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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 23, 1996 |
Milan-San Remo |
Gabriele Colombo (Ita) |
294 km |
| April 7, 1996 |
Tour of Flanders |
Michele Bartali (Ita) |
269 km |
| April 14, 1996 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Johan Museeuw (Bel) |
262 km |
| April 21, 1996 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Pascal Richard (Sui) |
263 km |
| May 18-June 9, 1996 |
Giro d'Italia |
Pavel Tonkov (Rus) |
22 Stages,
3,990 km |
| June 29-July 21, 1996 |
Tour de France |
Bjarne Riis (Den) |
21 Stages,
3,765 km |
| Sept 7-29, 1996 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Alex Zulle (Sui) |
22 Stages,
3,947 km |
| October 13, 1996 |
World
Championships |
Johan Museeuw (Bel) |
Lugano, Suisse 252 km |
October 19, 1996 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Andrea Tafi (Ita) |
Varese-Bergamo,
250 km |
• Olympic Games - Atlanta, Georgia, a suspected terrorist bomb exploded in Centennial Park killing one person. The media and investigators falsely investigate security guard Richard Jewell, who late cleared himself as a suspect.
• Saudi Arabia - a terrorist truck bomb exploded outside an American Military barracks killing 19 people.
• Cloning - Dolly the sheep became the first successful mammal cloned.
• July 18, 1996 - Flight 800 from New York to Paris, France crashed, killing all 230 passengers and crew on-board.
Notable Deaths -
* Tour de France Champion: Roger Lapebie (Fra), 1911-1996, Tour de France champion in 1937.
* Vuelta a Espana Champion: Jose Manuel Fuente (Spa), 1945-1976, two time Vuelta Champion in 1972 and 1973.
George Burns, 1896-1996, was the legendary vaudeville comedian and Hollywood actor. He and wife Grace teamed in the popular "Burns and Allen" radio and TV show.
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