The 1996 Giro d'Italia of cycling, the 79th edition of the Corsa Rosa, was held from 18 May to 9 June 1996. It covered a total of 3,990 km, in 22 stages, completed at an average speed of 37.877 km/h. It was won by the Russian Pavel Tonkov.
| Cyclist | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavel Tonkov | Russia | 105h 20' 23s |
| 2 | Enrico Zaina | Italy | + 2' 43s |
| 3 | Abraham Olano | Spain | + 2' 57s |
| 4 | Piotr Ugrumov | Latvia | + 3' 00s |
| 5 | Ivan Gotti | Italy | + 3' 36s |
| 6 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | + 9' 15s |
| 7 | Stefano Faustini | Italy | + 10' 38s |
| 8 | Alexander Shefer | Kazakhstan | + 11' 22s |
| 9 | Jean-Cyril Robin | France | + 12' 54s |
| 10 | Eugeni Berzin | Russia | + 14' 41s |
| Cyclist | Country | Stages |
|---|---|---|
| Silvio Martinello | Italy | 1st-2nd, 4th-5th |
| Stefano Zanini | Italy | 3rd |
| Pascal Hervé | France | 6th |
| Davide Rebellin | Italy | 7th-12th |
| Pavel Tonkov | Russia | 13th-19th, 21st-final |
| Abraham Olano | Spain | 20th |
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