1996 Tour de France
June 29 - July 21

1. Bjarne Riis: 95hr 57min 16sec

2. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 41sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 4min 37sec

4. Laurent Dufaux @ 5min 53sec

5. Peter Luttenberger @ 7min 7sec

6. Luc Leblanc @ 10min 3sec

7. Piotr Ugramov @ 10min 4sec

8. Fernando Escartin @ 10min 26sec

9. Abraham Olano @ 11min

10. Tony Rominger @ 11min 53sec

11. Miguel Indurain @ 14min 14sec

12. Patrick Joncker @ 18min 58sec

13. Bo Hamburger @ 22min 19sec

14. Udo Bolts @ 25min 56sec

15. Alberto Elli @ 26min18sec

16. Manuel Fernandez-Gines @ 26min 28sec

17. Leonardo Piepoli @ 27min 36sec

18. Laurent Brochard @ 32min 11sec

19. Michele Bartoli @ 37min 18sec

20. Evgeni Berzin @ 38min

21. Viatschleslav Ekimov @ 43min 58sec

22. Stefano Cattai @ 48min 3sec

23. Laurent Madouas @ 53min 15sec

24. Aresenio Gonzales @ 55min 28sec

25. Massimiliano Lelli @ 55min 35sec

26. Alex Zulle @ 56min 47sec

27. Giuseppe Guerini @ 1hr 5min 12sec

28. Rolf Sorensen @ 1hr 11min 28sec

29. Jesper Skibby @ 1hr 11min 36sec

30. Marco Fincato @ 1hr 11min 51sec

Prologue: 's Hertogenbosch 9.4 km individual time trial.

1. Alex Zulle: 10min 53sec

2. Chris Boardman @ 2sec

3. Evgeni Berzin @ 3sec

4. Abraham Olano W 7sec

5. Tony Rominger @ 10sec

6. Bjarne Riis @ 11sec

7. Miguel Indruain @ 12sec

8. Laurent Jalabert @ 15sec

9. Melchior Mauri @ 21sec

10. Alexander Gontchenkov @ 22sec

Stage 1: 's Hertongenbosch - 's Hertogenbosch, 209 km.

1. Frederic Moncassin: 5ht 1sec

2. Jeroen Blijlevens s.t.

3. Jan Svorada s.t.

4. Nicola Minali s.t.

5. Erik Zabel s.t.

6. Fabio Baldato s.t.

7. Arvis Piziks s.t.

8. Stefano Colage s.t.

9. Shristophe Capelle s.t.

10. Mario Traversoni s.t.

GC after Stage 1:

1. Alex Zulle: 5hr 10min 54sec

2. Evgeni Berzin @ 3sec

3. Abraham Olano @ 7sec

4. Frederic Moncassin @ 9sec

5. Bjarne Riis @ 11sec

6. Miguel Indurain @ 12sec

Stage 2: 's Hertogenbosch - Wasquehal, 247.5 km.

1. Mario Cipollini: 6hr 29min 22sec

2. Jeroen Blijlevens s.t.

3. Jan Svorada s.t.

4. Frederic Moncassin s.t.

5. Christophe Capelle s.t.

6. Erik Zabel s.t.

7. Mario Traversoni s.t.

8. Andrea Ferrigato s.t.

9. Claudio Camin s.t.

10. Kaspars Ozers s.t.

GC after stage 2:

1. Alex Zulle: 11hr 40min 16sec

2. Frederic Moncassin @ 1sec

3. Evgeni Berzin @ 3sec

4. Abraham Olano @ 7sec

5. Bjarne Riis @ 11sec

6. Miguel Indurain @ 12sec

Stage 3: Wasquehal - Nogent sur Oise, 195 km.

