The men's individual road race at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, was held on July 31, 1996.

Max Sciandri similarly matched Great Britain's best result: a bronze, as in 1896 and 1956.

Miguel Induráin of Spain was the most prominent cyclist competing, but his skills were far more suited to the time trial—in which he would take gold three days later.

[2] Albania, Armenia, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Oman, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their debut in the men's individual road race.

A second group of three formed as well, this time with the home-nation cyclist Andreu winning the sprint for fourth place.