1996 Vuelta a Colombia

1996 Vuelta a Colombia

Race details
Dates		April 21 – May 5
Stages		14
Distance		1,968 km (1,223 mi)
Winning time		58h 42' 10"
Results
	Winner	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	(Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia)
	Second	Héctor Palacio (COL)	(Gobernación de Antioquia-Pilsen)
	Third	Luis Alberto González (COL)	(Manzana Postobón)
	Points	Miguel Ángel Niño (COL)	(Todos por Boyacá)
	Mountains	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	(Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia)
	Combination	Jairo Hernández (COL)	(Pony Malta-Avianca)
	Team	Pony Malta-Kelme

The 46th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from April 21 to May 5, 1996. There were a total number of 106 competitors, including a Spanish rider, (Laudelino Cubino) and an Ecuadorian rider (Héctor Chiles). 77 cyclists finished the stage race.

Stages

1996-04-21: Bogotá — Colmena (5.1 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	06.09	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	06.09

1996-04-22: Chía — Duitama (183.1 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Laudelino Cubino (ESP)	04:23.29	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	???

1996-04-23: Duitama — Socorro (221.3 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	05:06.41	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	9:36.19
2.			Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.03
3.			Raúl Montaña (COL)	+0.04

1996-04-24: Socorro — Bucaramanga (120 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Herbert Gutiérrez (COL)	03:02.40	Herbert Gutiérrez (COL)	12:39.54
2.	Javier Zapata (COL)	—	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	+0.18
3.			Javier Zapata (COL)	+0.19

1996-04-25: Bucaramanga — Barrancabermeja (168 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	03:55.23

1996-04-26: Barrancabermeja — Puerto Boyacá (202 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Carlos Cabrera (COL)	04:39.20

1996-04-27: La Dorada — Villamaría (171.2 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	05:17.39

1996-04-28: Villamaría — Alto de Santa Helena (221.2 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Luis Alberto González (COL)	05:58.22
2.	Chepe González (COL)	+0.23
3.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	+0.23

1996-04-29: Medellín — Palestina (223.3 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Juan Diego Ramírez (COL)	05:40.30

1996-04-30: Chinchiná — Palmira (219 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Raúl Montaña (COL)	05:03.56

1996-05-01: Cali — Cali (17 km)

Place	Stage 10 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Elkin Barrera (COL)	00:38.21	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	43:58.46
2.	Luis Alberto González (COL)	+0.04	Luis Alberto González (COL)	+2.46
3.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	+0.13	Elkin Barrera (COL)	+3.32

1996-05-02: Buga — Córdoba (191.1 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Hernán Buenahora (COL)	04:35.22

1996-05-03: Calarcá — Cajamarca (155 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Julio César Aguirre (COL)	?????

1996-05-04: Ibagué — Bogotá (208 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	05:08.22	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	57:59.48
2.			Héctor Palacio (COL)	??
3.			Luis Alberto González (COL)	??

1996-05-05: Bogotá — Bogotá (26 km)

Place	Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	00:41.35	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	58:42.10
2.	Dubán Ramírez (COL)	+0.38	Héctor Palacio (COL)	+3.11
3.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	+0.47	Luis Alberto González (COL)	+3.13

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Miguel Ángel Sanabria (COL)	Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia	58:42:10
2.	Héctor Palacio (COL)	Gobernación de Antioquia-Pilsen	+ 3.11
3.	Luis Alberto González (COL)	Manzana Postobón	+ 3.13
4.	Elkin Barrera (COL)	Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia	+ 3.50
5.	Chepe González (COL)	Pony Malta-Kelme	+ 4.21
6.	Carlos Alberto Contreras (COL)	Pony Malta-Kelme	+ 5.26
7.	Efraím Rico (COL)	Manzana Postobón	+ 5.36
8.	Germán Ospina (COL)	Gobernación de Antioquia-Pilsen	+ 5.40
9.	Jairo Hernández (COL)	Pony Malta-Avianca	+ 6.49
10.	Álvaro Lozano (COL)	Manzana Postobón	+ 7.14

Teams

See also

• 1996 Clásico RCN

References

• pedalesybielas (Archived 2009-10-22)

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