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{{Short description|Cycling competition}}
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{{Infobox cycling championship
|image=1996 UCI Road World Championships poster.png 
|pushpin_map = Switzerland
|pushpin_label = Lugano
|venue= [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]]
|coordinates = {{coord|46|00|18|N|08|57|09|E|display=inline,title}}
|date= 9&ndash;13 October 1996
|nations = 
|cycling =
|events = 6
|previous = [[1995 UCI Road World Championships|Duitama 1995]]
|next = [[1997 UCI Road World Championships|San Sebastián 1997]]
}}
The '''1996 UCI Road World Championships''' took place in [[Lugano]], [[Switzerland]], between October 9 and October 13, 1996. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.

The men's road race had 151 starters, 49 classified finishers, 15 laps of 17&nbsp;km, totaling 252&nbsp;km.
Winner's average speed: 39.39&nbsp;km/h<ref>[http://bikeraceinfo.com/worlds/worlds-1996.html 1996 World Pro Road Championships] bikeraceinfo.com</ref>

== Events summary ==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event<ref>[http://www.the-sports.org/cycling-world-championships-results-1996-men-epm11956.html 1996 Road Cycling World Championships] the-sports.org</ref><ref>[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/results/archives/oct96.html World Road Championships 9-13 October 1996] cyclingnews.com</ref>|columns=2}}
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| colspan=7 | '''Men's Events'''
|-
|Men's road race <br />{{DetailsLink|1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race}}
|'''[[Johan Museeuw]]'''<br><small>{{BEL}}</small>|| 6h23'50"
|[[Mauro Gianetti]]<br><small>{{SUI}}</small>|| 6h23'51"
|[[Michele Bartoli]]<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 6h24'19"
|-
|Men's time trial<br />{{DetailsLink|1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial}}
|'''[[Alex Zülle]]'''<br><small>{{SUI}}</small>|| 48'13"
|[[Chris Boardman]]<br><small>{{GBR2}}</small>|| 48'52"
|[[Tony Rominger]]<br><small>{{SUI}}</small>|| 48'54"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| colspan=7 | '''Women's Events'''
|-
|Women's road race<br />{{DetailsLink|1996 UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race}}
|'''[[Barbara Heeb]]'''<br><small>{{SUI}}</small>|| 2h53'05"
|[[Rasa Polikevičiūtė]]<br><small>{{LTU}}</small>|| 2h53'22"
|[[Linda Jackson (cyclist)|Linda Jackson]]<br><small>{{CAN}}</small>|| 2h53'42"
|-
|Women's time trial<br />{{DetailsLink|1996 UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial}}
|'''[[Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli]]'''<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>|| 35'16.07"
|[[Catherine Marsal]]<br><small>{{FRA}}</small>|| 36'05.00"
|[[Alessandra Cappellotto]]<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 36'10.47"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| colspan=7 | '''Men's Under-23 Events'''
|-
|Men's under-23 road race<br />{{DetailsLink|1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race}}
|'''[[Giuliano Figueras]]'''<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 4h23'50"
|[[Roberto Sgambelluri]]<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 4h23'51"
|[[Luca Sironi]]<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 4h24'19"
|-
|Men's under-23 time trial<br />{{DetailsLink|1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 time trial}}
|'''[[Luca Sironi]]'''<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 37'51.89"
|[[Roberto Sgambelluri]]<br><small>{{ITA}}</small>|| 38'44.38"
|[[Andreas Klöden]]<br><small>{{GER}}</small>|| 38'48.39"
|}

== References ==

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{{1996 UCI World Championships}}
{{UCI Road World Championships}}

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