The 1996 Tour de Romandie was the 50th edition of the

Tour de Romandie The Tour de Romandie is a stage race which is part of the UCI World Tour. It runs through the Romandie region, or French-speaking part of Switzerland. The competition began in 1947, to coincide with the 50-year anniversary of Swiss Cycling. It ...

cycle race and was held from 6 May to 12 May 1996. The race started in

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and finished in

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. The race was won by

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of the

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team.

General classification

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