The 1996 Tour of Slovenia () was the 4th edition of the

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held between 6 and 12 May 1996. Tha main and biggest Slovenian daily newspaper

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, sponsored additional money awarded sprints classification. Winner took then 150

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s (DEM) for each stage sprint win. The Tour started with three short stages prologue (team time trial, elimination race and criterium). And the main race consisted of actual 7 stages with 983 km (610.8 mi) in total.

Teams

Total 96 riders (72 finished it) from 10 different countries and 18 teams started the race.

Professional

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Amateur

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* Krka I * Krka II (Krka Telekom) *

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* RSV Histor Öschelbronn * Cottbus * Joko * Nardi * Čukarički *

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National

* Belarus (canceled) * Bulgaria (canceled) *

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Route and stages

Classification leadership

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Intermediate sprints classification

Delo's blue jersey sprints classification

Team classification

References

External links

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procyclingstats.com
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