The 46th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia

Vuelta a Colombia

The Vuelta a Colombia is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.The first Vuelta a Colombia was held in 1951...

was held from April 21 to May 5, 1996. There were a total number of 106 competitors, with two foreigners — one Spaniard (Laudelino Cubino

Laudelino Cubino

Laudelino Cubino González is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He was born in Béjar, Spain.- Palmarès :19861987Laudelino Cubino González is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist...

) and one Ecuadorian rider (Héctor Chiles) — and 77 cyclists actually finishing the stage race.

1996-04-21: Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 — Colmena (5.1 km)

Place	Prologue		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|06.09	|06.09

1996-04-22: Chía

Chía, Cundinamarca

Chía is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia, located to the north of Bogotá on the main road to Zipaquira. Its history dates back to the pre-Columbian era. The name comes from the Chibchan language and means "moon" or "month"....

 — Duitama (183.1 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:23.29	|???

1996-04-23: Duitama — Socorro

Socorro, Santander

Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by Don José de Archila and Don José Díaz Sarmiento.The town was very influential in the history of Colombia...

 (221.3 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:06.41	|9:36.19
2.			|+0.03
3.			|+0.04

1996-04-24: Socorro

Socorro, Santander

Socorro is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia. It was founded in 1681 by Don José de Archila and Don José Díaz Sarmiento.The town was very influential in the history of Colombia...

 — Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 (120 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:02.40	|12:39.54
2.	|—	|+0.18
3.			|+0.19

1996-04-25: Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga

Bucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...

 — Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...

 (168 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|03:55.23

1996-04-26: Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja

Barrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...

 — Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá

Puerto Boyacá is a Colombian river-port town and municipality by the Magdalena River in the Boyacá Department, where is also considered a Special Handling Zone due to its port status. Its main industries are oil exploration and processing...

 (202 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:39.20

1996-04-27: La Dorada

La Dorada, Caldas

La Dorada is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas. It is situated on the banks of Colombia's principal river, Magdalena River.-Gallery:-References:...

 — Villamaría (171.2 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:17.39

1996-04-28: Villamaría — Alto de Santa Helena

Santa Helena del Opón

Santa Helena del Opón is a town and municipality in the Santander Department in northeastern Colombia....

 (221.2 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:58.22
2.	|+0.23
3.	|+0.23

1996-04-29: Medellín

Medellín

Medellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...

 — Palestina

Palestina, Caldas

Palestina is a town in the south central region of the state of Caldas, Colombia. Located in the Triangle of Coffee Area, with a culture and tradition related to the colonization of Antioquia and the coffee growing....

 (223.3 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:40.30

1996-04-30: Chinchiná — Palmira

Palmira

Palmira is a city and municipality in southwestern Colombia in the department of Valle del Cauca, located about east from Cali, the department's capital and main city.-Geography :...

 (219 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:03.56

1996-05-01: Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

 — Cali

Calì

Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

 (17 km)

Place	Stage 10 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|00:38.21	|43:58.46
2.	|+0.04	|+2.46
3.	|+0.13	|+3.32

1996-05-02: Buga

Buga, Valle del Cauca

Buga formally Guadalajara de Buga is a city and municipality in the Valle del Cauca department of Colombia. It is famous for its Basilica del Señor de los Milagros, which houses an image of Christ called El Señor de los Milagros .-History:Guadalajara de Buga is one of the oldest cities in...

 — Córdoba

Córdoba, Quindío

Córdoba is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 24 km southeast of the departmental capital Armenia....

 (191.1 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|04:35.22

1996-05-03: Calarcá

Calarcá, Quindío

Calarcá is a municipality in the eastern part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is located 4 km east of the departmental capital Armenia...

 — Cajamarca

Cajamarca

Cajamarca may refer to:Colombia*Cajamarca, Tolima a town and municipality in Tolima DepartmentPeru* Cajamarca, city in Peru.* Cajamarca District, district in the Cajamarca province.* Cajamarca Province, province in the Cajamarca region....

 (155 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|?????

1996-05-04: Ibagué

Ibagué

Ibagué is the capital of the department of Tolima in Colombia. It is situated 1,285 m above sea level, on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Central between the Chipalo and Combeima rivers, tributaries of the Coello River...

 — Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 (208 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|05:08.22	|57:59.48
2.			|??
3.			|??

1996-05-05: Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 — Bogotá

Bogotá

Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...

 (26 km)

Place	Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	|00:41.35	|58:42.10
2.	|+0.38	|+3.11
3.	|+0.47	|+3.13

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia	58:42:10
2.		Gobernación de Antioquia-Pilsen	+ 3.11
3.		Manzana Postobón	+ 3.13
4.		Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia	+ 3.50
5.		Pony Malta-Kelme	+ 4.21
6.		Malta-Kelme	+ 5.26
7.		Manzana Postobón	+ 5.36
8.		Gobernación de Antioquia-Pilsen	+ 5.40
9.		Pony Malta-Avianca	+ 6.49
10.		Manzana Postobón	+ 7.14

Teams

Pony Malta-Kelme A

1.   Chepe González
   Chepe González
   José Jaime González Pico , also known as Chepe González, is a Colombian former road bicycle racer. He won stages in Tour de France and Giro d'Italia. He also won the Vuelta a Colombia in 1994 and 1995....
   
