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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
March 24, 2001 |
Milan-San Remo |
Erik Zabel (Ger) |
287 km |
April 8, 2001 |
Tour of Flanders |
Gianluca Bortolami (Ita) |
Brugge-Meerbeke 269 km |
April 15, 2001 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Servais Knaven (Ned) |
254.5 km |
April 22, 2001 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Oscar Camenzine (Sui) |
Ans-Liege 258 km |
May 19-June 10, 2001 |
Giro d'Italia |
Gilberto Simoni (Ita) |
Prol-21 Stages,
3,577.1 km |
July7-29, 2001 |
Tour de France |
Lance Armstrong (USA) DQ'd |
Prol-20 Stages,
3,452.2 km |
Sept 8-30, 2001 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Angel Casero (Spa) |
21 Stages,
3,007.5 km |
October 14, 2001 |
World
Championships |
Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) |
Lisbon, Por 254.1 km |
October 22, 2001 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Danilo Di Luca (Ita) |
Varese-Bergamo,
256 km |
- January 9 - Apple Inc. announced iTunes at the "Macworld Expo" in San Francisco.
- January 27 - Oklahoma State University Basketball Team Plane Crashed, all team members and support staff, plus 10 individuals and crew members were killed.
- June 18 - Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a warning of Nuclear Arms Escalation. Russia would enhance its strategic nuclear arsenal with multiple warheads if the United States proceeds with constructing its own missile defense system.
- September 11 (9/11) - 19 terrorists from the Islamist extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial aircraft in a coordinated terrorist attack against the United States. The attacks resulted in over 3,000 fatalities from 93 different countries.
- October 14 - Michael Schumacher clinched his fourth FIA Formula One World Championship with a record-breaking margin of 58 points. His exceptional performance this season demonstrated his unparalleled skill and Ferrari's engineering prowess.
- December 22 - “Shoe bomber” Richard Reid, a British citizen and al Qaeda member, attempts to detonate bombs on a Paris to Miami flight.
- June 11 - The United States executes Timothy McVeigh for bombing a federal building in Oklahoma City.
- November 10 - China is admitted to the World Trade Organization.
Notable Deaths -
Dale Earnhardt, (1974-2001) a legendary NASCAR driver tragically died from injuries sustained during a catastrophic crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500.
Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker), (1924-2001) an iconic American actor best known for his groundbreaking role as Archie Bunker in the influential sitcom 'All in the Family'
* Vuelta a Espana Champion: Frans de Mulder (Bel), (1937-2001), died March 5. Vuelta a Espana 1960 Champion.
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