1996 Giro d'Italia

1996 Giro d'Italia 18 May — 9 June 1996 22 3990 km 105h 20' 23" Pavel Tonkov RUS pink Panaria–Vinavil Enrico Zaina ITA CAR 1996 Abraham Olano ESP MAP 1996 Fabrizio Guidi ITA violet PAN 1996 Mariano Piccoli ITA green Brescialat Fabrizio Guidi ITA PAN 1996 blue CAR 1996 Panaria–Vinavil 1995 1997 The 1996 Giro d'Italia was the 79th edition of the Giro. It began on 18 May with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Greek capital Athens. The race came to a close on 9 June with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Russian Pavel Tonkov of the Panaria–Vinavil team. Second and third were the Italian rider Enrico Zaina and Spanish rider Abraham Olano. Silvio Martinello led the race for four of the first five stages because of his victory in the first stage and high-placing on the fourth stage. Stefano Zanini briefly took the lead away from Martinello following the third stage that featured a more mountainous stage profile. After winning the event's sixth stage, Pascal Hervé overtook Zanini for the lead for a single day, after which Davide Rebellin captured the lead with his winning efforts on the seventh day. Eventual winner Tonkov obtained the race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey) when he finished the thirteenth stage. Tonkov kept the jersey for the rest of the race, except where he lost it to Olano by 46 hundredths of a second at the end of stage 20, but regained it the following day. In the race's other classifications, Brescialat rider Mariano Piccoli won the mountains classification and Fabrizio Guidi of the PAN 1997 team won the points classification and the intergiro classification. CAR 1996 finished as the winners of the team classification, ranking each of the eighteen teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time of each team's top three riders per stage. The other team classification, the team points classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was won by Panaria–Vinavil. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 1996 Giro d'Italia Eighteen teams were invited by the race organizers to participate in the 1996 edition of the Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 162 cyclists. From the riders that began the race, 98 made it to the finish in Milan.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/stage22.html Stage 22 Brief Cycling News 1996-06-09 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20151015000702/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/stage22.html 15 October 2015 live The teams entering the race were:http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/giroteams.html Start List for Giro d'Italia Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621171331/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/giroteams.html 21 June 2013 live 22em AKI 1996 AMO 1996 BRE 1996 CAR 1996 FES 1996 GEW 1996 AND 1996 KEL 1996 MAP 1996 MAG 1996 REG 1996 COG 1996 UAE 1996 REF 1996 Roslotto–ZG Mobili SAE 1996 POL 1996 TVM 1996 Pre-race favorites The starting peloton did not feature the 1995 winner, Tony Rominger.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/18/deportes/832370419_850215.html Los enemigos de Olano El País Carlos Arribas The enemies of Olano es 18 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150507195654/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/18/deportes/832370419_850215.html 7 May 2015 live The three main contenders named by the media included: Evgeni Berzin, Abraham Olano, Pavel Tonkov.http://doc.rero.ch/record/112863/files/1996-05-18.pdf Pour hommes forts For strong men fr L'Impartial 18 May 1994 14 https://web.archive.org/web/20191027162340/http://doc.rero.ch/record/112863/files/1996-05-18.pdf 27 October 2019 REROhttp://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf;publication=Punt,%20El;sort_publication=punt.el;day=18;month=05;year=1996;page=027;id=0000829860;filename=19960518;collection=pages;url_high=pages/Punt,%20El/1996/199605/19960518/19960518027.pdf;lang=en;pdf_parameters=search=%22giro%20d%27italia%22&view=FitH;encoding=utf-8 Abraham Olano afronta en el Giro la seva primera gran Yolta com a favorit LLuis Simon ca 18 May 1996 21 El Punt Hermes Comunicacions S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Abraham Olano faces in the Giro his first major Yolta as favorite 18 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092650/http://streaming.ajgirona.org/pandora/cgi-bin/Pandora.exe?xslt=show_pdf%3Bpublication%3DPunt%2C%20El%3Bsort_publication%3Dpunt.el%3Bday%3D18%3Bmonth%3D05%3Byear%3D1996%3Bpage%3D027%3Bid%3D0000829860%3Bfilename%3D19960518%3Bcollection%3Dpages%3Burl_high%3Dpages%2FPunt%2C%20El%2F1996%2F199605%2F19960518%2F19960518027.pdf%3Blang%3Den%3Bpdf_parameters%3Dsearch%3D%22giro%20d%27italia%22&view=FitH%3Bencoding%3Dutf-8 live El País'''s Carlos Arribas felt Olano was a contender, but questioned his ability as an elite rider. Doctor Michele Ferrari named Evgeni Berzin, Olano, and Pavel Tonkov in order of the chance of winning the race. According to Arribas, Berzin was not in great form coming into the race, but his team doctor, Gianni Mazzoni, believed he could regain the form that helped him win the Giro in 1994. Berzin also had a fully committed team to support him this year, unlike in the previous edition where he and his teammate Piotr Ugrumov did not cooperate and worked against each other.http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1995.html 1995 Giro d'Italia Bill and Carol McGann Bike Race Info Dog Ear Publishing 2012-08-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20140223034145/http://bikeraceinfo.com/giro/giro1995.html 23 February 2014 live Lluis Simon of El Punt felt Olano had performed better than Berzin in the recent Tour de Romandie. Simon believed that with the absence of Marco Pantani due to a crash at