1. Erik Zabel: 5hr 29min 21sec

2. Mario Cipollini s.t.

3. Frederic Moncassin s.t.

4. Jan Svorada s.t.

5. Jeroen Blijlevens s.t.

6. Fabio Baldato s.t.

7. Christophe Capelle s.t.

8. Nicola Minali s.t.

9. Claudio Camin s.t.

10. Mario Traversoni s.t.

GC after Stage 3:

1. Frederic Moncassin: 17hr 9min 30sec

2. Alex Zulle @ 7sec

3. Evgeni Berzin @ 10sec

4. Abraham Olano @ 14sec

5. Bjarne Riis @ 18sec

6. Miguel Indurain @ 19sec

Stage 4: Soissons - Lac de Madine, 232 km.

1. Cyril Saugrain: 5hr 43min 50sec

2. Danny Nelissen s.t.

3. Rolf Jaermann s.t.

4. Stephane Heulot s.t.

5. Mariano Piccoli s.t.

6. Claudio Camin @ 4min 33sec

7. Emmanuel Magnien s.t.

8. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov s.t.

9. Arvis Piziks s.t.

10. Fabio Baldato s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

1. Stephane Heulot: 22hr 53min 20sec

2. Mariano Piccoli @ 22sec

3. Cyril Saugrain @ 34sec

4. Rolf Jaermann s.t.

5. Danny Nelissen @ 1min 35sec

6. Frederic Moncassin @ 3min 54sec

Stage 5: Lac de Madine - Besancon, 242 km.

1. Jeroen Blijlevens: 6hr 55min 53sec

2. Frederic Moncassin s.t.

3. Erik Zabel s.t.

4. Mario Traversoni s.t.

5. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov s.t.

6. Andrea Ferrigato s.t.

7. Fabio Baldato s.t.

8. Claudio Camin s.t.

9. Nicola Minali s.t.

10.Zbigniew Spruch

GC after Stage 5:

1. Stephane Heulot: 29hr 49min 48sec

2. Mariano Piccoli @ 20sec

3. Cyril Saugrain @ 34sec

4. Rolf Jaermann s.t.

5. Danny Nelissen @ 1min 35sec

6. Fredric Moncassin @ 3min 32sec

7. Alex Zulle @ 4min 5sec

Stage 6: Arc e Senans - Aix les Bains, 207 km.

Major Climb: Croix de la Serra

17 riders abandoned including Lance Armstrong, who thought he had bronchitis. He quit after 70 kilometers during the rainy stage with a sore throat and back pains.

1. Michael Boogerd: 5hr 5min 38sec

2. Erik Zabel @ 1sec

3. Laurent Jalabert s.t.

4. Andrei Tchmil s.t.

5. Fabio Baldato s.t.

6. Jesper Skibby s.t.

7. Andrea Tafi s.t.

8. Rolf Sorensen s.t.

9. Paolo Fornaciari s.t.

10. Zbigniew Spruch s.t.

GC after Stage 6:

1. Stephane Heulot: 34hr 55min 27sec

2. Mariano Piccoli @ 20sec

3. Alex Zulle @ 4min 5sec

4. Laurent Jalabert @ 4min 6sec

5. Evgeni Berzin @ 4min 8sec

6. Abraham Olano @ 4min 12sec

Stage 7: Chambery - Les Arcs, 200 km.

Major Climbs: Madeleine, Cormet de Roseland, Les Arcs

1. Luc Leblanc: 5hr 47min 22sec

2. Tony Rominger @ 47sec

3. Peter Luttenberger @ 52sec

4. Richard Virenque s.t.

5. Laurent Dufaux s.t.

6. Abraham Olano s.t.

7. Bjarne Riis @ 56sec

8. Fernando Escartin s.t.

9. Jan Ullrich s.t.

10. Piotr Ugramov s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

1. Evgeni Berzin: 40hr 47min 53sec

2. Abraham Olano s.t.

3. Tony Rominger @ 7sec

4. Bjarne Riis @ 8sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 30sec

6. Richard Virenque @ 31sec

Stage 8: Bourg St. Maurice - Val d'Isere, 30.5 km individual time trial

Major Climb: Val d'Isere

1. Evgeni Berzin: 51min 53sec

2. Bjarne Riis @ 35sec.

3. Abraham Olano @ 45sec

4. Tony Rominger @ 1min 1sec

5. Miguel Indurain s.t.

6. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 7sec

7. Peter Luttenberger @ 1min 36sec

8. Chris Boardman @ 2min 30sec

9. Alex Zulle @ 2min 36sec

10. Udo Bolts @ 2min 52sec

GC after Stage 8:

1. Evgeni Berzin: 41hr 39min 46sec

2. Bjarne Riis @ 43sec

3. Abraham Olano @ 45sec

4. Tony Rominger @ 1min 8sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 37sec

Stage 9: Le Monetier les Bains - Sestriere, 46 km.

