The 1996 UCI Road World Championships took place in Lugano, Switzerland, between October 9 and October 13, 1996. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.
The men's road race had 151 starters, 49 classified finishers, 15 laps of 17 km, totaling 252 km. Winner's average speed: 39.39 km/h1996 World Pro Road Championships bikeraceinfo.com
For the first time, the 1996 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was not organized in the same country as the Road World championships. In 1996, it took place in Manchester, United Kingdom.
Events summary Men's EventsMen's road race Johan Museeuw 6h23'50"Mauro Gianetti 6h23'51"Michele Bartoli 6h24'19"Men's time trialAlex Zülle 48'13"Chris Boardman 48'52"Tony Rominger 48'54" Women's EventsWomen's road raceBarbara Heeb 2h53'05"Rasa Polikevičiūtė 2h53'22"Linda Jackson 2h53'42"Women's time trialJeannie Longo-Ciprelli 35'16.07"Catherine Marsal 36'05.00"Alessandra Cappellotto 36'10.47" Men's Under-23 EventsMen's under-23 road raceGiuliano Figueras 4h23'50"Roberto Sgambelluri 4h23'51"Luca Sironi 4h24'19"Men's under-23 time trialLuca Sironi 37'51.89"Roberto Sgambelluri 38'44.38"Andreas Klöden 38'48.39"
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