1996 Paris–Nice

The 1996 Paris–Nice was the 54th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 10 March to 17 March 1996. The race started in Châteauroux and finished in Nice.^[2] The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.

1996 Paris–Nice

Race details
Dates	10–17 March 1996
Stages	8
Distance	1,325.7[1] km (823.8 mi)
Winning time	34h 28' 14"
Results
Winner  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) (ONCE)   Second  Lance Armstrong (USA) (Motorola)   Third  Chris Boardman (GBR) (GAN)
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Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	10 March	Châteauroux to Saint-Amand-Montrond	178 km (111 mi)			Frédéric Moncassin (FRA)
2	11 March	Dun-sur-Auron to Aubusson	160.8 km (99.9 mi)			Wilfried Nelissen (BEL)
3	12 March	Vassivière-en-Limousin to Chalvignac	172.5 km (107.2 mi)			Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
4	13 March	Maurs-la-Jolie to Millau	162.6 km (101.0 mi)			Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
5	14 March	Millau to Millau	162.6 km (101.0 mi)			Stefano Casagranda (ITA)
6	15 March	Vitrolles to Saint-Tropez	199.5 km (124.0 mi)			Andrei Tchmil (UKR)
7	16 March	Saint-Tropez to Juan-les-Pins	193.7 km (120.4 mi)			Bruno Boscardin (ITA)
8a	17 March	Nice to Nice	71.7 km (44.6 mi)			Max Sciandri (GBR)
8b		Juan-les-Pins to Nice	19.9 km (12.4 mi)		Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)

General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE 34h 28' 14" 2  Lance Armstrong (USA) Motorola + 43" 3  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 47" 4  Frank Vandenbroucke (BEL) Mapei–GB + 1' 21" 5  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 36" 6  Íñigo Cuesta (ESP) ONCE + 2' 17" 7  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Team Polti + 2' 18" 8  Andrei Tchmil (UKR) Lotto + 2' 48" 9  Laurent Madouas (FRA) Motorola + 3' 17" 10  Andrea Peron (ITA) Motorola + 3' 31"