1996 Tour of Slovenia

The 1996 Tour of Slovenia (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.

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.

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.

Teams
Total 96 riders (72 finished it) from 10 different countries and 18 teams started the race.

Professional

 * 🇮🇹
 * 🇮🇹

Amateur

 * Rog
 * Krka I
 * Krka II (Krka Telekom)
 * Sava
 * 🇩🇪 RSV Histor Öschelbronn
 * 🇩🇪 Cottbus
 * 🇨🇿 Joko
 * 🇮🇹 Nardi
 * Čukarički
 * Perutnina Ptuj

National

 * 🇧🇾 Belarus (canceled)
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (canceled)
 * 🇨🇦 Canada
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
 * Netherlands
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia