International Peace Tour 1996
The 49th International Peace Tour (Course de la paix) was a cycling race that was held from May 5th to 14th, 1996.
The 49th edition of the International Peace Tour consisted of 11 individual stages and led over a total length of 1404 km from Brno via Trencin and Żywiec to Leipzig . The team winner was the Deutsche Telekom team . The best climber was Jaroslav Bílek from the Czech Republic .
Professional teams also take part; with Bjarne Riis also a Tour de France driver.
A total of 108 drivers were at the start. Participants were:
Teams:
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Deutsche Telekom
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HUSQVARNA ZVVZ
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Mroz
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LADA CSKA SAMARA
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IPSO ASFRA
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TICO
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WELSH CYCLING UNION
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TEAM GERMANY CENTER
Nations:
Details
| Result | ||||
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| First | Steffen Wesemann | ø 38.0 km / h | Telecom ( ) |
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| Second | Michael Andersson | Telecom ( ) |
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| Third | Sergei Valeryevich Ivanov | LADA CSKA SAMARA ( ) |
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| stage | Start finish | Stage winner | Stage length |
Travel time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prolog | Individual time trial in Brno |
Thomas Liese |
8 kilometers | 9:44 |
| 1st stage | Brno - Zlín |
Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
141 km | 3:39:44 |
| 2nd stage | Zlín - Trenčín | Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
145 km | 3:46:56 |
| 3rd stage | Trenčín - Visalaje |
Michael Andersson Telecom ( ) |
191 km | 5:00:09 |
| 4th stage | Individual time trial in Frýdlant | Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
23 km | 29:10 |
| 5th stage | Frýdlant - Żywiec |
Jaczek Mickiewicz MROZ ( ) |
128 km | 3:11:28 |
| 6th stage | Żywiec - Ostrava | Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
164 km | 4:12:56 |
| 7th stage | Ostrava - Choceň |
František Trkal / HUS |
201 km | 5:33:50 |
| 8th stage | Choceň - Zlaté návrší |
Dainis Ozols |
185 km | 5:40:58 |
| 9th stage | Liberec - Cottbus | Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
163 km | 4:07:00 |
| 10th stage | Cottbus - Dessau | Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
204 km | 5:04:44 |
| 11th stage | Dessau - Leipzig | Steffen Wesemann Telecom ( ) |
163 km | 4:06:59 |
literature
- Friedensfahrt 1996, Verein Internationale Friedensfahrt e. V., Forst, 1996, 36 pages
Web links
- Peace ride
- Sport-complete
- History of the peace ride on cycling4fans.de