___Bike Racing Timeline
 
  Timeline: 1931  
   
 
By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian
  
Date Race Winner Distance
22-March-1931 Milan-San Remo Alfredo Binda (Ita) 286 km
22-March-1931 Tour of Flanders Romain Gyssels (Bel) 227 km
5-April-1931 Paris-Roubaix Gaston Rebry (Bel) 255 km
10-31 May 1931 Giro d'Italia Francesco Camusso (Ita) 12 Stages
3,012 km
9- June-1931 Liege-Bastogne-Liege Alfons Schepers (Bel) 213 km
30Jun-26Jul 1931 Tour de France Antonin Magne (Fra) 24 Stages,
5,095 km
26-August-1931 World Championships Learco Guerra (Ita) Kobenhaven, Denmark 172km
25-October-1931 Giro di Lombardia Alfredo Binda (Ita) Milan-Milan, 234 km

•  USA - The patriotic song, based on the Francis Scott Key poem, the Star Spangled Banner was adopted as the National anthem.

•  Spain - Dictatorial rule (1923-1931) came to an end with the establishment of 2nd Spanish Republic.

•  San Francisco, USA - California gets government approval for the construction of the Bay Bridge, which will connect San Francisco and Oakland.

•  Ethiopia - Haile Selassie became the Emperor of Ethiopia (then Abyssinia).

Notable Deaths - Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, the "Wizard of Menlo Park" died October 18. He was one of the greatest American inventors of all times, winning over 1,000 patents. His best-known inventions were: the record player, incandescent light bulb and motion picture camera.

 

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