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| Dates | 6–12 May 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Criterium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 983 km (610.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 23h 24' 41" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1996 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 4th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as UCI‑5 stage race held between 6 and 12 May 1996.[1][2]
Tha main and biggest Slovenian daily newspaper Delo, sponsored additional money awarded sprints classification. Winner took then 150 deutsche marks (DEM) for each stage sprint win.[3]
The Tour started with three short stages prologue (team time trial, elimination race and criterium).
And the main race consisted of actual 7 stages with 983 km (610.8 mi) in total.
- ^ "Sreča spremlja hrabre: R. Pintarič v rumenem". Delo (in Slovenian). 7 May 1996. p. 20.
- ^ "Težak kolesarski kruh na dirki Po Sloveniji". Dolenjski list (in Slovenian). 16 May 1996. p. 21.
- ^ "V prvi etapi Po Sloveniji huda lekcija za amaterje". Delo (in Slovenian). 8 May 1996. p. 13.