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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 23, 1991 |
Milan-San Remo |
Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
294 km |
| April 7, 1991 |
Tour of Flanders |
Edwig Van Hooydonck (Bel) |
261 km |
| April 14, 1991 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Marc Madiot (Fra) |
266 km |
| April 21, 1991 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
267 km |
| April 29-May 19, 1991 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Melchior Mauri (Spa) |
21 Stages,
3,216 km |
| May 26-June 16, 1991 |
Giro d'Italia |
Franco Chioccioli (Ita) |
21 Stages,
3,715 km |
| July 6-July 28, 1991 |
Tour de France |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
22 Stages,
3,913 km |
| August 25, 1991 |
World
Championships |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Stuttgart, Germany 252.8 km |
October 19, 1991 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Monza-Monza,
243 km |
• Kuwait - February 1991, the USA engaged in “Operation Desert Storm.”
• Persian Gulf War - January 12, 1991, the US Congress voted to authorize military action against Iraq to force Sadam Hessein's army out of Kuwai. Jan. 16, Operation Desert Storm commences. Feb. 16, Kuwait is liberated, and a ceasefire is declared.
• Eastern Europe - July 1, 1991, at a meeting in Prague, the military alliance known as the Warsaw Pact was officially dissolved.
• Los Angeles - March 3, 1991, after a high-speed car chase and resistance to arrest, Rodney King is beaten by LA police officers. The beating was video taped by a passing observer and played repeatedly on national TV.
Notable Deaths -
Alger Hiss, 1904-1991, was a US lawyer and government official who was accused of espionage in 1948 by the House Committee on Un-American activity.
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