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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed
Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March
13, 1921 |
Tour
of Flanders |
Rene
Vermandel (Bel) |
262
km |
| March
27, 1921 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Henri
Pelissier (Fra) |
263
km |
| April
3, 1921 |
Milan-San
Remo |
Constante
Girardengo (Ita) |
286.5
km |
| May
29, 1921 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Louis
Mottiat (Bel) |
209
km |
| May
25-Jun 12, 1921 |
Giro
d'Italia |
Giovanni
Brunero (Ita) |
10 Stages,
3,101 km |
| Jun
26-Jul 24, 1921 |
Tour
de France |
Leon
Scieur (Bel) |
15 Stages,
5,485 km |
| November
10, 1921 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Constante
Girardengo (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
261 km |
- March
30, 1921- Mongolia declared its independence
from China in 1921.
- USA-
Shoemaker Nicola Sacco and fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted of armed robbery and murder.
The Italian born
anarchists were executed in 1927. Their execution sparked
worldwide protests.
- China- 1921, the communist party was founded
in China.
- Russia- Famine struck Russia.
- Irish
Free State- In London,
December 6, 1921, British and Irish representatives signed
the “Irish Free State Treaty.” The
agreement separated 26 of Ireland’s 32 counties
from the United Kingdom. January 15, 1922, Michael
Collins became
the first Prime Minister.
Notable
Deaths-
Enrico Caruso, 1873-1921, the powerful range and natural beauty
of his voice made him one of the
greatest operatic tenors of all times.
1920
1922
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