| Venue | Montreuil, France |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 3–4 February 1996 |
| Events | 3 |
The 1996 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Montreuil, France from 3-4 February 1996. [1] This was the first year that the under-23 race was held.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's elite race |  Adrie van der Poel (NED) | 56' 12" |  Daniele Pontoni (ITA) | + 0:00 | Luca Bramati (ITA) | + 0:00 |
| Men's under-23 race |  Miguel Martinez (FRA) | 46' 57" |  Patrick Blumm (SUI) | + 0:00 |  Zdeněk Mlynář (CZE) | + 0:04 |
| Men's junior race | Roman Peter (SUI) | 40' 55" |  Gaizka Lejarreta (ESP) | + 0:59 | Gregory Lapalud (CZE) | + 0:59 |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrie van der Poel | Netherlands | 56' 12" |
| 2 | Daniele Pontoni | Italy | + 0:00 |
| 3 | Luca Bramati | Italy | + 0:00 |
| 4 | Henrik Djernis |  Denmark | + 0:09 |
| 5 | Erwin Vervecken |  Belgium | + 0:09 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Magnien | France | + 0:09 |
| 7 | Dieter Runkel | Switzerland | + 0:21 |
| 8 | Richard Groenendaal | Netherlands | + 0:21 |
| 9 | Jérôme Chiotti | France | + 0:39 |
| 10 | Beat Wabel | Switzerland | + 0:59 |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Martinez | France | 46' 57" |
| 2 | Patrick Blum | Switzerland | + 0:00 |
| 3 | Zdeněk Mlynář | Czech Republic | + 0:04 |
| 4 | Maarten Nijland | Netherlands | + 0:04 |
| 5 | Kamil Ausbuher | Czech Republic | + 0:14 |
| 6 | David Süssemilch | Czech Republic | + 0:14 |
| 7 | Dario David Cioni | Italy | + 0:14 |
| 8 | Beat Blum | Switzerland | + 0:14 |
| 9 | Christophe Morel | France | + 0:19 |
| 10 | Guillaume Benoist | France | + 0:25 |
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