title: 1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
text: # 1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
  
  The men's individual time trial (ITT) was held on 10 October 1996 in Lugano, Switzerland. The host nation claimed 2 medals as the reigning Vuelta a España champion, Alex Zülle took the rainbow jersey ahead of 1994 champion Chris Boardman and compatriot Tony Rominger.
  
  ## Final classification
  
  | Rank | Rider | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Alex Zülle (SUI) | 48' 13" |
  | | Chris Boardman (GBR) | + 39" |
  | | Tony Rominger (SUI) | + 41" |
  | 4 | Daniele Nardello (ITA) | + 1' 01" |
  | 5 | Andrea Peron (ITA) | + 1' 34" |
  | 6 | Uwe Peschel (GER) | + 1' 36" |
  | 7 | Juan Carlos Domínguez (ESP) | + 1' 52" |
  | 8 | Abraham Olano (ESP) | + 1' 55" |
  | 9 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (RUS) | + 2' 22" |
  | 10 | Neil Stephens (AUS) | + 2' 34" |
  | 11 | Michael Andersson (SWE) | + 2' 34" |
  | 12 | Michael Rich (GER) | + 3' 34" |
  | 13 | Tomasz Brożyna (POL) | + 3' 36" |
  | 14 | Michael Blaudzun (DEN) | + 3' 43" |
  | 15 | Christophe Moreau (FRA) | + 3' 52" |
  | 16 | Marc Streel (BEL) | + 4' 04" |
  | 17 | Christophe Bassons (FRA) | + 4' 23" |
  | 18 | Walter Bonca (SLO) | + 4' 30" |
  | 19 | Dariusz Baranowski (POL) | + 4' 32" |
  | 20 | Jan Karlsson (SWE) | + 4' 35" |
  | 21 | Erik Dekker (NED) | + 4' 52" |
  | 22 | Bert Roesems (BEL) | + 5' 13" |
  | 23 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) | + 5' 16" |
  | 24 | Chris Newton (GBR) | + 5' 26" |
  | 25 | František Trkal (CZE) | + 5' 35" |
  | 26 | Robert Pintarič (SLO) | + 5' 44" |
  | 27 | Eric Wohlberg (CAN) | + 5' 44" |
  | 28 | Andrey Mizurov (KAZ) | + 6' |
  | 29 | Ruslan Ivanov (MDA) | + 6' 19" |
  | 30 | Ján Valach (SVK) | + 6' 41" |
  | 31 | Alexei Sivakov (RUS) | + 6' 49" |
  | 32 | Emilio Carricondo (ARG) | + 7' 41" |
  | 33 | Miroslav Lipták (SVK) | + 7' 43" |
  | 34 | Luboš Lom (CZE) | + 8' 29" |
  | 35 | Ruben Antonio Pegorin (ARG) | + 9' 32" |
  | 36 | Mikoš Rnjaković (YUG) | + 9' 38" |
  | 37 | Kahka Okidadze (GEO) | + 10' 27" |
  | 38 | Besnik Musaji (ALB) | + 10' 44" |
  | 39 | Ardian Uka (ALB) | + 13' 46" |
  | 40 | Christian Kouyoumdjian (LIB) | + 14' 30" |
  