# 1996 Clásico RCN

The 36th edition of the Clásico RCN was held from Saturday March 16 to Monday March 25, 1996, in Colombia.

## Stages
### 1996-03-16: Urena — Cúcuta (8 km)

| Place | Prologue | Prologue | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | 07.30 | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | 07.30 |
| 2. | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.13 | Raúl Montaña (COL) | +0.13 |
| 3. | Henry Cárdenas (COL) | +0.13 | Henry Cárdenas (COL) | +0.13 |

### 1996-03-17: Cúcuta — Bucaramanga (210 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | ???? | Israel Ochoa (COL) | ???? |
| 2. | | | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.44 |
| 3. | | | José Castelblanco (COL) | +3.23 |

### 1996-03-18: Bucaramanga — Barbosa (210 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Henry Cárdenas (COL) | 06:10.16 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 12:02.48 |
| 2. | Ruber Marín (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.50 |
| 3. | Carlos Contreras (COL) | — | José Castelblanco (COL) | +3.29 |

### 1996-03-19: Barbosa — Leona en Tocancipa (170 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | 04:52.03 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 16:54.51 |
| 2. | Ruber Marín (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.50 |
| 3. | Ismael Sarmiento (COL) | — | José Castelblanco (COL) | +3.29 |

### 1996-03-20: Cajica — Zipaquirá (172 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | 04:36.38 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 21:31.49 |
| 2. | Félix Cárdenas (COL) | +0.20 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.50 |
| 3. | Carlos Contreras (COL) | — | José Castelblanco (COL) | +3.29 |

### 1996-03-21: Mosquera — Ibagué (185 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Julio Ernesto Bernal (COL) | 04:32.18 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 26:06.04 |
| 2. | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.04 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.20 |
| 3. | Ramón García (COL) | +0.16 | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +4.05 |

### 1996-03-22: Ibagué — Buga (207.9 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jair Bernal (COL) | 05:22.50 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 31:30.25 |
| 2. | Ruber Marín (COL) | +0.31 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.20 |
| 3. | Henry Cárdenas (COL) | — | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +4.05 |

### 1996-03-23: Buga — Pereira (208 km)

| Place | Stage 7 | Stage 7 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Carlos Alberto Silva (COL) | 05:39.01 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 37:14.43 |
| 2. | Alexis Rojas (COL) | — | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.20 |
| 3. | Héctor Castaño (COL) | — | Dubán Ramírez (COL) | +4.00 |

### 1996-03-24: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Alto de Las Palmas (206 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Chepe González (COL) | ??????? | Israel Ochoa (COL) | ??????? |

### 1996-03-25: Medellín — Santa Helena (16 km)

| Place | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jair Bernal (COL) | 00:39.20 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 44:07.20 |
| 2. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | +1.18 | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | +1.37 |
| 3. | Luis Alberto González (COL) | +1.38 | Jair Bernal (COL) | +1.54 |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia | 44:07:20 |
| 2. | Álvaro Lozano (COL) | Todos por Boyacá | + 1.37 |
| 3. | Jair Bernal (COL) | Todos por Boyacá | + 1.54 |
| 4. | Julio César Aguirre (COL) | Pony Malta-Avianca | + 2.38 |
| 5. | Celio Roncancio (COL) | Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia | + 3.27 |
| 6. | Álvaro Sierra (COL) | Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia | + 3.41 |
| 7. | Luis Alberto González (COL) | Manzana Postobón | + 4.43 |
| 8. | Germán Ospina (COL) | Orgullo Paisa | + 4.44 |
| 9. | Henry Cárdenas (COL) | Gaseosas Glacial-Selle Italia | + 4.53 |
| 10. | Héctor Palacio (COL) | Aguardiente Antioqueño-Loteria de Medellín | + 5.36 |