1996 Paris–Nice

1996 Paris–Nice

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

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. The race was won by Laurent Jalabert of the ONCE team.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

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)	File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)

General classification

Final general classification 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"

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 59. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Paris-Nice 1996, Stages One to Three". Cycling News.
• "Paris-Nice 1996, Stages 4 to End". Cycling News.
• "Paris-Nice 1996, Complete Final GC". Cycling News.
• "ONCE no quiere riesgos" [ONCE does not want risks] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 1996. p. 49.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Nelissen, etapa y liderato" [Nelissen, stage and lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 1996. p. 33.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Jalabert ya manda en la Paris-Niza" [Jalabert is already in charge at Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 1996. p. 47.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Jalabert gana otra vez y es mas lider de la Paris-Niza" [Jalabert wins again and is more leader of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 1996. p. 37.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Jalabert, amo y señor" [Jalabert, master and lord] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 1996. p. 37.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Jalabert se cae pero sigue lider" [Jalabert falls but remains in the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 1996. p. 30.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Boscardin les roba la cartera a los velocistas" [Boscardin steals the sprinters' wallets] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 1996. p. 40.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
• "Jalabert da dos veces" [Jalabert gives twice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 March 1996. p. 48.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)