Debutants
Jan Ullrich is the youngest debutant in Tirreno-Adriatico in 1996. There are 21 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULLRICH Jan | Team Telekom | 22y + 102d |
| 2 | SAVOLDELLI Paolo | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 22y + 311d |
| 3 | CASERO Ángel Luis | Banesto | 23y + 168d |
| 4 | SERPELLINI Marco | Panaria - Vinavil | 23y + 212d |
| 5 | PROFETI Federico | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 23y + 262d |
| 6 | VAN BON Léon | Rabobank ProTeam | 24y + 45d |
| 7 | ARRIETA José Luis | Banesto | 24y + 272d |
| 8 | MICELI Nicola | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 24y + 290d |
| 9 | BELLI Wladimir | Panaria - Vinavil | 25y + 232d |
| 10 | DAVIDENKO Vassili | Roslotto-ZG Mobili | 25y + 362d |
| 11 | PIZIKS Arvis | Rabobank ProTeam | 26y + 183d |
| 12 | MELONI Filippo | Amore & Vita | 26y + 277d |
| 13 | DIETZ Bert | Team Telekom | 27y + 33d |
| 14 | NOÈ Andrea | Mapei-GB | 27y + 58d |
| 15 | PIANEGONDA Gianluca | Polti | 27y + 172d |
| 16 | DOTTI Fausto | Brescialat - Oyster | 27y + 280d |
| 17 | CONTE Biagio | Scrigno - Gaerne | 27y + 341d |
| 18 | TOMI Maurizio | AKI - Gipiemme - Safi | 28y + 70d |
| 19 | BARONTI Alessandro | Panaria - Vinavil | 28y + 283d |
| 20 | FRATTINI Francesco | Gewiss - Playbus | 29y + 55d |
| 21 | PALUAN Andrea | Cantina Tollo - CoBo | 30y + 25d |