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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1946 |
Milan-San Remo |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
293 km |
| April 14, 1946 |
Tour of Flanders |
Rik van Steenbergen (Bel) |
242 km |
| April 21, 1946 |
Paris-Roubaix |
George Clues (Bel) |
246 km |
| May 5, 1946 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Prosper Depredomme
(Bel) |
205 km |
| May 7-30, 1946 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Dalmacio Langarica
(Spa) |
23 Stages,
3,816 km |
| June 15-July 7, 1946 |
Giro d'Italia |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
18 Stages,
3,039 km |
| Not Held |
Tour
de France |
x |
x |
| September 1, 1946 |
World
Championships |
Hans Knecht (Sui) |
Zurich, Switzerland 270 km |
| October 27, 1946 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
231.4 km |
• January 10 - The United Nations met for the first time.
• Tsunami - a 14-foot high wave struck Hilo, Hawaii killing 14 and injuring more than a thousand people.
• New York City - the Basketball Association of America (later became the NBA- National Basketball Association) was founded June 6, 1946.
• Nuremberg Trials - Sentanced to death for his war crimes, Nazi Herman Goring commits suicide in his cell hour before his scheduled execution.
Notable Deaths -
Arthur John Johnson, 1878-1946, better known as Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight-boxing champion.
1940-45
1947
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