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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 21, 1992 |
Milan-San Remo |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
294 km |
| April 5, 1992 |
Tour of Flanders |
Jacky Durand (Fra) |
260 km |
| April 13, 1992 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Marc Madiot (Fra) |
268 km |
| April 19, 1992 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
262 km |
| April 27-May 17, 1992 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
21 Stages,
3,395 km |
| May 24-June 14, 1992 |
Giro d'Italia |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
21 Stages,
3,843 km |
| July 4-July 26, 1992 |
Tour de France |
Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
21 Stages,
3,979 km |
| September 6, 1992 |
World
Championships |
Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
Benidorm, Spain 261.6 km |
October 17, 1992 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Tony Rominger (Sui) |
Monza-Monza,
241 km |
• Great Britain - Prince Charles and Princess Diana separate after the slow disintegration of their 11-year Fairy Tale Marriage.
• Olympic Games - 1992, Barcelona, Spain, professional athletes are allowed to compete for the first time in the modern Olympic Games.
• USA - William Clinton defeated incumbent President George H. W. Bush and independent candidate H. Ross Perot in the Presidential elections.
Notable Deaths -
* World Road Race Champion: Jean Aerts (Bel), 1907-1992, the World Champion in 1935.
* Giro d'Italia Champion: Luigi Marchisio (Ita), 1909-1992, the Giro Champion in 1930.
Alex Haley, 1925-1992, award winning Afro-American author, best known for the book “Roots: the Saga of an American Family.”
1991
1993
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