1996 Vuelta a España
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 7 - 29 September | ||
| Stages | 22 | ||
| Distance | 3,898 km (2,422 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 97h 31' 46" (39.986 km/h or 24.846 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Alex Zülle (SUI) |
(ONCE) |
| Second | Laurent Dufaux (SUI) |
(Festina–Lotus) | |
| Third | Tony Rominger (SUI) |
(Mapei–GB) | |
 |
Points |  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) |
(ONCE) |
 |
Mountains | Tony Rominger (SUI) |
(Mapei–GB) |
| Sprints |  Jürgen Werner (GER) |
(Team Telekom) | |
| Team | Team Polti | ||
The 51st Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 6 to September 28, 1996. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,898 km, and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.[1]
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Zülle | ONCE | 97h 31' 46s |
| 2 | Laurent Dufaux | Festina | a 6' 23s |
| 3 | Tony Rominger | Mapei–GB | a 8' 29s |
| 4 |  Roberto Pistore | MG Maglificio–Technogym | a 10' 13s |
| 5 | Stefano Faustini | AKI - Gipièmme | a 11' 21s |
| 6 |  Georg Totschnig | Team Polti | a 11' 33s |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin | Team Polti | a 13' 16s |
| 8 | Andrea Peron | Motorola | a 14' 46s |
| 9 |  Bobby Julich | Motorola | a 15' 10s |
| 10 |  Fernando Escartín | Kelme-Artiach | a 18' 35s |
| 11 | Marcos Serrano | Kelme-Artiach | a 19' 19s |
| 12 | José María Jiménez | Banesto | a 20' 19s |
| 13 | Mauro Gianetti | Team Polti | a 21' 15s |
| 14 | Daniel Clavero | MX Onda | a 21' 49s |
| 15 | Daniele Nardello | Mapei–GB | a 22' 37s |
| 16 |  Vladislav Bobrik | Gewiss Playbus | a 26' 00s |
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} Axel Merckx | Motorola | a 27' 34s |
| 18 | Francisco Javier Mauleón | Mapei–GB | a 27' 38s |
| 19 | Laurent Jalabert | ONCE | a 27' 44s |
| 20 |  Peter Meinert Nielsen | Team Telekom | a 29' 56s |
| 21 | Pascal Chanteur | Casino | |
| 22 | Fabian Jeker | Festina-Lotus | |
| 23 | Kai Hundertmarck | Team Telekom | |
| 24 | Ángel Casero | Banesto | |
| 25 | Massimo Apollonio | Scrigno–Blue Storm |
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