Milano–Torino, the Italian with the best chance to win was Francesco Casagrande. It was thought that the route was designed to allow Pantani a good chance to win. Due to the large amount of mountains in the final week, Swiss Pascal Richard was thought to have a chance for a high ranking in the general classification. Latvian Piotr Ugrumov (Roslotto–ZG Mobili), at age 35, was thought to have a good chance for victory and potentially one of his last good chances to win a Grand Tour. Young Ukrainian Alexander Gontchenkov showed great potential during the early season and many thought he could be a rider to place high in the general classification. Two-time champion Miguel Induráin and Laurent Jalabert did not participate in the race. Route and stages right|thumb|Athens hosted the start and finish of the first stage, while the race stayed in Greece for another two days before transferring into Italy.|alt=The cityscape of a city. On 12 May 1995, Athens was announced as the host of the start of the 1996 Giro d'Italia in order to honor the centennial edition of the Modern Olympics.http://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/13/deportes/800316007_850215.html La imagen del ciclismo español sin Induráin El País Carlos Arribas The image of Spanish cycling without Indurain es 13 May 1995 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150507184147/http://elpais.com/diario/1995/05/13/deportes/800316007_850215.html 7 May 2015 livehttp://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1995_05/19950513_0039.pdf Ore 12: parte il Giro L'Italia sale in bici it 13 May 1995 39 Dario Ceccarelli l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF 12: the Giro Italy up by bike https://web.archive.org/web/20160507193747/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Farchivio%2Funi_1995_05%2F19950513_0039.pdf 7 May 2016 dead http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/19/deportes/832456821_850215.html El italiano Martinello se viste de rosa en una etapa con numerosas caídas El País Paolo Viberti The Italian Martinello pink dress on a stage with numerous falls es 19 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507185836/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/19/deportes/832456821_850215.html 7 May 2016 live The complete race route was unveiled by race director Carmine Castellano on 11 November 1995 in Milan.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1995/11/12/MD19951112-035.pdf Dureza final y ausencias es 12 November 1995 35 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Final hardness and absences https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083906/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1995/11/12/MD19951112-035.pdf 18 May 2015 live It contained one time trial event, an individual one. There were ten stages containing high mountains, of which four had summit finishes: stage 7, to Massiccio del Sirino;http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/25/MD19960525-031.pdf La rebelión de los modestos es 25 May 1996 31 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Rise of the modest https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083921/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/25/MD19960525-031.pdf 18 May 2015 live stage 13, to Prato Nevoso;http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/31/MD19960531-045.pdf Olano: la hora de la verdad es 31 May 1996 45 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano: the moment of truth https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083914/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/31/MD19960531-045.pdf 18 May 2015 live stage 20, to Passo Pordoi;http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/07/MD19960607-042.pdf Olano, por un segundo es 7 June 1996 42 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano, for a second https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083927/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/07/MD19960607-042.pdf 18 May 2015 live and stage 21, to Aprica.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/08/MD19960608-032.pdf La última agonía en un escenario para la épica es 8 June 1996 32 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The last agony on stage for the epic https://web.archive.org/web/20150518083900/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/08/MD19960608-032.pdf 18 May 2015 live The organizers chose to include one rest day. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 254 km 0 on longer, contained two fewer individual time trials, and the same number of stages. The opening stage (known as the Grande Partenza) started in Athens, Greece, and the race stayed on Greek soil for three stages as it made its way to north-west Ioannina.http://doc.rero.ch/record/112863/files/1996-05-18.pdf Une arrivée a Lausanne Arrival in Lausanne fr L'Impartial 18 May 1994 14 https://web.archive.org/web/20191027162340/http://doc.rero.ch/record/112863/files/1996-05-18.pdf 27 October 2019 REROhttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/18/MD19960518-032.pdf Las 22 Etapas es 18 May 1996 32 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The 22 Stages https://web.archive.org/web/20160603063724/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/18/MD19960518-032.pdf 3 June 2016 live The race then transferred to Ostuni located in southern Italy and the race gradually moved north. The sixth and seventh stages included a couple higher categorized climbs from the Apennines. The race continued to move north and enter the Alps starting in stage 13. The race's fourteenth stage finished in the French city of Briançon, which also served as the start for the next stage. Stage 14 included the climbing of the Col d'Izoard and the Col de la Madeleine, which was viewed as a key stage in the