The 1996 Intercontinental Final was the eighteenth running of the

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and was the second last qualifying stage for

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riders to qualify for the

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series. The Final was run on 28 July at the Holsted Speedway Center in Holsted, DenmarkSpeedway World Championship History - 1996
/ref> The Intercontinental Final saw a unique situation where 13 of the riders had come from the Scandinavian Final, five more than originally planned. This came about because of the

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's controversial post-meeting decision to disqualify all bar three riders ( Ryan Sullivan, Kelvin Tatum and Mark Lemon) from the Overseas Final in Coventry, England, for not starting the meeting on flat tyres. Italian rider

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would be added to the Intercontinental Final line up as an injury replacement for Mark Lemon, making him the first and only "Continental" rider to ever race in the Intercontinental Final. He scored 1 point from his 5 rides.

Intercontinental Final

* 28 July * Holsted, Holsted Speedway Center * Top 2 to

* Riders 3–7 plus 1 reserve to GP Challenge

References

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