1996 Tour of the Basque Country

The 1996 Tour of the Basque Country was the 36th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country cycle race and was held from 8 April to 12 April 1996. The race started in Lasarte and finished at Orio.^[2] The race was won by Francesco Casagrande of the Saeco team.

1996 Tour of the Basque Country

Race details
Dates	8–12 April 1996
Stages	5
Distance	817.5[1] km (508.0 mi)
Winning time	20h 50' 21"
Results
Winner  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) (Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino)   Second  Pascal Hervé (FRA) (Festina–Lotus)   Third  Abraham Olano (ESP) (Mapei–GB)
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General classification

Final general classification[2][3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Francesco Casagrande (ITA) Saeco–AS Juvenes San Marino 20h 50' 21" 2  Pascal Hervé (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 3" 3  Abraham Olano (ESP) Mapei–GB + 27" 4  Mauro Gianetti (SUI) Team Polti + 31" 5  Evgeni Berzin (RUS) Gewiss Playbus + 42" 6  Jesús Montoya (ESP) Motorola + 54" 7  Stefano Della Santa (ITA) Mapei–GB + 1' 00" 8  Alexander Gontchenkov (RUS) Roslotto–ZG Mobili + 1' 02" 9  Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) Kelme–Artiach + 1' 17" 10  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Team Polti + 1' 18"