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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 15, 1986 |
Milan-San Remo |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
294 km |
| April 6, 1986 |
Tour of Flanders |
Adri Van der Poel (Bel) |
275 km |
April 13, 1986 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Sean Kelly (Ire) |
268 km |
| April 20, 1986 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
252 km |
| April 22-May 13, 1986 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Alvaro Pino (Spa) |
21 Stages,
3,667 km |
| May 12-June 2, 1986 |
Giro d'Italia |
Roberto Visentini (Ita) |
22 Stages
3,858 km |
| July 4-July 27, 1986 |
Tour de France |
Greg LeMond (USA) |
23 Stages
4,092 km |
| September 6, 1986 |
World
Championships |
Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
Colorado Sp, USA 261 km |
October 18, 1986 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
Como-Milan,
262 km |
• Chunnel - After several false starts and a century of planning, Great Britain and France announced the final plan to construct a tunnel under the English Channel (see 1994 for completion).
• Space Race - January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded during takeoff. The disaster was witnessed on live national television.
• Chernobyl Disaster - April 1986, the Chernobyl-4 nuclear power plant suffered a core meltdown. Design flaws in the plant and human, procedural errors caused the nuclear disaster.
Notable Deaths - Georgia O'Keefe, 1887-1987, abstract artist noted for her flowers, skull and bones of the desert, and her vision of the American southwest.
Jacques Plante, 1929-1986, Canadian goaltender who led the Montreal Canadians to 6 of hockey's coveted Stanley Cups .
* Giro d'Italia / World Road Race Champion: Alfredo Binda (Ita), 1902-1986, an Italian “Campionissimo”. He won the Giro five time in 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1933. He was a three time World Champion in 1927, 1930, and 1932.
* World Road Race Champion: Hans Knecht (Sui), 1913-1986, the World Champion in 1946.
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