The 80th running of the Tour of Flanders cycling race in Belgium was held on Sunday 7 April 1996. Italian Michele Bartoli won the monument classic ahead of Fabio Baldato and Johan Museeuw.^[1] The race started in Sint-Niklaas and finished in Meerbeke (Ninove).

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1996 Tour of Flanders

1996 UCI Road World Cup, race 2
Michele Bartoli sealed the seventh Italian victory in the Tour of Flanders
Race details
Dates	7 April 1996
Stages	1
Distance	269 km (167.1 mi)
Winning time	6h 27' 00"
Results
Winner  Michele Bartoli (ITA) (MG Maglificio–Technogym)   Second  Fabio Baldato (ITA) (MG Maglificio–Technogym)   Third  Johan Museeuw (BEL) (Mapei–GB)
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A group of 11, containing all favourites, was at the foot of the Muur van Geraardsbergen, when defending champion and race favourite Johan Museeuw had a lingering rear wheel and was distanced on the climb. Michele Bartoli attacked on the steep upper slopes of the Muur and pushed on over the Bosberg towards the finish. The stylish Italian won with a minute lead over the chase group where team mate Fabio Baldato won the sprint ahead of a returning Museeuw.

There were sixteen categorized climbs:

• Recap of the 1996 Tour of Flanders (Flemish television) Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine