1996 Vuelta a España
The 51st Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the three grand tours, was held from 7 September to 29 September 1996. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,898 km (2,422 mi), and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.[1] This was the only time in cycling history that riders from Switzerland swept the Podium in a Grand Tour.[2]
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| Dates | 7–29 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,898 km (2,422 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 97h 31' 46" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain started his home tour for the first time since finishing second in 1991, having just recently been dislodged at the Tour by Bjarne Riis. He was initially reluctant to start, but convinced by his team to do so after a strong performance during the time trial at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. However, Indurain would eventually abandon the race, which would prove to be the last of his career, on stage 13 while lying in third place overall, having been dropped by the rest of the race favourites on the first-category climb of the Fito pass.[3][4][5]
Teams and riders
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 7 September | Valencia – Valencia | 162 km (101 mi) |  | |||
| 2 | 8 September | Valencia – Cuenca | 210 km (130 mi) | | |||
| 3 | 9 September | Cuenca – Albacete | 167.2 km (104 mi) |  | |||
| 4 | 10 September | Albacete – Murcia | 166.5 km (103 mi) | .svg.png){kind=small} | |||
| 5 | 11 September | Murcia – Almería | 208.4 km (129 mi) |  | |||
| 6 | 12 September | Almería – Málaga | 196.5 km (122 mi) | | |||
| 7 | 13 September | Málaga – Marbella | 171.1 km (106 mi) | | |||
| 8 | 14 September | Marbella – Jerez de la Frontera | 220.7 km (137 mi) | | |||
| 9 | 15 September | Jerez de la Frontera – Córdoba | 203.5 km (126 mi) | | |||
| 16 September | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 17 September | El Tiemblo – Ávila | 46.5 km (29 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  | |
| 11 | 18 September | Ávila – Salamanca | 188 km (117 mi) | | |||
| 12 | 19 September | Benavente – Alto del Naranco | 188 km (117 mi) | | |||
| 13 | 20 September | Oviedo – Lakes of Covadonga | 159 km (99 mi) | | |||
| 14 | 21 September | Cangas de Onís – Cabarceno Natural Park | 202.6 km (126 mi) | | |||
| 15 | 22 September | Cabárceno – Alto Cruz de la Demanda (Ezcaray) | 220 km (137 mi) | | |||
| 16 | 23 September | Logroño – Sabiñánigo | 220.9 km (137 mi) | | |||
| 17 | 24 September | Sabiñánigo – Cerler | 165.7 km (103 mi) |  | |||
| 18 | 25 September | Benasque – Zaragoza | 219.5 km (136 mi) |  | |||
| 19 | 26 September | Getafe – Ávila | 217.1 km (135 mi) | | |||
| 20 | 27 September | Ávila – Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) | 209.5 km (130 mi) | | |||
| 21 | 28 September | Segovia – Palazuelos de Eresma (Destilerías DYC) | 43 km (27 mi) | |
Individual time trial | | |
| 22 | 29 September | Madrid – Madrid | 157.6 km (98 mi) | | |||
| Total | 3,898 km (2,422 mi) | ||||||
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | ONCE | 97h 31' 46s |
| 2 | | Festina | + 6' 23s |
| 3 | | Mapei–GB | + 8' 29s |
| 4 | | MG Maglificio–Technogym | + 10' 13s |
| 5 | | AKI - Gipièmme | + 11' 21s |
| 6 |  | Team Polti | + 11' 33s |
| 7 | | Team Polti | + 13' 16s |
| 8 | | Motorola | + 14' 46s |
| 9 |  | Motorola | + 15' 10s |
| 10 |  | Kelme-Artiach | + 18' 35s |
| 11 | | Kelme-Artiach | + 19' 19s |
| 12 | | Banesto | + 20' 19s |
| 13 | | Team Polti | + 21' 15s |
| 14 | | MX Onda | + 21' 49s |
| 15 | | Mapei–GB | + 22' 37s |
| 16 | | Gewiss Playbus | + 26' 00s |
| 17 | | Motorola | + 27' 34s |
| 18 | | Mapei–GB | + 27' 38s |
| 19 | | ONCE | + 27' 44s |
| 20 |  | Team Telekom | + 29' 56s |
| 21 | | Casino | |
| 22 | | Festina-Lotus | |
| 23 |  | Team Telekom | |
| 24 | | Banesto | |
| 25 | | Scrigno–Blue Storm |
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References
- "Vuelta a Espana". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
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- Cossins, Peter (24 August 2014). "Vuelta a Espana iconic stages: Indurain quits the Vuelta and racing". cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/09/30/MD19960930-049.pdf
- http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/09/30/MD19960930-048.pdf
- "1996 » 51st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- "51ème Vuelta a España 1996". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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