The 1996 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Montreuil, France from 3-4 February 1996.[1] This was the first year that the under-23 race was held.
| Men's elite race | 56' 12" | + 0:00 | + 0:00 | ||||
| Men's under-23 race | 46' 57" | + 0:00 | + 0:04 | ||||
| Men's junior race | 40' 55" | + 0:59 | + 0:59 |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrie van der Poel | 56' 12" | ||
| 2 | Daniele Pontoni | + 0:00 | ||
| 3 | Luca Bramati | + 0:00 | ||
| 4 | Henrik Djernis | + 0:09 | ||
| 5 | Erwin Vervecken | + 0:09 | ||
| 6 | Emmanuel Magnien | + 0:09 | ||
| 7 | Dieter Runkel | + 0:21 | ||
| 8 | Richard Groenendaal | + 0:21 | ||
| 9 | Jérôme Chiotti | + 0:39 | ||
| 10 | Beat Wabel | + 0:59 |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Martinez | 46' 57" | ||
| 2 | Patrick Blum | + 0:00 | ||
| 3 | Zdeněk Mlynář | + 0:04 | ||
| 4 | Maarten Nijland | + 0:04 | ||
| 5 | Kamil Ausbuher | + 0:14 | ||
| 6 | David Süssemilch | + 0:14 | ||
| 7 | Dario David Cioni | + 0:14 | ||
| 8 | Beat Blum | + 0:14 | ||
| 9 | Christophe Morel | + 0:19 | ||
| 10 | Guillaume Benoist | + 0:25 |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Peter | 40' 55" | ||
| 2 | Gaizka Lejarreta | + 0:59 | ||
| 3 | Grégory Lapalud | + 0:59 | ||
| 4 | Peter Frei | + 0:59 | ||
| 5 | David Derepas | + 0:59 | ||
| 6 | John Gadret | + 0:59 | ||
| 7 | Christian Trafelet | + 0:59 | ||
| 8 | Bart Wellens | + 1:23 | ||
| 9 | Matthias Kern | + 1:36 | ||
| 10 | David Tický | + 1:36 |