Major climbs: Originally the Iseran and Galibier were scheduled, but dangerous weather caused the stage to be shortened to include only the Montgenevre and Sestriere ascents.

1. Bjarne Riis: 1hr 10min 44sec

2. Luc Leblanc @ 24sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 26sec

4. Tony Rominger @ 28sec

5. Miguel Indurain s.t.

6. Udo Bolts @ 41sec

7. Fernando Escartin @ 42sec

8. Jan Ullrich @ 44sec

9. Peter Luttenberger @ 46sec

10. Abraham Olano @ 54sec

GC after Stage 9:

1. Bjarne Riis: 42hr 51min 13sec

2. Evgeni Berzin @ 40sec

3. Tony Rominger @ 53sec

4. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 38sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard virenque @ 3min 39sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 10: Torino - Gap, 208.5 km.

Major Climbs: Montgenevre and La Sentinelle

1. Erik Zabel: 5hr 8min 10sec

2. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov s.t.

3. Andrea Ferrigato s.t.

4. Fabio Baldato s.t.

5. Emmanuel Mangien s.t.

6. Alessandro Bertolini s.t.

7. Francesco Frattini s.t.

8. Viatscheslav Ekimov s.t.

9. Maurizio Fondriest s.t.

10. Laurent Dufaux s.t.

GC after Stage 10:

1. Bjarne Riis: 47hr 59min 23sec

2. Evgeni Berzin @ 40sec

3. Tony Rominger @ 53sec

4. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 38sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard virenque @ 3min 39sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 11: Gap - Valence, 202 km.

Major climbs: Cabre, Le Rousset, La Chaux

1. Chepe Gonzalez: 5hr 9min 12sec

2. Manuel Fernadez Giunes @ 1sec

3. Alberto Elli s.t.

4. Laurent Brochard s.t.

5. Marco Fincato s.t.

6. Laurent Roux s.t.

7. Stefano Cattai @ 6sec

8. Laurent Madouas s.t.

9. Erik Zabel @ 2min 51sec

10. Fabio Baldato s.t.

GC after Stage 11:

1. Bjarne Riis: 53hr 11min 26sec

2. Evgeni Berzin @ 40sec

3. Tony Rominger @ 53sec

4. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 38sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard Virenque @ 3min 39sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 12: Valence - Le Puy en Velay, 143.5 km.

Major climb: Lachamp.

1. Pascal Richard: 3hr 29min 19sec

2. Jesper Skibby s.t.

3. Mirko Gualdi s.t.

4. Danny Nelissen s.t.

5. Felix Garcia-Casas s.t.

6. Flavio Vanzella s.t.

7. Erik Breukink s.t.

8. Melchor Mauri s.t.

9. Laurent Roux @ 9sec

10. Erik Zabel @ 15min 14sec

GC after Stage 12:

1. Bjarne Riis: 56hr 55min 59sec

2. Evgeni Berzin @ 40sec

3. Tony Rominger @ 53sec

4. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 38sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard Virenque @ 3min 39sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 13: Le Puy en Velay - Superbesse, 177 km.