general classification race. After returning to Italian soil, stage 16 came to an end in the Swiss city of Lausanne, which also was the start for the seventeenth stage. The race traveled back east across Italy and going north into the Dolomites and heading west and turning south to reach the finish in Milan. In total, there were seven stages that start or finished outside Italy. The 1996 route saw a decrease in the number of kilometers that were dedicated to time trials and the removal of the climbing time trial that had been a staple in years past. Lluis Simon of El Punt felt that the penultimate stage that crossed Mendola, Tonale Pass, Gavia Pass, Mortirolo, and Aprica would be the hardest of the race. Paolo Viberti, a writer for El País, believed that the race would be decided by the final week when the race entered the Alps and the lengthy individual time trial. +Stage characteristics and resultshttp://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/giro.html Giro d'Italia - 1996 Cycling News 2012-09-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20130621091322/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/giro96/giro.html 21 June 2013 live StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner118 MayAthens (Greece) to Athens (Greece) 170 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageSilvio Martinello ITA219 MayEleusis (Greece) to Naupactus (Greece) 235 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageGlenn Magnusson SWE320 MayMissolonghi (Greece) to Ioannina (Greece) 199 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageGiovanni Lombardi ITA21 May Rest day422 MayOstuni to Ostuni 147 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageMario Cipollini ITA523 MayMetaponto to Crotone 196 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageÁngel Edo ESP624 MayCrotone to Catanzaro 179 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Pascal Hervé FRA725 MayAmantea to Massiccio del Sirino 164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Davide Rebellin ITA826 MayPolla to Naples 135 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageMario Cipollini ITA927 MayNaples to Fiuggi 184 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Enrico Zaina ITA1028 MayArezzo to Prato 164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Rodolfo Massi ITA1129 MayPrato to Marina di Massa 130 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageMario Cipollini ITA1230 MayAulla to Loano 195 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageFabiano Fontanelli ITA1331 MayLoano to Prato Nevoso 115 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Pavel Tonkov RUS141 JuneSanctuary of Vicoforte to Briançon (France) 202 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Pascal Richard SUI152 JuneBriançon (France) to Aosta 235 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageGianni Bugno ITA163 JuneAosta to Lausanne (Switzerland) 180 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Oleksandr Honchenkov UKR174 JuneLausanne (Switzerland) to Biella 236 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Nicolaj Bo Larsen DEN185 JuneMeda to Vicenza 216 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageMario Cipollini ITA196 JuneVicenza to Marostica 62 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialEvgeni Berzin RUS207 JuneMarostica to Passo Pordoi 220 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Enrico Zaina ITA218 JuneCavalese to Aprica 250 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Stage with mountain(s)Ivan Gotti ITA229 JuneSondrio to Milan 176 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Plain stageSerhiy Ushakov UKR Total 3990 km 0 on Race overview right|thumb|Pascal Hervé (pictured in 2000) gained enough time during the event's sixth stage to take the race lead, although he lost it following the next stage.|alt=A person smiling for the camera. The first three stages took place in Greece, with several crashes on the opening stage due to the poor road conditions and encroachment from cars that resulted in the abandonment of a few riders.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/20/deportes/832543246_850215.html El pelotón atraiviesa Grecia con calma El País Paolo Viberti The peloton atraiviesa calmly Greece es 20 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151028031506/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/20/deportes/832543246_850215.html 28 October 2015 live The day's breakaway obtained a maximum advantage of two minutes over the peloton, before being caught with 30 km 0 on left. Following an unsuccessful solo-attack by Serguei Outschakov, the stage culminated with a bunch sprint taken by SAE 1996's Silvio Martinello. The riders protested the conditions they were subjected to on the first stage by riding the second stage at a significantly slower pace than usual. The stage ended with a bunch sprint, won by Glenn Magnusson, that was limited in terms of organization for each team because of the narrowness of the roads. The third stage ended in the same fashion, with Giovanni Lombardi winning the day, while the race lead moved to Stefano Zanini because of time bonuses he earned for finishing high in the stage.