The
1996 Tour de France was the 83rd
Tour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, starting on June 29 and ending on July 21, featuring 19 regular stages, 2 individual time trials, a prologue and a rest day (July 10).
This Tour was noted by the "fall" of favorite
Miguel IndurainMiguel Ángel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spanish road racing cyclist. He won five consecutive Tour de Frances from 1991 and 1995, the first to do so, and the fourth athlete to win five times. He won the Giro d'Italia twice, becoming one of only seven people in history to achieve the Giro Tour...
, ending his then record run of five consecutive victories. The course included a stage through his home town Villava, however he suffered a bronchitis because of the poor weather in the first week, and was fined and penalised for accepting drinks illegally. Indurain started to lose time in stage 7, and finally ended 11th failing to win a single stage or spend one day in the yellow jersey.
Stage 9 was memorable - it was scheduled to be a 176 kilometer ride from Val-d'Isère to
SestriereSestriere is an alpine village in Italy, a comune of the Province of Turin. It is from the French border. Its name derives from Latin: ad petram sistrariam, that is at sixty Roman miles from Turin....
. However, due to appalling weather conditions, including snow, the organizers cut the stage to just 46 km.
Bjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
won the stage and opened a crucial 44 second gap over
Jan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
. Ullrich, only 22, really broke through in this Tour, and won the
individual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
of stage 20.
Several riders with Team Telekom have confessed to
dopingThe use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
offences around the period of the 1996 tour, including support riders
Rolf AldagRolf Aldag is a former professional road bicycle racer who rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 2005. He has raced in 10 Tour de France, 1 Giro d'Italia and 5 Vuelta a España...
,
Udo BöltsUdo Bölts in Rodalben is a retired German racing cyclist, the brother of Hartmut Bölts.Bölts is one of the most successful German cyclists, and from the beginning of his career he distinguished himself as a coureageous rider who liked to get into breakaways...
, Christian Henn and
Brian HolmBrian Holm Sørensen is a retired Danish professional rider in road bicycle racing from 1986 to 1998, and rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 1997, and was part of the team that brought his fellow Dane Bjarne Riis to victory in the 1996 Tour de France...
and team masseur Jef d'Hont has admitted in his autobiography that there was organised use of
EPOErythropoietin, or its alternatives erythropoetin or erthropoyetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production...
in the team. On May 24, 2007,
Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
admitted to using EPO during the first week of the race. The winner of the Tour,
Bjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
, admitted on May 25, 2007 that he also used EPO during the Tour, as a result he has been asked by the International Cyling Union (
UCIUnion Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
) to return the yellow jersey he received. So far, runner-up
Jan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
, who has been under suspicion of doping as a part of the
Operación Puerto doping caseOperación Puerto is the code name of a Spanish Police operation against the doping network of Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, started in May 2006, which resulted in a scandal that involved several of the world most famous cyclists at the time.Media attention has focused on the small number of...
, has not commented on allegations that he also used EPO. Third place
Richard VirenqueRichard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
and fourth place
Laurent DufauxLaurent Dufaux was a professional road cyclist from 1991 - 2003.- Major results :1993199419951996-External links:**...
were implicated in the 1998 Festina scandal.
Although UCI lawyer Philippe Verbiest has stated that the statute of limitations for removing Riis as winner of the Tour de France has expired, "you cannot strip him of the title but it possible not to mention it anymore ... Because of what he admitted, he is not the winner of the Tour de France. Riis did not win." Tour spokesman Philippe Sudres also stated that: "We consider philosophically that he can no longer claim to have won.". Riis' victory no longer stands in the Tour de France record books.
Participants
The 18 teams on top of the UCI rankings at the start of 1996 were automatically invited for the Tour. These were:
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Panaria-Vinavil
Roslotto-ZG Mobili
Refin-Mobilvetta |
Four wildcards were given, for a total of 22 teams:
- Brescialat
- Agrigel-La Creuse-Fenioux
Stages
Stage results
| Stage |
Date |
Route |
Terrain |
Length |
Winner |
| P |
29 June |
's-Hertogenbosch |
Individual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
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9.4 km (5.8 mi) |
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| 1 |
30 June |
's-Hertogenbosch – 's-Hertogenbosch |
Plain stage |
209 km (129.9 mi) |
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| 2 |
1 July |
's-Hertogenbosch – Wasquehal Wasquehal is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France finished in Wasquehal...