Major climbs: St. Anastaise, Superbesse

1. Rolf Sorensen: 4hr 3min 56sec

2. Orlando Rodrugues s.t.

3. Richard Virenque s.t.

4. Luc Leblanc @ 2sec

5. Paolo Savoldelli @ 23sec

6. Miguel Indurain @ 23sec

7. Chris Boardman s.t.

8. Laurent Brochard s.t.

9. Laurent Dufayx s.t.

10. Abraham Olano s.t.

GC after Stage 13:

1. Bjarne Riis: 61hr 0min 18sec

2. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

3. Evgeni Berzin @ 1min 8sec

4. Tony Rominger @ 1min 21sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 2min 6sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard Virenque @ 3min 16sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 14: Besse - Tulle, 186.5 km.

Major Climb: Le Croi Morand

1. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov: 4hr 6min 29sec

2. Mirco gualdi @ 7sec

3. Laurent Madouas @ 9sec

4. Didier Rous @ 16sec

5. Bo Hamburger @ 31sec

6. Thierry Bourguignon @ 3min 56sec

7. Rolf Jaermann @ 4min 12sec

8. Bruno Boscardin s.t.

9. Andrea Tafi @ 4min 15sec

10. Stefano Cattai @ 4min 17sec

GC after Stage 14:

1. Bjarne Riis: 65hr 11min 40sec

2. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

3. Evgeni Berzin @ 1min 8sec

4. Tony Rominger @ 1min 21sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 2min 6sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard Virenque @ 3min 16sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 15: Brive La Gaillarde - Villeunve sur Lot, 175 km.

1. Massimo Podenzana: 3hr 54min 52sec

2. Giuseppe Guerini @ 37sec

3. Peter Van Petegem @ 50sec

4. Michele Bartoli s.t.

5. Francois Lemarchand @ 1min 16sec

6. Neil Stephens @ 1min 41sec

7. Frederic Moncassin @ 5min 38sec

8. FabioBaldato s.t.

9. Erik Zabel s.t.

10. Andrea Ferrigato s.t.

GC after Stage 15:

1. Bjarne Riis: 69hr 12min 10sec

2. Abraham Olano @ 56sec

3. Evgeni Berzin @ 1min 8sec

4. Tony Rominger @ 1min 21sec

5. Jan Ullrich @ 2min 6sec

6. Peter Luttenberger @ 2min 38sec

7. Richard Virenque @ 3min 16sec

8. Miguel Indurain @ 4min 38sec

Stage 16: Agen - Lourdes/Hautacam, 199 km.

Major climb: Lourdes/Hautacam

1. Bjarne Riis: 4hr 56min 16sec

2. Richard Virenque @ 49sec

3. Laurent Dufaux s.t.

4. Luc Leblanc @ 54sec

5. Leonardo Piepoli @ 57sec

6. Tony Rominger @ 1min 33sec

7. Jan Ullrich s.t.

8. Piotr Ugramov s.t.

9. Laurent Brochard @ 1min 41sec

10. Fernando Escartin @ 1min 46sec

GC after stage 16:

1. Bjarne Riis: 74hr 8min 26sec

2. Abraham olano @ 2min 42sec

3. Tony Rominger @ 2min 54sec

4. Jan Ullrich @ 3min 39sec

5. Richard Virenque @ 4min 5sec

6. Evgeni Berzin @ 4min 7sec

10. Miguel Indurain @ 7min 6sec

Stage 17: Argeles Gazost - Pamplona, 262 km.

Major climbs: Soulor, Aubisque, Marie-Blanque, Soudet, Port de Larrau

1. Laurent Dufaux: 7hr 7min 8sec

2. Bjarne Riis s.t.

3. Richard Virenque @ 20sec

4. Jan Ullrich s.t.

5. Luc Leblanc s.t.

6. Piotr Ugramov s.t.

7. Fernando Escartin s.t.

8. Peter Luttenberger s.t.

9. Massimiliano Lelli @ 8min 28sec

10. Paolo Savoldelli s.t.

GC after stage 17:

1. Bjarne Riis: 81hr 15min 34sec

2. Jan Ullrich @ 3min 59sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 4min 25sec

4. Laurent Dufaux @ 5min 52sec

5. Peter Luttenberger @ 6min 19sec

6. Fernando Escartin @ 7min 23sec

7. Piotr Ugramov @ 7min 48sec

8. Luc Leblanc @ 8min 1sec

9. Abraham Olano @ 11min 12sec

10. Tony Rominger @ 11min 24sec

11. Miguel Indurain @ 15min 36sec

Stage 18: Pamplona - Hendaye, 154.5 km.

