1996 Tour of Slovenia
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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.
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.