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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1948 |
Milan-San Remo |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
290.5 km |
| April 4, 1948 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Rik van Steenbergen (Bel) |
246 km |
| April 18, 1948 |
Tour of Flanders |
Briek Schotte (Bel) |
257 km |
| May 2, 1948 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Maurice Mollin (Bel) |
213 km |
| May 15-June 6, 1948 |
Giro d'Italia |
Fiorenzo Magni (Ita) |
19 Stages,
4,164 km |
| June 13-July 4, 1948 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Bernardo Ruiz (Spa) |
20 Stages,
4,008 km |
| June 30-July 25, 1948 |
Tour
de France |
Gino Bartali (Ita) |
21 Stages, 4,922 km |
| August 22, 1948 |
World
Championships |
Briek Schotte (Bel) |
Valkenburg, Holland 266.8 km |
| October 24, 1948 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
222 km |
• “Bikini” - Louis Reard introduced his two-piece bathing suit in Paris. The name came from the Pacific Ocean atoll where the USA tested the A-bomb. France was so shocked with the two-piece bathing suit they insisted on one-piece suits. On the French Riviera they complied by losing the tops.
• Pope Pius XII - The chapel of Madonna del Ghisallo became a shrine to cyclist when the Pope lite a candle and dedicated it to cyclists. The chapel is a museum of historic jerseys and famous bicycles.
• TV - June 29, 1948, Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town premiers on CBS. September, Milton Berle stars in Texaco Star Theater on NBC.
• USA - Harry S. Truman defeats heavily favored Thomas E. Dewey in the Presidential election.
Notable Deaths -
Mohandas Gandhi, 1869-1948, was an advocate of a pacifist means of revolution. He helped India gain independence from Great Britain.
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