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/21/deportes/832629615_850215.html Zanini, nuevo líder del Giro El País Paolo Viberti Zanini, new leader of the Giro es 21 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151107064452/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/21/deportes/832629615_850215.html 7 November 2015 live A rest day allowed the race to return to Italy by ferry – however, news leaked that the Carabinieri would search teams upon arrival in Italy for drugs (specifically, EPO). To avoid being caught, some teams returned to Italy by driving through the Balkans, and other teams "dumped their drugs over the side of the ferry".Ostanek Dani 2020-05-12 A history of foreign starts at the Giro d'Italia https://www.cyclingnews.com/features/a-history-of-foreign-starts-at-the-giro-ditalia/ 2025-02-10 cyclingnews.com en After the challenges of Greece, there would be another awaiting the teams as they got back to Italy, though. Florence police had discovered that a Tuscan pharmacy was selling large quantities of EPO to pro cyclists, and so travelled down to Brindisi to search team cars as they disembarked the ferry. However, CONI officials had informed teams of the carabinieri's plans, and a story was printed in La Gazzetta, too. Team cars then took the long way around, driving through the Balkans and entering Italy from the north, while others dumped their drugs over the side of the ferry. During the fourth stage, several breakaways formed and were caught, with the final one being caught with under a kilometer remaining.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/23/deportes/832802415_850215.html Primera victoria al 'sprint' de Mario Cipollini El País Paolo Viberti First win the sprint Mario Cipollini es 23 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140708085630/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/23/deportes/832802415_850215.html 8 July 2014 live Saeco took control of the peloton and successfully conducted a lead out for their sprinter Mario Cipollini who claimed victory. In addition, Martinello regained the race lead and with it, the race leader's maglia rosa (en pink jersey). Ángel Edo of KEL 1996 team won his first sprint victory since the 1994 season on stage five.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/24/deportes/832888806_850215.html Victoria al 'sprint' del español Ángel Edo El País Paolo Viberti Victoria to sprint the Spanish Ángel Edo es 24 May 1996 27 May 2012 The sixth leg of the race was the first to feature several higher categorized climbs.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/25/deportes/832975221_850215.html Hervé encabeza la primera criba Paolo Viberti El País Hervé leads first screening es 25 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151030054757/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/25/deportes/832975221_850215.html 30 October 2015 live FES 1996's Pascal Hervé won the stage by a margin of four seconds and moved into the first place in the general classification. The seventh day of racing featured the first summit finish, to Massiccio del Sirino. Latvian Piotr Ugrumov attacked with seven kilometers to go and was able to distance himself from a group of contenders that included Abraham Olano, Hervé, Pavel Tonkov, and Davide Rebellin.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/26/deportes/833061630_850215.html Ugrumov abre las hostilidades Paolo Viberti El País Ugrumov opens hostilities es 26 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508184515/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/26/deportes/833061630_850215.html 8 May 2016 live Berzin made a move to follow with five kilometers remaining, a move that dropped Olano and Hervé. Rebellin attacked with three kilometers to go, which only Tonkov and Stefano Faustini could mark. As the trio reached the line, Rebelling edged out the other two for the win while also obtaining the race lead. In what was thought to be an easy day in the saddle, Claudio Chiappucci and two CAR 1996 teammates made a move with ninety kilometers left in the flat, eighth stage.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/27/deportes/833148015_850215.html Cipollini gana una etapa inventada por Chiappucci Paolo Viberti El País Cipollini wins a stage invented by Chiappucci es 27 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508185545/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/27/deportes/833148015_850215.html 8 May 2016 live The trio of riders established a large enough lead to give Chiappucci the virtual race lead. Amore & Vita-Galatron and Saeco took control of the peloton and lifted the pace with under twenty kilometers left. Chiappucci's group was caught before the finish and the sprinter's set up for a field sprint, which was won by Cipollini. left|thumb|Mario Cipollini (pictured at the 1997 Paris–Nice) won the most stages at the race, with four.|alt=A cyclist dressed in a uniform. The ninth leg featured more attacks from the Carrera team, particularly from Enrico Zaina who attacked throughout the stage's closing kilometers.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/28/deportes/833234418_850215.html Zaina se impone en otra etapa loca del Carrera Paolo Viberti El País Zaina is imposed on another crazy stage Carrera es 28 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140813165208/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/28/deportes/833234418_850215.html 13 August 2014 live The peloton finished in fragments to the numerous attacks that occurred in the final fifteen kilometers, with the winning attack coming from Zaina and Gontchenkov. Zaina dropped Gontchenkov near the finish and won the stage by four seconds over a large chasing group. The tenth leg was a mountainous stage that navigated through Tuscany.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/29/deportes/833320809_850215.html Olano brilla en una etapa insidiosa Paolo Viberti El País Olano shines in an insidious stage es 29 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508192407/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/29/deportes/833320809_850215.html 8 May 2016 live A group of six formed at the front of the race with eleven kilometers left from which Rodolfo Massi attacked and went on to win the stage. Behind the leaders, several general classification contenders made attacks, but all failed to produce any significant time gains. The eleventh stage resulted in a sprint finish won by Cipollini, as the race prepared to enter the higher and more difficult mountains.