1996 Tour of Flanders

The 80th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 7 April 1996. Italian Michele Bartoli won the monument classic ahead of Fabio Baldato and Johan Museeuw.[1] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).

1996 Tour of Flanders
1996 UCI Road World Cup, race 2
Michele Bartoli sealed the seventh Italian victory in the Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates7 April 1996
Stages1
Distance269 km (167.1 mi)
Winning time6h 27' 00"
Results
  Winner  Michele Bartoli (ITA) (MG-Technogym)
  Second  Fabio Baldato (ITA) (MG-Technogym)
  Third  Johan Museeuw (BEL) (Mapei-GB)

Race summary

A group of 11, containing all favourites, was at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, when defending champion and race favourite Johan Museeuw had a lingering rear wheel and was distanced on the climb. Michele Bartoli attacked on the steep upper slopes of the Muur and pushed on over the Bosberg towards the finish. The stylish Italian won with a minute lead over the chase group where team mate Fabio Baldato won the sprint ahead of a returning Museeuw.

Climbs

There were sixteen categorized climbs:

Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Michele Bartoli (ITA) MG-Technogym 6h 27' 00"
2  Fabio Baldato (ITA) MG-Technogym + 55"
3  Johan Museeuw (BEL) Mapei-GB s.t.
4  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) Rabobank s.t.
5  Fabiano Fontanelli (ITA) MG-Technogym s.t.
6  Andrei Tchmil (MDA) Lotto s.t.
7  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina-Lotus s.t.
8  Alexander Gontchenkov (UKR) Roslotto-SG Mobili s.t.
9  Rolf Sörensen (DEN) Rabobank s.t.
10  Peter Van Petegem (BEL) TVM s.t.
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References
  1. McGann, Bill; McGann, Carol. "1996 Ronde van Vlaanderen results". BikeRaceInfo. Cherokee Village, AR: McGann Publishing. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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