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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 26, 1933 |
Milan-San Remo |
Learco Guerra (Ita) |
281.5 km |
| April 2, 1933 |
Tour of Flanders |
Alfons Schepers (Bel) |
227 km |
| April 16, 1933 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Sylvere Maes (Bel) |
255 km |
| May 25, 1933 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Francois Gardier (Bel) |
213 km |
| June 9-28, 1933 |
Giro d'Italia |
Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
17 Stages
3,343 km |
| June 26-July 23, 1933 |
Tour
de France |
Georges Speicher (Fra) |
23 Stages,
4,395 km
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| August 14, 1933 |
World
Championships |
Georges Speicher (Fra) |
Monthlery,
France 250 km |
| October 15, 1933 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Domenico Piemontesi (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
230.2 km |
• Tour de France Innovation - the organizers of the TdF establish the first “Best Climber Prize” . Spaniard Vicente Trueba won the first prize.
• Germany - 1933, the infamous Adolf Hitler became Chancellor of Germany and officially started one of the worst eras in world history.
• USA - Economic woes continue as the United States experiences the worst year of the “ Great Depression ”.
• Prohibition Ends - The ratification of the 21 st amendment to the US Constitution repealed the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
• France - The first lottery in France was drawn. A barber from Tarascon won 5 million French Franc prize. The winning number was 18414.
• Hollywood - the movie King Kong was released.
Notable Deaths - Calvin Coolidge, 1872-1933, 30th President of the USA, he was a lawyer from Northampton, Massachusetts. Coolidge became President August 3, 1923 after the death of sitting President Warren Harding. He died at home in Northampton of a coronary blood clot January 5, 1933.
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