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/30/deportes/833407225_850215.html La etapa más rápida da el tercer triunfo a Cipollini Paolo Viberti El País The fastest stage gives the third triumph Cipollini es 30 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508193121/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/30/deportes/833407225_850215.html 8 May 2016 live The twelfth stage witnessed the day's breakaway survive the encroaching peloton by two seconds.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/31/deportes/833493627_850215.html Fontanelli, el honor de los 'antiguos' Carlos Arribas El País Fontanelli, the honor of the 'old' es 31 May 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160508193823/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/05/31/deportes/833493627_850215.html 8 May 2016 live Fabiano Fontanelli won the sprint to the line between the surviving members of the original eight-man lead group, it was his fifth victory of the season that came from participating in a breakaway. Panaria–Vinavil's Pavel Tonkov won the thirteenth leg because of a move he made with three kilometers left on the final climb Prato Nevoso.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/01/deportes/833580012_850215.html Tonkov toma el liderato Carlos Arribas El País Tonkov takes the lead es 1 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160511002638/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/01/deportes/833580012_850215.html 11 May 2016 live Piotr Ugrumov was the only rider to mark Tonkov, but he was dropped shortly before the finish and crossed the line two seconds after Tonkov. Rebellin crossed the line 33 seconds after Tonkov and ceded the lead to Tonkov. During the mountainous fourteenth stage, the group of general contenders re-grouped after efforts by Panaria–Vinavil to bring Tonkov up to the leading group before starting the ascent of the Col d'Izoard.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/02/deportes/833666401_850215.html Abraham Olano asoma la cabeza Carlos Arribas El País Abraham Olano sticks out his head es 2 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160511003443/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/02/deportes/833666401_850215.html 11 May 2016 live On the climb, Pascal Richard attacked and rode solo over the mountain, while Chiappucci made an effort to bridge the gap but failed to reach Richard. Richard won the stage, Chiappucci crossed the line 43 seconds after Richard, while several race contenders finished just seconds after Chiappucci. 1990 Giro winner Gianni Bugno won the fifteenth stage as the top ten positions of the general classification remained the same and Chiappucci being the only rider to gain time on the rest of the top ten, gaining two seconds.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/03/deportes/833752811_850215.html Bugno responde a quienes le entierran Robert Álvarez El País Bugno responds to bury him es 3 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151203203512/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/03/deportes/833752811_850215.html 3 December 2015 live The sixteenth leg's breakaway initially started with nineteen riders.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/04/deportes/833839201_850215.html Tonkov y Ugrumov no consiguieron diferencias Carlos Arribas El País Tonkov and Ugrumov failed differences es 4 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023050209/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/04/deportes/833839201_850215.html 23 October 2015 live Alexander Gontchenkov attacked out of the group and rode solo to the finish to win the stage, while time gaps between general classification contenders again did not change. Laurent Roux and Nicolaj Bo Larsen started the breakaway during the seventeenth stage and did not get caught by the peloton, staying out in front for 228 km 0 on.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/05/deportes/833925618_850215.html Bo Larsen culmina una fuga de 228 kilómetros Carlos Arribas El País Bo Larsen completes a flight of 228 kilometers es 5 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023050245/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/05/deportes/833925618_850215.html 23 October 2015 live The peloton was gearing up for a chase with around 20 km 0 on to go, but race leader Tonkov suffered an issue with his bike and chose to wait for the team car to get another bike. This incident caused the field to slow their pace and wait for the leader, which caused the group to cross the line over sixteen minutes behind the winners. The next stage was won by Cipollini by means of a sprint finish, his fourth stage of the race.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/06/deportes/834012018_850215.html Todos a la espera de Olano Carlos Arribas El País All pending Olano es 6 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160511135437/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/06/deportes/834012018_850215.html 11 May 2016 live The nineteenth stage was a lengthy time trial that stretched from Vicenza to Marostica.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/07/deportes/834098423_850215.html El cronómetro se confabula contra Olano Carlos Arribas El País The stopwatch conspires against Olano es 7 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023050253/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/07/deportes/834098423_850215.html 23 October 2015 live Evgeni Berzin won the stage by a single second over Spanish rider Olano. Olano's performance on the stage brought him into second place overall by one second, while Urgrumov only managed to gain six seconds on Tonkov – placing him fourteen seconds behind. right|thumb|Pavel Tonkov (pictured in 2005) won a single stage en route to his overall victory.