1996_Vuelta_a_España

1996 Vuelta a España

1996 Vuelta a España

Cycling race

The 51st Edition 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.[citation needed]

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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.[2][3][4]

Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 1996 Vuelta a España

Route

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General classification

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References

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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.
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    "Ciclismo La Vuelta 96 - Look Clasificaciones" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 September 1996. p. 49. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2021.
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    "Ciclismo La Vuelta 96 - Puedo ganar el Tour" (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 September 1996. p. 48. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 January 2021.
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    "1996 » 51st Vuelta a Espana". Procyclingstats. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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    "51ème Vuelta a España 1996". Memoire du cyclisme (in French). Archived from the original on 25 October 2004.
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