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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1961 |
Milan-San Remo |
Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
288 km |
| March 26, 1961 |
Tour of Flanders |
Tom Simpson (GBr) |
255 km |
| April 9, 1961 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
263 km |
| April 29-May 11, 1961 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Angelino Soler (Spa) |
16 Stages,
2,797 km |
| May 15, 1961 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
251 km |
| May 20-June 11, 1961 |
Giro d'Italia |
Arnaldo Pambianco (Ita) |
21 Stages
4,004 km |
| June 25-July 16, 1961 |
Tour de France |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
21 Stages
4,391 km |
| September 3, 1961 |
World
Championships |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
Berne, Suisse 285.3 km |
October 21, 1961 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Vito Taccone (Ita) |
Milan-Como,
253 km |
• Berlin - 1961, East Germany erected the Berlin Wall August 13, 1961.
• Cuba - The US government severed diplomatic ties with Cuba.
• Trivial Tidbit - 1961 was the last year where the date appeared the same up side down or right side up until 6119 .
• Space - Russian Yuri Gagarin became the first man go beyond the earths atmosphere. He orbited the earth in 108 minutes and returned safely to earth.
• Bay of Pigs - the US backed rebel invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba failed to overthrow communist dictator Fidel Castro.
• Baseball - Roger Maris broke Babe Ruth's home run record by hitting his 61st home run.
Notable Deaths - Gary Cooper , 1901-1961, a Hollywood film legend and great American hero, died from complications of cancer at home one week after his 60th birthday.
Ernest Hemingway, 1899-1961, Great American writer and adventurer, suffer from severe paranoia later in life. His torment ended on July 2, 1961, when he committed suicide.
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