| |
By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
|
| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 16, 1985 |
Milan-San Remo |
Hennie Kuiper (Hol) |
294 km |
| April 7, 1985 |
Tour of Flanders |
Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
271 km |
| April 14, 1985 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Marc Madiot (Fra) |
265 km |
| April 21, 1985 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
244 km |
| April 23-May 12, 1985 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
19 Stages,
3,475 km |
| May 16-June 9, 1985 |
Giro d'Italia |
Franceco Moser (Ita) |
22 Stages
3,998 km |
| June 28-July 21, 1985 |
Tour de France |
Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
23 Stages
4,113 km |
| September 1, 1985 |
World
Championships |
Joop Zoetemelk (Hol) |
Giavera Montello, Italy 265.5 km |
October 12, 1985 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
Como-Milan,
255 km |
• Great Britain - British Telecom announced the elimination of the famous Red Telephone Boxes .
• Heysel Stadium Disaster - the European Football (Soccer) Cup finals in a suburb of Brussels, Belgium was the site of a tragic clash between fans from Liverpool, England and Italy. During the clash a section of a concert wall collapsed killing 39 fans ( 1 Belgian and 38 Italians). As a result of the tragedy English football clubs were banned from competition in Europe for 6 years.
• Palestinian Terrorists - October 7, 1985 , the luxury ocean liner was hijacked by Palestinians. December 27, 1985 , Palestinians kill 20 people inside the airport in Vienna and Rome.
Notable Deaths - Rock Hudson, 1925-1985 , American actor died of AIDS.
Orsen Welles, 1915-1985 , award winning American movie director of classic films.
* Tour de France Champion: Nicolas Frantz, 1899-1985, He was a two-time Tour de France champion in 1927 and 1928.
* Vuelta a Espana Champion: Dalmacio Langarica (Spa), 1919-1985, the Vuelta Champion in 1946.
Return to the Timeline ToC
Return to the Race Snippets ToC |
|
