1996 UCI Road World Championships

Lugano
Venue	Lugano, Switzerland
Date(s)	(1996-10-09 - 1996-10-13)9–13 October 1996
Coordinates	46°00′18″N 08°57′09″E / 46.00500°N 8.95250°E / 46.00500; 8.95250
Events	6
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The 1996 UCI Road World Championships took place in Lugano, Switzerland, between October 9 and October 13, 1996. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.

The men's road race had 151 starters, 49 classified finishers, 15 laps of 17 km, totaling 252 km. Winner's average speed: 39.39 km/h^[1]

Events summary

Event[2][3]	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's Events
Men's road race details	Johan Museeuw  Belgium	6h23'50"	Mauro Gianetti  Switzerland	6h23'51"	Michele Bartoli  Italy	6h24'19"
Men's time trial details	Alex Zülle  Switzerland	48'13"	Chris Boardman  Great Britain	48'52"	Tony Rominger  Switzerland	48'54"
Women's Events
Women's road race details	Barbara Heeb  Switzerland	2h53'05"	Rasa Polikevičiūtė  Lithuania	2h53'22"	Linda Jackson  Canada	2h53'42"
Women's time trial details	Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli  France	35'16.07"	Catherine Marsal  France	36'05.00"	Alessandra Cappellotto  Italy	36'10.47"
Men's Under-23 Events
Men's under-23 road race details	Giuliano Figueras  Italy	4h23'50"	Roberto Sgambelluri  Italy	4h23'51"	Luca Sironi  Italy	4h24'19"
Men's under-23 time trial details	Luca Sironi  Italy	37'51.89"	Roberto Sgambelluri  Italy	38'44.38"	Andreas Klöden  Germany	38'48.39"