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Plain stage |
247.5 km (153.8 mi) |
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| 3 |
2 July |
Wasquehal Wasquehal is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.The town originally had a Flemish name; it was written as Waskenhal in the 11th century.The third stage of the 2004 Tour de France finished in Wasquehal...
– Nogent-sur-OiseNogent-sur-Oise is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.-Twin towns:Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Gersthofen, Germany Krasnik, Poland-References:*...
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Plain stage |
195 km (121.2 mi) |
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| 4 |
3 July |
SoissonsSoissons is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France, located on the Aisne River, about northeast of Paris. It is one of the most ancient towns of France, and is probably the ancient capital of the Suessiones...
– Lac de MadineLac de Madine is a lake at the border between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse departments, France. At an elevation of 240 m, its surface area is 11 km²....
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Plain stage |
232 km (144.2 mi) |
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| 5 |
4 July |
Lac de Madine Lac de Madine is a lake at the border between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Meuse departments, France. At an elevation of 240 m, its surface area is 11 km²....
– BesançonBesançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
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Plain stage |
242 km (150.4 mi) |
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| 6 |
5 July |
Arc-et-Senans Arc-et-Senans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.The Royal Saltworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, are located here.-Population:-References:*...
– Aix-les-BainsAix-les-Bains is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated on the shore of Lac du Bourget, by rail north of Chambéry.-Geography:...
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Hilly stage |
207 km (128.6 mi) |
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| 7 |
6 July |
ChambéryChambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...
– Les ArcsLes Arcs is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino...
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Stage with mountain(s) |
200 km (124.3 mi) |
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| 8 |
7 July |
Bourg-Saint-MauriceBourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.-History:...
– Val d'IsèreVal d'Isère is a commune of the Tarentaise Valley, in the Savoie department in south-eastern France. It lies from the border with Italy. It is on the border of the Vanoise National Park created in 1963. The Face de Bellevarde was the scene of the men's downhill race as part of the 1992 Winter...
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Individual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
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30.5 km (19 mi) |
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| 9 |
8 July |
Le Monêtier-les-BainsLe Monêtier-les-Bains is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.-Population:-Skiing:Monetier's slopes are a part of the extensive Serre Chevalier ski area. There are 7 chairlifts and 4 drag lifts with the highest skiing in the domain at 2760m.-Geography:Le...
– Sestrières |
Stage with mountain(s) |
46 km (28.6 mi) |
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| 10 |
9 July |
TurinTurin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
– GapGap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
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Hilly stage |
208.5 km (129.6 mi) |
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| 11 |
11 July |
GapGap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
– ValenceValence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
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Hilly stage |
202 km (125.5 mi) |
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| 12 |
12 July |
ValenceValence is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Drôme department, situated on the left bank of the Rhône, south of Lyon on the railway to Marseilles.Its inhabitants are called Valentinois...
– Le Puy-en-VelayLe Puy-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Ponots.-History:Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary...
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Hilly stage |
143.5 km (89.2 mi) |
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| 13 |
13 July |
Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.Its inhabitants are called Ponots.-History:Le Puy-en-Velay was a major bishopric in medieval France, founded early, though its early history is legendary...
– Super BesseSuper Besse is a winter sports resort in the Massif Central in France.-Geography:The winter sports resort of Super Besse is located in the commune of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise in the Parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne in the department of Puy de Dôme, in Auvergne...
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Hilly stage |
177 km (110 mi) |
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| 14 |
14 July |
Besse Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse , or Besse , is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France....
– TulleTulle is a commune and capital of the Corrèze department in the Limousin region in central France. It is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulle...
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Hilly stage |
186.5 km (115.9 mi) |
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| 15 |
15 July |
Brive-la-GaillardeBrive-la-Gaillarde is a commune of France. It is a sub-prefecture of the Corrèze department. The population of the urban area was 89,260 as of 1999. Although it is by far the biggest commune in Corrèze, the capital is Tulle.-History:...
– Villeneuve-sur-LotVilleneuve-sur-Lot is a town and commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France. The commune was formerly named Villeneuve-d'Agen....
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Plain stage |
176 km (109.4 mi) |
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| 16 |
16 July |
AgenAgen is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in Aquitaine in south-western France. It lies on the river Garonne southeast of Bordeaux. It is the capital of the department.-Economy:The town has a higher level of unemployment than the national average...
– HautacamHautacam is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Midi-Pyrénées region. The winter sports station lies at a height of 1560 meters...
