1996 Giro d'Italia
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The 1996 Giro d'Italia was the 79th edition of the Giro. It began on May 18 with a mass-start stage that began and ended in the Greek capital Athens. The race came to a close on June 9 with a mass-start stage that ended in the Italian city of Milan. Eighteen teams entered the race that was won by the Russian Pavel Tonkov of the Panaria–Vinavil team. Second and third were the Italian rider Enrico Zaina and Spanish rider Abraham Olano.
Athens hosted the start and finish of the first stage, while the race stayed in Greece for another two days before transferring into Italy.
Pascal Hervé (pictured in 2000) gained enough time during the event's sixth stage to take the race lead, although he lost it following the next stage.
Mario Cipollini (pictured at the 1997 Paris–Nice) won the most stages at the race, with four.
Pavel Tonkov (pictured in 2005) won a single stage en route to his overall victory.
Carrera (cycling team)
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Carrera was an Italian-based road bicycle racing team active from 1984 to 1996, named after sponsoring Italian jeans manufacturer Carrera. The team was successful in the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France with three overall wins and several wins in the Points classification and Mountain Classifications.
Stephen Roche riding for Carrera Jeans–Vagabond at the 1987 Giro d'Italia, a race he won