   
2.   Julio César Aguirre
   Julio César Aguirre
   Julio César Aguirre Cabrera is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2003.-Career:1994...
   
   
3.   Laudelino Cubino
   Laudelino Cubino
   Laudelino Cubino González is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist. He was born in Béjar, Spain.- Palmarès :19861987Laudelino Cubino González is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist...
   
   
4.   Libardo Niño
   Libardo Niño
   Libardo Niño Corredor is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics, finishing in 76th place in the Men's Individual Road Race. Colombia competed with three cyclists in this event; the other ones being José Robles and Héctor Palacio...
   
   
5.   Carlos Alberto Contreras
   Carlos Alberto Contreras
   Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996Carlos Alberto Contreras Caño is a retired male road...
   
   
6.   Marco Isaías
7.   Hernán Buenahora
   Hernan Buenahora
   Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...
   
   
8.   José Castelblanco
   José Castelblanco
   José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career.-Career:1992199419961997...
   
   
9.   Nélson Ramírez
10.   Héctor Castaño
    Héctor Castaño
    Héctor Manuel Castaño Betancurt is a retied male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1994199619992000-References:...
    
    

Gobernación de Antioquia-Pilsen

11.   Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez
    Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19941995Juan Diego Ramírez Calderón is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:...
    
    
12.   Carlos Jaramillo
    Carlos Jaramillo
    Carlos María Jaramillo Mesa is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1985 to 1996. He competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics...
    
    
13.   Dubán Ramírez
    Dubán Ramírez
    Dubán Alberto Ramírez Rodríguez is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
14.   Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Zapata
    Argiro Alberto Zapata Franco is a retied male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:199419961997...
    
    
15.   Héctor Palacio
    Héctor Palacio
    Héctor Ivan Palacio Montoya, born 12 May 1969 in Envigado, is a former professional Colombian cyclist.During the 1992 Olympic Games, Palacio represented Colombia in the individual road race, where he ended 52nd.-References:...
    
    
16.   Elder Herrera
    Elder Herrera
    Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....
    
    
17.   Javier "El Milagroso" Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata
    Javier de Jesús Zapata Villada is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1993 to 2004...
    
    
18.   Germán Ospina
    Germán Ospina
    Germán Alirio Ospina Castro is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1996 to 1997.-Career:19951996...
    
    

Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia

21.   Israel Ochoa
    Israel Ochoa
    Israel Antonio Ochoa Plazas is a retired male professional racing cyclist from Colombia, who was nicknamed El Rápido during his career.-Career:1993199419951996...
    
    
22.   Elkin Barrera
    Elkin Barrera
    Elkin Gilberto Barrera Chapparo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1995 to 2000.-Career:1995...
    
    
23.   Fabio Rodríguez
24.   Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria
    Miguel Ángel Sanabria Acevedo was a male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
25.   Armando Moreno
26.   Jairo Torres
27.   Giovanny Huertas
28.   Víctor Becerra

Manzana Postobón A

31.   Luis Alberto González
    Luis Alberto González
    Luis Alberto González Gallego is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1987 to 1996.-Career:1987198819891992...
    
    
32.   Luis Edgar Sepúlveda
33.   Luis Alberto Camargo
34.   Raúl Montaña
    Raúl Montaña
    Raúl Alexander Montaña Herrera is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1994.-Career:199219931995...
    
    
35.   Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano
    Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist.-Career:19901991199319941996Álvaro Lozano Moncada is a Colombian road racing cyclist....
    
    
36.   Efraím Rico
    Efraím Rico
    Efraím Rico Lizarazo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1990 to 1998...
    
    
37.   Nélson Rodríguez
38.   Ruber Marín
    Ruber Marín
    Ruber Alveiro Marín Valencia is a Colombian cyclist who competed in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.-References:*...
    
    
39.   Julio Ernesto Bernal
    Julio Ernesto Bernal
    Julio Ernesto Bernal González is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional rider from 1994 to 2002.-Career:1991199219931994199619971998199920002001-References:...
    
    
40.   José Luis Vanegas

Pony Malta de Bavaria–Avianca A

41.   Félix Cárdenas
    Félix Cárdenas
    Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise.-Palmarès:*1996...
    
    
42.   Ricardo Mesa
43.   Diego Garavito
44.   Héctor Chiles
45.   Ismael Sarmiento
    Ismael Sarmiento
    José Ismael Sarmiento Riaño is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Pocholo" during his career.-Career:199519961998...
    
    
46.   Jairo Hernández
    Jairo Hernández (cyclist)
    Jairo de Jesús Hernández Montoya is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19901993...
    
    

Todos por Boyacá

51.   Jair Bernal
    Jair Bernal
    Jair Humberto Bernal Sepúlveda is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19891992...
    
    
52.   José Ibáñez
    José Ibáñez
    José Audelio Ibáñez is a retired racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1997 to 1998. He was nicknamed "El Barón Gallero" during his career.-Career:19922006-References:...
    
