1996 Ronde van Nederland
The 36th Ronde van Nederland cycling race was held from August 27 to August 31, 1996. The race started in Gouda (Zuid-Holland) and finished after 880.2 kilometres in Landgraaf (Limburg).
Stages
27-08-1996: Gouda-Haarlem, 167 km
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Federico Colonna (ITA)
|
03:43:05 | |
| 2. |  Robbie McEwen (AUS)
|
Rabobank | — |
| 3. |  Jans Koerts (NED)
|
— |
28-08-1996: Haarlem-Almere, 195 km
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Max van Heeswijk (NED)
|
04:39:06 | |
| 2. |  Johan Capiot (BEL)
|
— | |
| 3. |  Sven Teutenberg (GER)
|
— |
29-08-1996: Almere-Doetinchem, 125 km
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)
|
02:35:29 | |
| 2. |  Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
|
Rabobank | — |
| 3. |  Lance Armstrong (USA)
|
— |
29-08-1996: Doetinchem-Doetinchem (Time Trial), 19.6 km
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
|
Rabobank | 00:22:40 |
| 2. | Lance Armstrong (USA)
|
+ 0.01 | |
| 3. |  Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
|
+ 0.29 |
30-08-1996: Zevenaar-Venray, 187 km
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erik Zabel (GER)
|
04:28:30 | |
| 2. | Jeroen Blijlevens (NED)
|
TVM-Farm Frites | — |
| 3. | Federico Colonna (ITA)
|
— |
31-08-1996: Roermond-Landgraaf, 202 km
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olaf Ludwig (GER)
|
04:48:02 | |
| 2. | Giovanni Lombardi (ITA)
|
+ 0.05 | |
| 3. | Tristan Hoffman (NED)
|
TVM-Farm Frites | — |
Final classification
| RANK | NAME CYCLIST | TEAM | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Rolf Sørensen (DEN)
|
Rabobank | 20:36:54 |
| 2. | Lance Armstrong (USA)
|
+ 0.02 | |
| 3. | Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS)
|
+ 1.07 | |
| 4. | Marco Lietti (ITA)
|
+ 1.16 | |
| 5. | Erik Dekker (NED)
|
Rabobank | + 1.23 |
| 6. | Olaf Ludwig (GER)
|
+ 1.25 | |
| 7. | Erik Breukink (NED)
|
Rabobank | — |
| 8. | Maarten den Bakker (NED)
|
TVM-Farm Frites | + 1.33 |
| 9. |  Michael Andersson (SWE)
|
+ 1.34 | |
| 10. | Jesper Skibby (DEN)
|
+ 1.45 |