|alt=A cyclist dressed in a uniform. The twentieth stage featured several high climbs in the Alps, including the Passo Pordoi, also the sight of the stage's conclusion.http://elpais.com/m/diario/1996/06/08/deportes/834184819_850215.html Olano se viste de rosa en el Pordoi Carlos Arribas El País Olano wears pink in the Pordoi es 8 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140930202308/http://elpais.com/m/diario/1996/06/08/deportes/834184819_850215.html 30 September 2014 live As the race entered the Marmolada, the day's breakaway had been captured and a select group featuring the likes of Olano, Berzin, Zaina, race leader Tonkov, Ivan Gotti, and Ugrumov led the way. Zaina made the first move from the group, which managed to only drop Berzin. Zaina attacked repeatedly and was able to rider alone until the finish atop the Pordoi to gain his second stage win of the race. Behind, Gotti gave chase, finishing 47 seconds down. In a dash to the line, Bugno edged out Olano for third place and the accompanying time bonus; however Olano did establish a one-second margin between himself and Tonkov, allowing him to take the pink jersey by 46 hundredths. The penultimate stage was filled with more climbs in the Alps, including the Passo di Gavia and the Tonale Pass.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/09/deportes/834271230_850215.html El Mortirolo da el Giro a Tonkov Carlos Arribas El País The Mortirolo gives the Giro to Tonkov es 9 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160405155419/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/09/deportes/834271230_850215.html 5 April 2016 live Serious attacks by race contenders began on the penultimate climb of the Mortirolo where Zaina started attacking first. Gotti, Tonkov, and Ugrumov followed Zaina's moves, while Olano was unable to follow. By the time Olano reached the summit of the Mortirolo, he was two minutes behind the leading riders. Gotti and Tonkov eventually dropped Ugrumov and Zaina on the final climb into Aprica. Gotti won the day, while Tonkov finished three seconds later and regained the lead by over two minutes. Olano's time loss during the stage moved him into third position overall. The race's final stage resulted in a sprint finish that was won by Serguei Outschakov.http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/10/deportes/834357611_850215.html El tártaro que aprendió a ser malo Carlos Arribas El País Tatar learned to be bad es 10 June 1996 27 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20151023050333/http://elpais.com/diario/1996/06/10/deportes/834357611_850215.html 23 October 2015 live Tonkov won his first Grand Tour, and was the second Russian to win the race. Two riders achieved multiple stage victories: Cipollini (stages 4, 8, 11, and 18)http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/23/MD19960523-034.pdf Cipollini pone la directa es 23 May 1996 34 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Cipollini puts direct https://web.archive.org/web/20160507140239/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/23/MD19960523-034.pdf 7 May 2016 live EFEhttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/27/MD19960527-050.pdf Cipollini acelera en una etapa de vértigo es 27 May 1996 50 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Cipollini accelerates at a stage of vertigo https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141327/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/27/MD19960527-050.pdf 7 May 2016 live EFEhttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/30/MD19960530-048.pdf Cipollini, con una pierna es 30 May 1996 48 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Cipollini, one leg https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141622/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/30/MD19960530-048.pdf 7 May 2016 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/06/MD19960606-043.pdf Lo mejor de la etapa, el sprint es 6 June 1996 43 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF The best of the stage, the sprint https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142731/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/06/MD19960606-043.pdf 7 May 2016 live and Zaina (stages 9 and 20).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/28/MD19960528-032.pdf Primera andanada de Olano es 28 May 1996 32 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF First salvo of Olano https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141423/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/28/MD19960528-032.pdf 7 May 2016 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/08/MD19960608-031.pdf Rosa es 8 June 1996 31 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Rose https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142903/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/08/MD19960608-031.pdf 7 May 2016 live Stage wins were obtained by eleven of the eighteen competing squads, six of which won multiple stages. Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino amassed five stages wins through Cipollini and Silvio Martinello (stage 1).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/19/MD19960519-038.pdf Entre los mejores es 19 May 1996 38 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Among the best https://web.archive.org/web/20160507135710/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/19/MD19960519-038.pdf 7 May 2016 live MG Maglificio–Technogym had three stages wins with Fontanelli (stage 12),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/31/MD19960531-045.pdf Olano: la hora de la verdad es 31 May 1996 45 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano: the moment of truth https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141702/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/31/MD19960531-045.pdf 7 May 2016 live Richard (stage 14),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/02/MD19960602-039.pdf Olano gana terreno es 2 June 1996 39 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano gains ground https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142223/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/02/MD19960602-039.pdf 7 May 2016 live and Bugno (stage 15).