1996 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 1996 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 48th edition of the cycle race and was held from 2 June to 9 June 1996. The race started in Megève and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Miguel Induráin of the Banesto team.

1996 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

Race details
Dates	2–9 June 1996
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,202.8[1] km (747.4 mi)
Winning time	30h 57' 49"
Results
Winner  Miguel Induráin (ESP) (Banesto)   Second  Tony Rominger (SUI) (Mapei–GB)   Third  Richard Virenque (FRA) (Festina–Lotus) Mountains  Richard Virenque (FRA) (Festina–Lotus)
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Teams

Sixteen teams, containing a total of 127 riders, participated in the race:^[2][3]

• Banesto
• GAN
• Festina–Lotus
• Mapei–GB
• ONCE
• Motorola
• Team Telekom
• Team Polti
• Lotto
• Kelme–Artiach
• MX Onda
• Agrigel–La Creuse–Fenioux
• Collstrop–Eddy Merckx
• Petit Casino
• Aubervilliers 93
• Mutuelle de Seine-et-Marne

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
P	2 June 1996	Megève	5.7 km (3.5 mi)		Individual time trial	Chris Boardman (GBR)
1	3 June 1996	Megève to Villefontaine	227 km (141 mi)		Flat stage	Artūras Kasputis (LTU)
2	4 June 1996	Charbonnières-les-Bains to Firminy	195 km (121 mi)		Flat stage	François Simon (FRA)
3	5 June 1996	Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon to Tournon-sur-Rhône	175 km (109 mi)		Flat stage	Gilles Bouvard (FRA)
4	6 June 1996	Tain-l'Hermitage to Mont Ventoux	173 km (107 mi)		High mountain stage	Richard Virenque (FRA)
5	7 June 1996	Gigondas to Beaumes-de-Venise	42.1 km (26.2 mi)		Individual time trial	Miguel Induráin (ESP)
6	8 June 1996	Digne-les-Bains to Briançon	211 km (131 mi)		Medium mountain stage	Miguel Induráin (ESP)
7	9 June 1996	Briançon to Grenoble	174 km (108 mi)		High mountain stage	Luc Leblanc (FRA)

Stages

Prologue

2 June 1996 – Megève, 5.7 km (3.5 mi) (ITT)

Prologue result and general classification after Prologue[3][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN 7' 55" 2  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 11" 3  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB + 13"

Stage 1

3 June 1996 – Megève to Villefontaine, 227 km (141.1 mi)

Stage 1 result[3][5][7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artūras Kasputis (LTU) Petit Casino 5h 31' 15" 2  Frédéric Moncassin (FRA) GAN + 4' 12" 3  Jean-Claude Colotti (FRA) Agrigel–La Creuse–Fenioux s.t.

General classification after Stage 1[5][7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artūras Kasputis (LTU) Petit Casino 5h 39' 42" 2  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 3' 40" 3  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 3' 51"

Stage 2

4 June 1996 – Charbonnières-les-Bains to Firminy, 195 km (121.2 mi)

Stage 2 result[3][5][8] Rank Rider Team Time 1  François Simon (FRA) GAN 4h 42' 58" 2  Kaspars Ozers (LAT) Motorola s.t. 3  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto s.t.

General classification after Stage 2[5][8] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artūras Kasputis (LTU) Petit Casino 10h 22' 50" 2  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 3' 40" 3  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 3' 41"

Stage 3

5 June 1996 – Saint-Maurice-de-Lignon to Tournon-sur-Rhône, 175 km (108.7 mi)

Stage 3 result[3][9][10] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Gilles Bouvard (FRA) Collstrop–Eddy Merckx 4h 11' 26" 2  Christian Henn (GER) Team Telekom s.t. 3  Mariano Rojas (ESP) ONCE s.t.

General classification after Stage 3[9][10] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Artūras Kasputis (LTU) Petit Casino 14h 34' 48" 2  Gilles Bouvard (FRA) Collstrop–Eddy Merckx + 3' 22" 3  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 3' 30"

Stage 4

6 June 1996 – Tain-l'Hermitage to Mont Ventoux, 173 km (107.5 mi)

Stage 4 result[3][9][11] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus 5h 00' 39" 2  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE s.t. 3  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 01"

General classification after Stage 4[9][11] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE 19h 39' 22" 2  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 10" 3  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 47"

Stage 5

7 June 1996 – Gigondas to Beaumes-de-Venise, 42.1 km (26.2 mi) (ITT)

Stage 5 result[3][9][12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto 49' 31" 2  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB + 28" 3  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 40"

General classification after Stage 5[9][12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE 20h 29' 43" 2  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto + 3" 3  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB + 1' 42"

Stage 6

8 May 1996 – Digne-les-Bains to Briançon, 211 km (131.1 mi)

Stage 6 result[3][9][13] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto 5h 59' 37" 2  Laurent Madouas (FRA) Motorola s.t. 3  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 5"

General classification after Stage 6[9][13] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto 26h 29' 23" 2  Laurent Jalabert (FRA) ONCE + 1' 44" 3  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB + 1' 53"

Stage 7

9 June 1996 – Briançon to Grenoble, 174 km (108.1 mi)

Stage 7 result[3][9][14] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Luc Leblanc (FRA) Team Polti 4h 27' 54" 2  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB s.t. 3  Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme–Artiach s.t.

General classification after Stage 7[9][14] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto 30h 57' 49" 2  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB + 1' 21" 3  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 32"

General classification

Final general classification[15] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Miguel Induráin (ESP) Banesto 30h 57' 49" 2  Tony Rominger (SUI) Mapei–GB + 1' 21" 3  Richard Virenque (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 1' 32" 4  Stéphane Heulot (FRA) GAN + 4' 49" 5  Chris Boardman (GBR) GAN + 5' 49" 6  Fernando Escartín (ESP) Kelme–Artiach + 6' 48" 7  Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina–Lotus + 7' 23" 8  Laurent Madouas (FRA) Motorola + 8' 24" 9  Udo Bölts (GER) Team Telekom + 10' 19" 10  Laurent Dufaux (SUI) Festina–Lotus + 11' 37"