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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1983 |
Milan-San Remo |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
294 km |
| April 3, 1983 |
Tour of Flanders |
Jan Raas (Hol) |
272 km |
| April 10, 1983 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Hennie Kupier (Hol) |
274 km |
| April 17, 1983 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Steven Rooks (Hol) |
244 km |
| April 19-May 8, 1983 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
19 Stages,
3,399 km |
| May 12-June 5, 1983 |
Giro d'Italia |
Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
22 Stages
3,922 km |
| July 1-July 24, 1983 |
Tour de France |
Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
22 Stages
3,859 km |
| September 4, 1983 |
World
Championships |
Greg LeMond (USA) |
Altenhein, Suisse 269.9 km |
October 15, 1983 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Brescia-Como,
253 km |
• Asia - Soviet military shot down Korean Airlines Flight 007 . The airplane was off course over the Kamchatka Peninsula in Soviet territory.
• Lebanon - US Marine Corp barrack was rocked by terrorist truck-bomb in Beirut, 241 were killed. The USA Embassy was bombed in Beirut, 40 people were killed.
• October 25, 1983 - the USA invaded the island of Granada.
• America's Cup - Australia won sailings highest honor for the first time in the 132-year history of the event.
Notable Deaths - Karen Carpenter, 1950-1983 , American singer died of heart failure due to Anorexia Nervosa .
James Hubert “Eubie” Blake, 1883-1983 , was a talented composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular songs. Blake died several days after his 100 th birthday. He said , “If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.”
* Tour de France Champion: Romain Maes, 1913-1983, He was Tour de France champion in 1935.
* Tour de France / World Road Race Champion: Louison Bobet, 1925-1983, three time champion of the Tour de France (1952, 1953, 1954), died at the age of 58. He was the World Champion in 1954.
* Tour de France / World Road Race Champion: Antonin Magne, 1904-1983, a two-time Tour de France champion in 1931 and 1934.
* Giro d'Italia Champion: Alfonso Calzolari (Ita), 1887-1983, the Giro Champion in 1914.
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