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/03/MD19960603-040.pdf Bugno saca la casta es 3 June 1996 40 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Bugno takes bread https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142301/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/03/MD19960603-040.pdf 7 May 2016 live Team Polti also collected three stages wins through Lombardi (stage 3),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/21/MD19960521-042.pdf Zanini se enfunda el rosa es 21 May 1996 42 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Zanini dons the pink https://web.archive.org/web/20160507135922/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/21/MD19960521-042.pdf 7 May 2016 live Rebellin (stage 7),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/26/MD19960526-036.pdf Olano se retrasa en el Sirino es 26 May 1996 36 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano is delayed in the Sirino https://web.archive.org/web/20160507140450/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/26/MD19960526-036.pdf 7 May 2016 live EFE and Outschakov (stage 22).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/10/MD19960610-045.pdf Tonkov, ruso de rosa es 10 June 1996 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Tonkov, Russian pink https://web.archive.org/web/20160507143111/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/10/MD19960610-045.pdf 7 May 2016 live Three teams won two stages.http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/07/MD19960607-042.pdf Olano, por un segundo es 7 June 1996 42 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano, for a second https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142820/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/07/MD19960607-042.pdf 7 May 2016 livehttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/09/MD19960609-036.pdf Mucho Mortirolo para Abraham Olano es 9 June 1996 36 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Much Mortirolo for Abraham Olano https://web.archive.org/web/20160507143005/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/09/MD19960609-036.pdf 7 May 2016 live Amore & Vita-Galatron (through Magnusson on stage 2 and Bo Larsen on stage 17),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/20/MD19960520-048.pdf Edo acaba tercero y Olano se cae sin consecuencias es 20 May 1996 48 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Edo Olano finishes third and falls without consequences https://web.archive.org/web/20160507135824/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/20/MD19960520-048.pdf 7 May 2016 live EFEhttp://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/05/MD19960605-053.pdf Samaranch da vía libre es 5 June 1996 53 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Samaranch gives way https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142647/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/05/MD19960605-053.pdf 7 May 2016 live Carrera Jeans–Tassoni (with Zaina), and Gewiss Playbus (Berzin on stage 19 and Gotti on stage 21). Five teams ended the race with one stage win: Kelme–Artiach (through Edo on stage 5),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/24/MD19960524-033.pdf TorpEdo es 24 May 1996 33 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF TorpEdo https://web.archive.org/web/20160507140328/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/24/MD19960524-033.pdf 7 May 2016 live EFE Festina–Lotus (with Hervé on stage 6),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/25/MD19960525-030.pdf Movida y control es 25 May 1996 30 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Movement and control https://web.archive.org/web/20160507140410/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/25/MD19960525-030.pdf 7 May 2016 live EFE Refin-Mobilvetta (Massi on stage 10),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/29/MD19960529-038.pdf Olano dice 'aquí estoy yo' es 29 May 1996 38 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Olano says 'here I am' https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141522/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/05/29/MD19960529-038.pdf 7 May 2016 live Panaria–Vinavil (with Tonkov on stage 13),http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/01/MD19960601-043.pdf Tonkov se viste de rosa es 1 June 1996 43 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Tonkov pink dress https://web.archive.org/web/20160507141926/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/01/MD19960601-043.pdf 7 May 2016 live and Roslotto–ZG Mobili (Gontchenkov on stage 16).http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/04/MD19960604-038.pdf Gontchenkov se va solo es 4 June 1996 38 El Mundo Deportivo S.A. 27 May 2012 PDF Gontchenkov goes alone https://web.archive.org/web/20160507142346/http://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD01/HEM/1996/06/04/MD19960604-038.pdf 7 May 2016 live Classification leadership thumb|alt=A mountain with some roads visible.