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Stage with mountain(s) |
199 km (123.7 mi) |
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| 17 |
17 July |
Argelès-GazostArgelès-Gazost is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.The Parc animalier des Pyrénées is located in Argelès-Gazost.-References:*...
– PamplonaPamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
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Stage with mountain(s) |
262 km (162.8 mi) |
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| 18 |
18 July |
Pamplona Pamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
– HendayeHendaye is the most south-westerly town and commune in France, lying in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and located in the traditional province Lapurdi of the French Basque Country...
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Hilly stage |
154.5 km (96 mi) |
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| 19 |
19 July |
HendayeHendaye is the most south-westerly town and commune in France, lying in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department and located in the traditional province Lapurdi of the French Basque Country...
– BordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
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Plain stage |
226.5 km (140.7 mi) |
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| 20 |
20 July |
BordeauxBordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
– Saint-ÉmilionSaint-Émilion is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-History:Saint-Émilion's history goes back to prehistoric times and is a World Heritage site, with fascinating Romanesque churches and ruins stretching all along steep and narrow streets.The Romans planted...
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Individual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
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63.5 km (39.5 mi) |
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| 21 |
21 July |
PalaiseauPalaiseau is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. Palaiseau is a sub-prefecture of the Essonne department and the seat of the Arrondissement of Palaiseau....
– ParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Plain stage |
147.5 km (91.7 mi) |
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General classification
Final general classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
|
Telekom |
95h 57' 16" |
| 2 |
|
Telekom |
+1' 41" |
| 3 |
|
Festina |
+4' 37" |
| 4 |
|
Festina |
+5' 53" |
| 5 |
|
Carrera |
+7' 07" |
| 6 |
|
Polti |
+10' 03" |
| 7 |
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|
+10' 04" |
| 8 |
|
Kelme |
+10' 26" |
| 9 |
|
Mapei |
+11' 00" |
| 10 |
|
Mapei |
+11' 53" |
| Final general classification (11–129) |
| Rank |
Name |
Team |
Time |
| 11 |
|
Banesto |
+14' 14" |
| 12 |
|
ONCE |
+18' 58" |
| 13 |
|
TVM |
+22' 19" |
| 14 |
|
Telekom |
+25' 56" |
| 15 |
|
MG-Technogym |
+26' 18" |
| 16 |
|
Mapei |
+26' 28" |
| 17 |
|
Rein |
+27' 36" |
| 18 |
|
Festina |
+32' 11" |
| 19 |
|
MG-Technogym |
+37' 18" |
| 20 |
|
Gewiss |
+38' 00" |
| 21 |
|
Rabobank |
+43' 58" |
| 22 |
|
|
+48' 03" |
| 23 |
|
Motorola |
+53' 15" |
| 24 |
|
Mapei |
+55' 28" |
| 25 |
|
Saeco |
+55' 35" |
| 26 |
|
ONCE |
+56' 47" |
| 27 |
|
Polti |
+1h 05' 12" |
| 28 |
|
Rabobank |
