 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Montgenèvre (1850 m):     Bjarne RIIS Sestrières (2033 m):     Bjarne RIIS Val-d’Isère (1820 m):     Evgueni BERZIN THE PYRENEES [8] Aubisque (1709 m):     Neil STEPHENS Col du Soudet (1540 m):     Neil STEPHENS Ispéguy (672 m):     Pascal HERVE Lourdes - Hautacam (1560 m):     Bjarne RIIS Marie-Blanque (1035 m):     Neil STEPHENS Otxondo (570 m):     Cristian SALVATO Port de Larrau (1573 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Soulor (1474 m):     Pascal HERVE Other mountains [6] Col de la Croix Morand ou de Dyane (1401 m):     Richard VIRENQUE Col de Lachamp (1320 m):     Mirco GUALDI Col des Fourches (970 m):     Stefano CATTAI Croix de la Serra (1049 m):     Leon VAN BON Saint-Anastaise (1160 m):     Paolo SAVOLDELLI Super-Besse (1350 m):     Orlando RODRIGUES Winners of ascents in 1996 by nations (8):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  FRA   9   36,00%   ITA   5   20,00%   DAN   4   16,00%   AUS   3   12,00%   GER   1   4,00%   RUS   1   4,00%   POR   1   4,00%   NED   1   4,00%  Winners of ascents in 1996 by cyclists (15):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Richard VIRENQUE   4   16,00%   Neil STEPHENS   3   12,00%   Bjarne RIIS   3   12,00%   Laurent BROCHARD   2   8,00%   Pascal HERVE   2   8,00%   Stefano CATTAI   2   8,00%   Rolf SORENSEN   1   4,00%   Evgueni BERZIN   1   4,00%   Paolo SAVOLDELLI   1   4,00%   Orlando RODRIGUES   1   4,00%   Udo BÖLTS   1   4,00%   Leon VAN BON   1   4,00%   Luc LEBLANC   1   4,00%   Mirco GUALDI   1   4,00%   Cristian SALVATO   1   4,00%  Video highlights No video available
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