|The Passo di Gavia was the Cima Coppi for the 1996 Giro d'Italia. Four different jerseys were worn during the 1996 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs. The Cima Coppi'' for this Giro was the Passo di Gavia and was first climbed by the Colombian Hernán Buenahora. The intergiro classification was marked by a blue jersey. The calculation for the intergiro is similar to that of the general classification, in each stage there is a midway point that the riders pass through a point and where their time is stopped. As the race goes on, their times compiled and the person with the lowest time is the leader of the intergiro classification and wears the blue jersey. Although no jersey was awarded, there was also a classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time. There was another team classification that awarded points to each team based on their riding's finishing position in every stage. The team with the highest total of points was the leader of the classification. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. +Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneral classification25px|link=|alt=Points classification25px|link=|alt=Mountains classification25px|link=|alt=Team classification 1 Silvio Martinello Silvio Martinello Silvio Martinello Fabiano Fontanelli COG 1996 2 Glenn Magnusson Stefano Zanini 3 Giovanni Lombardi Stefano Zanini Panaria–Vinavil 4 Mario Cipollini Silvio Martinello Silvio Martinello COG 1996 5 Ángel Edo Panaria–Vinavil 6 Pascal Hervé Pascal Hervé SAE 1996 7 Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin POL 1996 8 Mario Cipollini 9 Enrico Zaina 10 Rodolfo Massi GEW 1996 11 Mario Cipollini 12 Fabiano Fontanelli Fabrizio Guidi 13 Pavel Tonkov Pavel Tonkov Silvio Martinello Mariano Piccoli 14 Pascal Richard Fabrizio Guidi CAR 1996 15 Gianni Bugno 16 Alexander Gontchenkov 17 Nicolaj Bo Larsen 18 Mario Cipollini 19 Evgeni Berzin GEW 1996 20 Enrico Zaina Abraham Olano CAR 1996 21 Ivan Gotti Pavel Tonkov 22Serguei Outschakov Final Pavel Tonkov Fabrizio Guidi Mariano Piccoli CAR 1996 Final standings Legend   20px|alt=Pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification   20px|alt=Green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification   20px|alt=Purple jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification   20px|alt=Blue jersey   Denotes the winner of the Intergiro classification General classification + Final general classification (1–10)RiderTeamTime 1 Pavel Tonkov RUS 20px|alt=Pink jersey Panaria–Vinavil 105h 20' 23" 2 Enrico Zaina ITA CAR 1996 + 2' 43" 3 Abraham Olano ESP MAP 1996 + 2' 57" 4 Piotr Ugrumov LAT Roslotto–ZG Mobili + 3' 00" 5 Ivan Gotti ITA GEW 1996 + 3' 36" 6 Davide Rebellin ITA POL 1996 + 9' 15" 7 Stefano Faustini ITA Aki-Gipiemme + 10' 38" 8 Alexandr Shefer KAZ COG 1996 + 11' 22" 9 Jean-Cyril Robin FRA FES 1996 + 12' 54" 10 Evgeni Berzin RUS GEW 1996 + 14' 41" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10)http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/golpdf/uni_1997_05.pdf/07SPO08A.pdf A Tonkov l'edizione '96 Carrera, titolo a squadre it 7 May 1997 15 l'Unità PCI 22 June 2012 PDF A Tonkov edition '96 Carrera, team title https://web.archive.org/web/20150430010820/http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=%2Fgolpdf%2Funi_1997_05.pdf%2F07SPO08A.pdf 30 April 2015 dead RiderTeamPoints 1 Fabrizio Guidi ITA 20px|alt=Purple jersey20px|alt=Blue jersey COG 1996 235 2 Giovanni Lombardi ITA POL 1996 130 3 Enrico Zaina ITA CAR 1996 120 4 Davide Rebellin ITA POL 1996 114 5 Pavel Tonkov RUS 20px|alt=Pink jersey Panaria–Vinavil 110 6 Abraham Olano ESP MAP 1996 109 7 Fabrizio Bontempi ITA Brescialat 108 8 Zbiginiew Spruch POL Panaria–Vinavil 99 9 Denis Zanette ITA Aki-Gipiemme 96 10 Piotr Ugrumov LAT Roslotto–ZG Mobili 88 Mountains classification + Final mountain classification (1–10)RiderTeamPoints 1 Mariano Piccoli ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey Brescialat 69 2 Pavel Tonkov RUS 20px|alt=Pink jersey Panaria–Vinavil 37 3 Ivan Gotti ITA GEW 1996 36 4 Davide Rebellin ITA POL 1996 33 5 Piotr Ugrumov LAT Roslotto–ZG Mobili 29 6 Rodolfo Massi ITA Refin-Mobilvetta 28 7 Alexander Gontchenkov UKR Roslotto–ZG Mobili 21 8Hernán Buenahora COL KEL 1996 19 Intergiro classification + Final intergiro classification (1–10)RiderTeamTime 1 Fabrizio Guidi ITA 20px|alt=Blue jersey20px|alt=Purple jersey COG 1996 59h 36' 45" 2 Fabrizio Bontempi ITA Brescialat + 15" 3 Mauro Bettin ITA Refin-Mobilvetta + 1' 37" 4 Davide Bramati ITA PAN 1996 + 2' 13" 5 Abraham Olano ESP MAP 1996 + 2' 40" 6 Evgeni Berzin RUS GEW 1996 + 2' 46" 7 Giovanni Lombardi ITA POL 1996 + 2' 52" 8 Mariano Piccoli ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey Brescialat + 2' 54" 9 Alexander Gontchenkov UKR Roslotto–ZG Mobili + 3' 22" 10 Marco Saligari ITA MAG 1996 + 3' 37" Team classification + Final team classification (1–10)TeamTime 1CAR 1996 316h 40' 46" 2MAP 1996 + 2' 33" 3GEW 1996 + 8' 21" 4FES 1996 + 16' 37" 5POL 1996 + 53' 13" 6Panaria–Vinavil + 1h 04' 05" 7 Aki-Gipiemme + 1h 09' 46" 8 Roslotto–ZG Mobili + 1h 40' 20"9MAG 1996 + 1h 43' 18" 10Brescialat + 2h 07' 37" Team points classification + Final team points classification (1–10)TeamPoints 1Panaria–Vinavil 468 2CAR 1996 426 3SAE 1996 401 4POL 1996 357 5COG 1996 352 6 Aki-Gipiemme 346 7POL 1996 332 8MAP 1996 324 9Brescialat 285 10GEW 1996 260 Minor classifications Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the most combative classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Italian Fabrizio Guidi won the most combative classification. Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. MAG 1998 and AND 1998 were the most successful in avoiding penalties, and so were both winners of the Fair Play classification. References Citations 30em 1996 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 22 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia Category:International cycle races hosted by Greece 1996 Category:International cycle races hosted by Italy Category:May 1996 sports events in Europe Category:June 1996 sports events in Europe