Major Climbs: Ispeguy, Puerto Otxondo

1. Bart Voskamp: 4hr 11min 2sec.

2. Christian Henn @ 2sec

3. Alberto Elli @ 27sec

4. Bruno Thibout s.t.

5. Bruno Boscardin @ 32sec

6. Andrea Ferrigato @ 1min 26sec

7. Pascal Herve s.t.

8. Erik Breukink s.t.

9. Valentino Fois s.t.

10. Davide Perona s.t.

GC after stage 18:

1. Bjarne Riis: 85hr 43min 32sec

2. Jan Ullrich @ 3min 59sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 4min 25sec

4. Laurent Dufaux @ 5min 52sec

5. Peter Luttenberger @ 6min 19sec

6. Fernando Escartin @ 7min 23sec

7. Piotr Ugramov @ 7min 48sec

8. Luc Leblanc @ 8min 1sec

9. Abraham Olano @ 11min 12sec

10. Tony Rominger @ 11min 24sec

11. Miguel Indurain @ 15min 36sec

Stage 19: Hendaye - Bordeaux, 226.5 km.

1. Frederic Moncassin: 5hr 25min 11sec

2. Erik Zabel s.t.

3. Fabio Baldato s.t.

4. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov s.t.

5. Mariano Piccoli s.t.

6. Simone Biasci s.t.

7. Ivan Cerioli s.t.

8. Andrei Tchmil s.t.

9. Andrea Ferrigato s.t.

10. Thierry Gouvenou s.t.

GC after stage 19:

1. Bjarne Riis: 91hr 8min 43sec

2. Jan Ullrich @ 3min 59sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 4min 25sec

4. Laurent Dufaux @ 5min 52sec

5. Peter Luttenberger @ 6min 19sec

6. Fernando Escartin @ 7min 23sec

7. Piotr Ugramov @ 7min 48sec

8. Luc Leblanc @ 8min 1sec

9. Abraham Olano @ 11min 12sec

10. Tony Rominger @ 11min 24sec

11. Miguel Indurain @ 15min 36sec

Stage 20: Bordeaux - St. Emilion 63.5 km individual time trial.

1. Jan Ullrich: 1hr 15min 31sec

2. Miguel Indurain @ 56sec

3. Abraham Olano @ 2min 6sec

4. Bjarne Riis @ 2min 18sec

5. Laurent Dufaux @ 2min 19sec

6. Chris Boardman @ 2min 29sec

7. Richard Virenque @ 2min 30sec

8. Tony Rominger @ 2min 47sec

10. Laurent Brochard @ 2min 57sec

GC after Stage 20:

1. Bjarne Riis: 92hr 26min 32sec

2. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 41sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 4min 37sec

4. Laurent dufaux @ 5min 53sec

5. Peter Luttenberger @ 7min 7sec

6. Luc Leblanc @ 10min 3sec

21st and Final Stage: Palaiseau - Paris - Champs Elysees, 147.5 km.

1. Fabio Baldato: 3hr 30min 44sec

2. Frederic moncassin s.t.

3. Jeroen Blijlevens s.t.

4. Djamolidine Abdoujaparov s.t.

5. Eric Zabel s.t.

6. Rolf sorensen s.t.

7. Andrei Tchmil s.t.

8. Mariano Piccoli s.t.

9. Danny Nelissen s.t.

10. Frankie Andreu s.t.

Final 1996 Tour de France General Classification:

Longer listing at the top of this page

1. Bjarne Riis: 95hr 57min 16sec

2. Jan Ullrich @ 1min 41sec

3. Richard Virenque @ 4min 37sec

4. Laurent Dufaux @ 5min 53sec

5. Peter Luttenberger @ 7min 7sec