1996 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial
# 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" |
