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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1964 |
Milan-San Remo |
Tom Simpson (GBr) |
288 km |
| April 5, 1964 |
Tour of Flanders |
Rudi Altig (Ger) |
236 km |
| April 19, 1964 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Peter Post (Hol) |
265 km |
| May 3, 1964 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Willy Bocklandt (Bel) |
245 km |
| April 30-May 16, 1964 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
17 Stages,
2,869 km |
| May 16-June 7, 1964 |
Giro d'Italia |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
22 Stages
4,119 km |
| June 22-July 14, 1964 |
Tour de France |
Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
22 Stages
4,504 km |
| September 6, 1964 |
World
Championships |
Jan Janssen (Hol) |
Sallanches, France 290 km |
October 17, 1964 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Gianni Motta (Ita) |
Milan-Como,
266 km |
• USA - The US establishes a link between smoking and lung cancer. In 1964, the US Government issued its first statement about the adverse effects of smoking. Surgeon General Luther Terry reported, “Smoking may be hazardous for one's heath” .
• Space - NASA launched Range 6 on a mission to carry TV cameras to the moon before it crashed on the surface.
• TV - the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show .
• England - Plans to build the “Chunnel” (a tunnel under the English channel) was given the green light.
Notable Deaths - Gracie Allen, 1902-1964, a great comedienne of movies, a star of radio and early television. She joined husband George Burns as the scatterbrained half of the comedy team “Burns and Allen.” They ended every show with “Say ‘good night' Gracie.”
* Tour de France Champion: Firmin Lambot (Bel), 1886-1964, 2 time Tour de France champion 1919 and 1922. He is the oldest TdF champion on record.
* Giro d'Italia / Tour de France Champion: Hugo Kobler (Sui), 1925-1964, Tour de France champion in 1951, Giro d'Italia champion in 1950, he died of injuries received in a mysterious car accident.
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