+1h 11' 28" |
| 29 |
|
TVM |
+1h 11' 36" |
| 30 |
|
|
+1h 11' 51" |
| 31 |
|
Rabobank |
+1h 13' 45" |
| 32 |
|
Banesto |
+1h 13' 48" |
| 33 |
|
|
+1h 15' 20" |
| 34 |
|
Rabobank |
+1h 20' 03" |
| 35 |
|
ONCE |
+1h 20' 42" |
| 36 |
|
|
+1h 25' 27" |
| 37 |
|
Carrera |
+1h 27' 23" |
| 38 |
|
ONCE |
+1h 27' 28" |
| 39 |
|
Gan |
+1h 27' 44" |
| 40 |
|
Mapei |
+1h 29' 25" |
| 41 |
|
ONCE |
+1h 30' 11" |
| 42 |
|
Festina |
+1h 33' 01" |
| 43 |
|
Polti |
+1h 34' 59" |
| 44 |
|
TVM |
+1h 36' 11" |
| 45 |
|
Mapei |
+1h 38' 54" |
| 46 |
|
|
+1h 39' 23" |
| 47 |
|
MG-Technogym |
+1h 40' 56" |
| 48 |
|
Festina |
+1h 42' 13" |
| 49 |
|
ONCE |
+1h 43' 33" |
| 50 |
|
Gewiss |
+1h 43' 40" |
| 51 |
|
|
+1h 45' 44" |
| 52 |
|
|
+1h 45' 58" |
| 53 |
|
ONCE |
+1h 47' 08" |
| 54 |
|
Banesto |
+1h 47' 15" |
| 55 |
|
Motorola |
+1h 49' 02" |
| 56 |
|
Gewiss |
+1h 49' 19" |
| 57 |
|
Banesto |
+1h 51' 30" |
| 58 |
|
Banesto |
+1h 52' 30" |
| 59 |
|
Mapei |
+1h 54' 42" |
| 60 |
|
Motorola |
+1h 54' 52" |
| 61 |
|
Carrera |
+1h 55' 18" |
| 62 |
|
Aubervilliers |
+1h 56' 38" |
| 63 |
|
MG-Technogym |
+1h 57' 08" |
| 64 |
|
TVM |
+1h 58' 25" |
| 65 |
|
Carrera |
+2h 00' 52" |
| 66 |
|
Banesto |
+2h 00' 55" |
| 67 |
|
|
+2h 01' 22" |
| 68 |
|
|
+2h 01' 42" |
| 69 |
|
Gan |
+2h 02' 05" |
| 70 |
|
Saeco |
+2h 02' 53" |
| 71 |
|
Kelme |
+2h 03' 01" |
| 72 |
|
MG-Technogym |
+2h 03' 09" |
| 73 |
|
|
+2h 04' 03" |
| 74 |
|
Rabobank |
+2h 05' 03" |
| 75 |
|
Festina |
+2h 07' 20" |
| 76 |
|
Telekom |
+2h 07' 33" |
| 77 |
|
Lotto |
+2h 09' 38" |
| 78 |
|
Rein |
+2h 10' 02" |
| 79 |
|
Saeco |
+2h 10' 04" |
| 80 |
|
Festina |
+2h 10' 12" |
| 81 |
|
Kelme |
+2h 10' 23" |
| 82 |
|
Telekom |
+2h 10' 26" |
| 83 |
|
Telekom |
+2h 12' 16" |
| 84 |
|
Rabobank |
+2h 12' 25" |
| 85 |
|
Carrera |
+2h 13' 14" |
| 86 |
|
Gan |
+2h 16' 19" |
| 87 |
|
Rein |
+2h 16' 30" |
| 88 |
|
Telekom |
+2h 17' 17" |
| 89 |
|
Kelme |
+2h 17' 25" |
| 90 |
|
MG-Technogym |
+2h 20' 28" |
| 91 |
|
Gan |
+2h 21' 15" |
| 92 |
|
Banesto |
+2h 23' 59" |
| 93 |
|
Brescialat |
+2h 24' 29" |
| 94 |
|
Rein |
+2h 26' 59" |
| 95 |
|
Mapei |
+2h 29' 02" |
| 96 |
|
Kelme |
+2h 29' 13" |
| 97 |
|
Polti |
+2h 30' 20" |
| 98 |
|
Rein |
+2h 31' 06" |
| 99 |
|
TVM |
+2h 31' 31" |
| 100 |
|
Gewiss |
+2h 32' 06" |
| 101 |
|
Lotto |
+2h 32' 54" |
| 102 |
|
Kelme |
+2h 36' 22" |
| 103 |
|
Brescialat |
+2h 37' 56" |
| 104 |
|
|
+2h 37' 57" |
| 105 |
|
Brescialat |
+2h 38' 10" |
| 106 |
|
Gan |
+2h 38' 57" |
| 107 |
|
Telekom |
+2h 39' 51" |
| 108 |
|
Polti |
+2h 42' 49" |
| 109 |
|
Kelme |
+2h 42' 58" |
| 110 |
|
Mapei |
+2h 46' 47" |
| 111 |
|
Motorola |
+2h 48' 46" |
| 112 |
|
|
+2h 52' 37" |
| 113 |
|
Rein |
+2h 54' 34" |
| 114 |
|
Aubervilliers |
+2h 54' 35" |
| 115 |
|
|
+2h 54' 39" |
| 116 |
|
TVM |
+2h 56' 10" |
| 117 |
|
Gewiss |
+2h 56' 38" |
| 118 |
|
Aubervilliers |
+2h 57' 35" |
| 119 |
|
Polti |
+3h 04' 45" |
| 120 |
|
Lotto |
+3h 06' 43" |
| 121 |
|
Gewiss |
+3h 07' 50" |
| 122 |
|
Lotto |
+3h 14' 06" |
| 123 |
|
Lotto |
+3h 14' 49" |
| 124 |
|
Lotto |
+3h 15' 46" |
| 125 |
|
Carrera |
+3h 18' 02" |
| 126 |
|
Saeco |
+3h 22' 16" |
| 127 |
|
Saeco |
+3h 34' 38" |
| 128 |
|
TVM |
+3h 35' 12" |
| 129 |
|
|
+3h 49' 52" |
Classification leadership
| Stage |
Winner |
General classification
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Mountains classification The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...
