The Tour de France - 1996

The Route

• The Route

The Main Tour Antagonists

• Miguel Indurain
• Laurent Jalabert
• Tony Rominger
• Alex Zulle
• Mig getting his final medical in Den Bosch

Prologue

• Alex Zulle during the Prologue

The Stages

• Melchor Mauri after a puncture
• The Dutch love the Ronde van Frankrijk
• Super Mario Cipollini after winning in Wasquehal
• Frederic Moncassin with the coveted yellow jersey on the podium in Nogent-sur-Oise
• Bad day for Svorada - Crashes and Loses Green
• Olano being cool on the road to the Alpes
• Indurain in the rain on the way to Aix-le-Bains
• Indurain during Stage 8 ITT
• Another shot of Mig during Stage 8
• Yellow jersey Berzin during Stage 8
• World Champion Abraham Olano during Stage 8
• A snow covered bike in summer
• A devil in the cold on Gallibier
• Miguel avoiding dehydration
• Climbing the Iseran in team cars
• Bjarne Riis finishing on Sestrieres
• Jan Ullrich, the big revelation in the Tour '96 - He crashed heavily on stage 11 but could finish in the main bunch
• Bjarne Riss enjoying the benefits of Yellow
• Rolf Sorenson winning Stage 12
• Abdujaparov winning Stage 14
• Bjarne Riis
• The peloton in the Massif Central
• Riis in in Le Maillot jaune leading the pack
• Bjarne Riis finishing alone at Hautacam
• The peloton in the sun and flowers of southern France
• Happy Birthday Miguel, 32 years on July 16
• Riis and Ullrich, first and second in the Tour
• Laurent Dufaux wins in Pamplona
• The peloton in the Pyrenees
• The big revelation in the Tour 1996, 22-year old Jan Ullrich
• Moncassin taking the sprint in Bordeaux
• Bjarne Riis descending
• Tour Winner Bjarne Riis
• A streaking way to salute the riders during Stage 19
• Second placegetter Jan Ullrich - Stage 20
• Winner Bjarne Riis

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Last Updated: 13/7/96