The 1996 Tour du Haut Var was the 28th edition of the

Tour du Haut Var The Tour du Haut Var ( en, Tour of the Haut Var) is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Var department region in the south of France. Until 2008 it was run as a one-day race, part of the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race transformed ...

cycle race and was held on 24 February 1996. The race started in

Draguignan Draguignan (; oc, Draguinhan) is a commune in the Var department in the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (formerly Provence), southeastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department and self-proclaimed "capital of Ar ...

and finished in

Fréjus Fréjus (; ) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 54,458. It neighbours Saint-Raphaël, effectively forming one urban agglomeration. The north of ...

. The race was won by

Bruno Boscardin Bruno Boscardin (born 2 February 1970 in Le Grand-Saconnex) is a former Swiss racing cyclist. He held an Italian citizenship, and was naturalized as Swiss in 1997. Major results ;1994 :1st stage 1 Hofbrau Cup ;1996 :1st Tour du Haut Var :1st stag ...

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