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Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...
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Young rider classification -History:From 1968 to 1975, there was a white jersey awarded in the Tour de France to the lead rider in the combination classification . In 1975, this classification was removed, and replaced by the Best Young Rider Classification...
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Team classificationThe team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...
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Combativity awardThe combativity award, , is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.- History :...
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Alex ZülleAlex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the best cyclists in the world, winning the Vuelta a España twice and taking the second place in 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and...
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Alex ZülleAlex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the best cyclists in the world, winning the Vuelta a España twice and taking the second place in 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and...
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Alex ZülleAlex Zülle is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer. During the 1990s he was one of the best cyclists in the world, winning the Vuelta a España twice and taking the second place in 1999 Tour de France. He was world time-trial champion in Lugano in 1996.-Early career:Zülle was born and...
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Christophe MoreauChristophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...
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ONCE ONCE cycling team, also known as Liberty Seguros, Liberty Seguros-Würth and in succession in its final year, Astana-Würth and Astana was a Spanish cycling team. It competed in the UCI ProTour circuit....
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Frédéric Moncassin - Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990:1st, Stage 2 and 4, Dauphiné Liberé:1st, GP d'Isbergues:1st, GP de Denain1991:1st, GP de Denain:1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique1992:1st, Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
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Ján Svorada Ján Svorada is a retired Slovak and Czech road racing cyclist.- Palmarès :19901994Ján Svorada is a retired Slovak and Czech road racing cyclist.- Palmarès :1990:Peace Race1994...
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Paolo SavoldelliPaolo Savoldelli is an Italian former road racing cyclist and winner of the 2002 and 2005 Giro d'Italia....
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Mario CipolliniMario Cipollini , often abbreviated to "Cipo", is a retired Italian professional road cyclist most noted for his sprinting ability, the longevity of his dominance and his colourful personality. His nicknames include Il Re Leone and Super Mario...
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Danny Nelissen Daniel Wilhelmus Maria Nelissen is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer and current sports commentator at Eurosport...
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Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
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Frédéric Moncassin - Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990:1st, Stage 2 and 4, Dauphiné Liberé:1st, GP d'Isbergues:1st, GP de Denain1991:1st, GP de Denain:1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique1992:1st, Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
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José Luis Rubiera José Luis Rubiera Vigil is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer. He last rode for the UCI ProTour team .Rubiera won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19...
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Jeroen Blijlevens Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2004....
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Cyril Saugrain Cyril Saugrain is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who won the 4th stage of the 1996 Tour de France.- Palmarès :1995...
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Stéphane HeulotStéphane Heulot is a former French road racing cyclist. He wore the yellow jersey in 1996 Tour de France during three stages. He is currently the manager of French cycling team Saur-Sojasun.- Major achievements :1992...
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Danny Nelissen Daniel Wilhelmus Maria Nelissen is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer and current sports commentator at Eurosport...
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Frédéric Moncassin - Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990:1st, Stage 2 and 4, Dauphiné Liberé:1st, GP d'Isbergues:1st, GP de Denain1991:1st, GP de Denain:1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique1992:1st, Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
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Stéphane HeulotStéphane Heulot is a former French road racing cyclist. He wore the yellow jersey in 1996 Tour de France during three stages. He is currently the manager of French cycling team Saur-Sojasun.- Major achievements :1992...
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Jeroen Blijlevens Jeroen Johannes Hendrikus Blijlevens is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2004....
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Michael BoogerdMichael Boogerd is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer. He was one of the leaders of a generation of Dutch cyclists in the late 1990s and early 2000s, together with teammate Erik Dekker, even inspiring Dutch authors to write a book called "Michael & Erik" about this generation, and the...
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Léon van Bon Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon is a road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics...
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Luc Leblanc Luc Leblanc is a retired professional male cyclist from France. In 1994 he became World Road Champion.-Biography:...
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Richard VirenqueRichard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
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Jan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
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Mapei Mapei was an Italian based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped the sponsorate, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon....
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Bjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
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Bjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
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Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
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Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
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Chepe GonzálezJosé Jaime González Pico , also known as Chepe González, is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1994 and 1995....
