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| Dates | 25 August 1996 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 160 [1] km (99.42 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 33' 18" | |||||||||
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Final general classification [3] [4]
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