| 1996 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 9 October 1996 in  Lugano (SUI) | ||||||||||||
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| Winning time | 35' 16.07" | ||||||||||||
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The Women's time trial at the 1996 UCI Road World Championships took place in Lugano, Switzerland on 9 October 1996. 33 riders participated in the race. [1]
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jeannie Longo |  France | 35' 16.07" |
 | Catherine Marsal | France | 36' 05.00" |
 | Alessandra Cappellotto |  Italy | 36' 10.47" |
| 4 | Zulfiya Zabirova |  Russia | 36' 31.44" |
| 5 | Clara Hughes |  Canada | 36' 41.81" |
| 6 | Marion Clignet | France | 36' 45.24" |
| 7 | Linda Jackson | Canada | 37' 03.61" |
| 8 | Gabriella Pregnolato | Italy | 37' 04.32" |
| 9 | Hanka Kupfernagel |  Germany | 37' 09.05" |
| 10 | Barbara Heeb | Switzerland | 37' 19.75" |
| 11 | Mari Holden |  United States | 37' 36' 52" |
| 12 | Tea Vikstedt |  Finland | 37' 43.65" |
| 13 | Natalia Boubenchtchikova | Russia | 37' 44.55" |
| 14 | Rasa Polikevičiūtė |  Lithuania | 37' 59.83" |
| 15 | Lenka Ilavská |  Slovakia | 38' 00.07" |
| 16 | Yvonne McGregor |  United Kingdom | 38' 01.09" |
| 17 | Diana Rast | Switzerland | 38' 03.85" |
| 18 | Jolanta Polikevičiūtė | Lithuania | 38' 13.95" |
| 19 | Karen Kurreck | United States | 38' 21.82" |
| 20 | Joane Somarriba |  Spain | 38' 23.13" |
Source [1]
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