The 1996 UCI Road World Cup was the eighth edition of the UCI Road World Cup.

It was won by Belgian classics specialist Johan Museeuw of the Mapei–GB team.

In the general classification table the jersey identify the leader after the race.

*Maximilan Sciandri had 10 points removed by penalty for not attending the final ceremony[19] Source:[28] Points are awarded to the top 12 classified riders.

The points are awarded for every race using the following system: *Maximilan Sciandri had 10 points removed by penalty[19] Fabiano Fontanelli gained 54 points but was out of top 20 for penalties or for competing in not enough races