Tour de France 1996

Tour de France 1996 — Bjarne Riis wins overall after 21 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Bjarne Riis

Mg-Technogym

21

Stages

3,765

Total km

39.9

Avg km/h

54,012

Total Elev. m

3

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

9

Flat

43%

5

Mountain

24%

4

Hilly

19%

3

Time Trial

14%

Stage winners and teams — Frédéric Moncassin takes 2 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM95h 57' 16''
02
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM95h 58' 57''
03
FESTINA96h 01' 53''
04
FESTINA96h 03' 09''
05
CARRERA BLUE JEANS-LONGONI96h 04' 23''
06
TEAM POLTI96h 07' 19''
07
ROSLOTTO-ZG MOBILI96h 07' 20''
08
KELME-ARTIACH-COSTA BLANCA96h 07' 42''
09
MAPEI-GB96h 08' 16''
10
MAPEI-GB96h 09' 09''
11
BANESTO96h 11' 30''
12
ONCE96h 16' 14''
13
TVM96h 19' 35''
14
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM96h 23' 12''
15
MG-TECHNOGYM96h 23' 34''
16
MAPEI-GB96h 23' 44''
17
CERAMICHE REFIN-MOBILVETTA96h 24' 52''
18
FESTINA96h 29' 27''
19
MG-TECHNOGYM96h 34' 34''
20
GEWISS-PLAYBUS96h 35' 16''
21
RABOBANK96h 41' 14''
22
ROSLOTTO-ZG MOBILI96h 45' 19''
23
MOTOROLA96h 50' 31''
24
MAPEI-GB96h 52' 44''
25
SAECO96h 52' 51''
26
ONCE96h 54' 03''
27
TEAM POLTI97h 02' 28''
28
RABOBANK97h 08' 44''
29
TVM97h 08' 52''
30
ROSLOTTO-ZG MOBILI97h 09' 07''

Stage winners (18 riders)

Frédéric Moncassin

2 stages

Stages 1, 19

Erik Zabel

2 stages

Stages 3, 10

Bjarne Riis

2 stages

Stages 9, 16

Mario Cipollini

1 stage

Stages 2

Cyril Saugrain

1 stage

Stages 4

Jeroen Blijlevens

1 stage

Stages 5

Michael Boogerd

1 stage

Stages 6

Luc Leblanc

1 stage

Stages 7

Evgueni Berzin

1 stage

Stages 8

Chepe Gonzalez Pico

1 stage

Stages 11

Pascal Richard

1 stage

Stages 12

Rolf Sorensen

1 stage

Stages 13

Djamolidine Abdoujaparov

1 stage

Stages 14

Massimo Podenzana

1 stage

Stages 15

Laurent Dufaux

1 stage

Stages 17

Bart Voskamp

1 stage

Stages 18

Jan Ullrich

1 stage

Stages 20

Fabio Baldato

1 stage

Stages 21

Teams at the 1996 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
TEAM DEUTSCHE TELEKOM8#1
FESTINA7#3
CARRERA BLUE JEANS-LONGONI6#5
TEAM POLTI6#6
ROSLOTTO-ZG MOBILI7#7
KELME-ARTIACH-COSTA BLANCA7#8
MAPEI-GB9#9
BANESTO7#11
ONCE7#12
TVM7#13
MG-TECHNOGYM6#15
CERAMICHE REFIN-MOBILVETTA6#17
GEWISS-PLAYBUS6#20
RABOBANK6#21
MOTOROLA4#23
SAECO5#25
CERAMICHE PANARIA-VINAVIL4#36
GAN5#39
AUBERVILLIERS 93-PEUGEOT3#62
AGRIGEL-LA CREUSE-FENIOUX4#67
LOTTO-ISOGLASS6#77
BRESCIALAT3#93

Stage profiles in the 1996 edition

9

Flat

5

Hills flat finish

4

Mountains uphill finish

2

Hills uphill finish

1

Mountains flat finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 1996 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 21 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 129 Jun's-Hertogenbosch → 's-Hertogenbosch9 kmFrédéric Moncassin84 m51.8 km/h
Stage 230 Jun's-Hertogenbosch → Wasquehal209 kmMario Cipollini1,139 m41.8 km/h
Stage 31 JulWasquehal → Nogent-sur-Oise248 kmErik Zabel1,382 m38.1 km/h
Stage 42 JulSoissons → Lac de Madine195 kmCyril Saugrain1,512 m35.5 km/h
Stage 53 JulLac de Madine → Besançon232 kmJeroen Blijlevens2,325 m40.5 km/h
Stage 64 JulArc-et-Senans → Aix-les-Bains242 kmMichael Boogerd2,518 m34.9 km/h
Stage 75 JulChambéry → Les Arcs207 kmLuc Leblanc1,182 m40.6 km/h
Stage 86 JulBourg Saint Maurice → val_d_isere199 kmEvgueni Berzin5,000 m34.4 km/h
Stage 97 JulMonetier les Bains → Sestrières31 kmBjarne Riis1,556 m35.3 km/h
Stage 108 JulTurin → Gap46 kmErik Zabel4,750 m39.0 km/h
Stage 119 JulGap → Valence209 kmChepe Gonzalez Pico3,000 m40.6 km/h
Stage 1211 JulValence → Le Puy-en-Velay202 kmPascal Richard3,000 m39.2 km/h
Stage 1312 JulLe Puy-en-Velay → Superbesse144 kmRolf Sorensen3,000 m26.2 km/h
Stage 1413 JulBesse → Tulle177 kmDjamolidine Abdoujaparov3,000 m43.5 km/h
Stage 1514 JulBrive-la-Gaillarde → Villeneuve-sur-Lot187 kmMassimo Podenzana3,000 m45.4 km/h
Stage 1615 JulAgen → Hautacam176 kmBjarne Riis2,629 m45.0 km/h
Stage 1716 JulArgelès-Gazost → Pampelune199 kmLaurent Dufaux3,541 m40.3 km/h
Stage 1817 JulPampelune → Hendaye262 kmBart Voskamp6,000 m36.8 km/h
Stage 1918 JulHendaye → Bordeaux155 kmFrédéric Moncassin3,000 m36.9 km/h
Stage 2019 JulBordeaux → Saint-Emilion227 kmJan Ullrich1,754 m41.8 km/h
Stage 2120 JulPalaiseau → Paris64 kmFabio Baldato640 m50.5 km/h