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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1954 |
Milan-San Remo |
Rik van Steenbergen (Bel) |
282 km |
| April 4, 1954 |
Tour of Flanders |
Raymond Imanis (Bel)
|
255 km |
| April 11, 1954 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Raymond Imanis (Bel)
|
246 km |
| May 9, 1954 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Marcel Ernzer (Lux)
|
236 km |
| May 21-June 13, 1954 |
Giro d'Italia |
Carlo Clerici (Sui) |
22 Stages
4,337 km |
| July8-Aug 1, 1954 |
Tour de France |
Louison Bobet (Fra) |
23 Stages,
4,865 km |
| Not Held |
Vuelta a Espana |
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| August 21, 1954 |
World
Championships |
Louison Bobet (Fra) |
Sollingen, Germany 240 km |
| October 31, 1954 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
Milan-Milan,
222 km |
• Track & Field - The Mile Barrier : England's premier miler, Roger Bannister became the first to run a mile in under 4 minutes (3:59.4).
• January 21 - USS Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine was launched in Groton, Connecticut.
• Indochina - The battle of Dien Bien Phu lasted almost three months and was the final encounter between Viet Mihn and French forces. The battle ended the French involvement in the Indochina War.
• USA - The Supreme Court handed down decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education, ending segregation in schools.
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