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Mapei Mapei was an Italian based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped the sponsorate, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon....
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Pascal RichardPascal Richard is a French-speaking Swiss former racing cyclist. He is most notable as a former King of the Mountains winner at the Giro d'Italia and Olympic Games gold medalist.-Biography:...
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Rolf Sørensen Rolf Sørensen is a former Danish professional road bicycle racer. He is the most successful Danish bicycle racer ever, with his 53 victories over 17 seasons. He is currently working as a cycling commentator and agent. Born in Helsinge in Denmark, Sørensen moved to Italy at the age of 17, where he...
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Mapei Mapei was an Italian based road bicycle racing team active from 1993 to 2002, named after sponsoring firm Mapei. From 2003 Mapei dropped the sponsorate, and a new team was built on top of the old with the name of Quick Step-Davitamon....
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Djamolidine AbdoujaparovDjamolidine Abdoujaparov is a former professional road racing cyclist from Uzbekistan. Abdoujaparov was a sprinter, nicknamed "The Tashkent Terror" as he was so ferocious in the sprints...
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Massimo Podenzana Massimo Podenzana is an Italian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Giro d'Italia and Tour de France.- Palmarès :19861988...
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Bjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
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Laurent Dufaux Laurent Dufaux was a professional road cyclist from 1991 - 2003.- Major results :1993199419951996-External links:**...
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Festina Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...
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Bart Voskamp Bertus Voskamp is a retired road bicycle racer from the Netherlands, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2005. He competed in five Tour de Frances....
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Frédéric Moncassin - Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990:1st, Stage 2 and 4, Dauphiné Liberé:1st, GP d'Isbergues:1st, GP de Denain1991:1st, GP de Denain:1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique1992:1st, Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
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Jan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
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Fabio Baldato Fabio Baldato is an Italian former racing cyclist. In 2008, he was the oldest rider in a ProTour team. His cycling career ended when he crashed heavily in the Eneco Tour.- Palmarès :* Österreich-Rundfahrt** 2 stages...
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Bjarne RiisBjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...
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Richard VirenqueRichard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
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Erik ZabelErik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
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Jan UllrichJan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
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Festina Festina is a former professional cycling team that was active in the professional peloton from 1989 to 2001. The team was sponsored by the watch manufacturers Festina Lotus AV.-Beginnings:...
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Richard VirenqueRichard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
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Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
- In stage 1, Chris Boardman
Christopher "Chris" Boardman MBE is a former English racing cyclist who won an individual pursuit gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and broke the world hour record three times, as well as winning three stages and wearing the yellow jersey on three separate occasions at the Tour de France...
wore the green jersey.
Other notes
- The white jersey wasn't actually awarded between 1989 and 1999 - the white column in this table represents the leader in the youth classification.
Points Classification
- Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...
(Ger) Telekom, 335 pts (contested) ‡
- Frédéric Moncassin
- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990- Major achievements :1990:1st, Stage 2 and 4, Dauphiné Liberé:1st, GP d'Isbergues:1st, GP de Denain1991:1st, GP de Denain:1st, Stage 3, Tour d'Armorique1992:1st, Grand Prix du Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
(Fra), 284 pts
- Fabio Baldato (Ita), 255 pts
- Djamolidine Abdoujaparov (Uzb), 204 pts
- Jeroen Blijlevens (Ned), 158 pts
Best climber
- Richard Virenque
Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
(Fra) Festina, 383 pts
- Bjarne Riis (Den), 274 pts
- Laurent Dufaux (Sui), 176 pts
- Laurent Brochard (Fra), 168 pts
- Luc Leblanc (Fra), 158 pts
Best young rider
- Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...
(Ger) Telekom, 95.58.57
- Peter Luttenberger (Aut), + 05.26
- Fernandez Gines (Spa), + 24.47
- Leonardo Piepoli (Ita), + 25.55
Team classification
- FESTINA (Fra), 287.46.20
- Telekom (Ger), + 15.14
- Mapei-GB (Ita), + 51.36
Most aggressive rider
- Richard Virenque
Richard VirenqueRichard Virenque's name is pronounced Ree-shah Vee-rahnk. Virenque considers himself a man of the South but pronounces his name in standard French. Confusion is caused by the southern habit of pronouncing "en" as "ang" or "eng", making it Vee-rank. But Virenque says Vee-rahnk or...
(Fra) Festina, 50 pts
- Bjarne Riis (Den), 47 pts
- Bartoli (Ita), 47 pts
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