    
53.   José Castañeda
54.   Joselín Saavedra
55.   José Florencio Franco
56.   Miguel Ángel Niño
    Miguel Ángel Niño
    Miguel Ángel Niño Corredor is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19961997...
    
    
57.   Humberto Estupiñan
58.   Luis Alfredo López
    Luis Alfredo López (cyclist)
    Luis Alfredo López Pedraza is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995-References:...
    
    
59.   Jairo Camargo
60.   Víctor Hugo García

Diario Deportivo–Centro Botánico El Polén

61.   Oscar León
    Oscar León
    Oscar León Navas is a professional Colombian boxer in the Light Welterweight division. He's the former WBA Latino and IBA Featherweight champion.-WBA Featherweight Championship:...
    
    
62.   Armando Ospina
63.   Eduardo Guerrero
64.   Raúl Saavedra
65.   Adolfo Rico
66.   Humberto Hernández
    Humberto Hernández (cyclist)
    Humberto de Jesús Hernández Caro is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who was nicknamed El Erizo during his career.-Career:1997-References:*...
    
    
67.   Luis Fernando Bonilla

Estrellas–Aguardiente Néctar ELC

71.   José A. Rodríguez
72.   Jorge Enrique Pineda
73.   Henry Castro
74.   William Rodríguez
    William Rodriguez
    William Rodríguez was a janitor at the North Tower of the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks and was in the basement of the North Tower when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the building. After the attacks he received several awards for heroism for helping in the...
    
    
75.   Juan Carlos Fonseca
76.   Carlos A. Díaz
77.   Jairo Vega

Municipal de Itagüí

81.   Luis Eduardo Acevedo
82.   John Restrepo
83.   Otoniel Soto
84.   Nélson Pérez
85.   César Álzate
86.   Francisco Rojas
87.   William Valencia

Pony Malta-Kelme B

91.   Federico Muñoz
    Federico Muñoz
    Federico Muñoz Fernández is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who was a professional from 1988 to 2004.-Career:1993...
    
    
92.   Santiago Botero
    Santiago Botero
    Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España...
    
    
93.   Olmedo Capacho
94.   Gerardo Buenahora
95.   Óscar René Jurado
96.   Javier Anaya

Lotería de Medellín-Aguardiente Antioqueño

101.   Jaime Alberto Bolívar
102.   Hernán Darío Muñoz
     Hernán Darío Muñoz
     Hernán Darío Muñoz Giraldo is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:1997...
     
     
103.   Hernán Osorio
104.   Francisco Orozco
105.   Ramón Fernando García
     Ramón Fernando García
     Ramón Fernando García is a retired male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19961999-References:...
     
     
106.   Leonardo Cardona
     Leonardo Cardona
     Leonardo Jesús Cardona Palacio is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1995.-Career:19951997-References:...
     
     

Agua Natural Glacial

111.   Luciano Bonilla
112.   Edward Ruiz
113.   Urbelino Mesa
     Urbelino Mesa
     Urbelino Mesa Estepa is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He is the older brother of Ubaldo Mesa.-Career:19972000...
     
     
114.   Jairo Pérez
     Jairo Pérez
     Jairo Pérez Suárez is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzate, Arles Castro and Juan Pablo Forero in the Men's Track Team Pursuit...
     
     
115.   Carlos Humberto Cabrera
     Carlos Humberto Cabrera
     Carlos Humberto Cabrera Polo is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:199419951996-References:*...
     
     
116.   Henry Alfonso Pérez
117.   Víctor Niño
     Victor Niño Corredor
     Victor Niño Corredor is a Colombian professional racing cyclist. He was nicknamed "La Chicharra" during his career.-Career highlights:2001...
     
     

Manzana Postobón B

121.   Óscar Giraldo
122.   Gregorio Ladino
     Gregorio Ladino
     Gregorio Ladino Vega is a male road cyclist from Colombia, who became a professional rider in 1996.-Career:19951997...
     
     
123.   Alexis Rojas
     Alexis Rojas
     José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995José Alexis Rojas Díaz is a retired male road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1995...
     
     
124.   Ubaldo Mesa
     Ubaldo Mesa
     Ubaldo Mesa Estepa was a male professional road cyclist from Colombia. He was the younger brother of Urbelino Mesa....
     
     
125.   Luis Germán Cárdenas
126.   César Grajales

Pony Malta de Bavaria–Avianca B

131.   Hébert Gutiérrez
132.   Raúl Gómez Suárez
133.   Juan Javier Castillo
134.   José Daniel Bernal
     José Daniel Bernal
     José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921997José Daniel Bernal García is a male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1992...
     
     
135.   Carlos Silva
     Carlos Silva (cyclist)
     Carlos Alberto Silva Silva is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:1996200120022003-References:...
     
     
136.   Carlos Andrés Osorio

Cicloases

141.   Nélson Huérfano
142.   Celso González
143.   Gamaliel Parra
144.   Juan Antonio Barrero
145.   Miller Ñañez
146.   Henry Pineda
147.   Luis Ernesto Cely