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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 17, 1984 |
Milan-San Remo |
Franceco Moser (Ita) |
294 km |
| April 1, 1984 |
Tour of Flanders |
Johan Lammerts (Hol) |
268 km |
| April 8, 1984 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
265 km |
| April 15, 1984 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
246 km |
| April 17-May 6, 1984 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Eric Caritoux (Fra) |
19 Stages,
3,594 km |
| May 17-June 10, 1984 |
Giro d'Italia |
Franceco Moser (Ita) |
22 Stages,
3,784 km (adjusted) |
| June 29-July 22, 1984 |
Tour de France |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
23 Stages,
4,021 km |
| September 2, 1984 |
World
Championships |
Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
Barcelona, Spain 255.6 km |
October 13, 1984 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
Milan-Como,
251 km |
• “Where's the Beef?”- Clara Peller was featured in a successful advertising campaign for Wendy's fast food restaurant.
• France - USA cyclist Mariane Martin won the first Tour de France for women.
• Brighton Bombing - an Irish Rep. Army (IRA) bomb at the Grand Hotel in the English seaport resort of Brighton killed Sir Anthony Berry , a conservative, British politician and Member of Parliament. The blast came during a Conservative Party convention. Three others were killed in the blast and a fifth person died of injuries a month later.
• Summer Olympic Games - Los Angeles, California hosted the 23 rd Olympiad.
Notable Deaths -
* Vuelta a Espana Champion: Emilio Rodriguez (Spa), 1923-1984, the Vuelta Champion in 1950.
Johnny Weismuller, 1904-1984, American champion swimmer and actor, known for his role as Tarzan, died of a pulmonary edema. (See L'Equipe Sports Figure of the Decade 1920's).
1983
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