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By Barry Boyce, CyclingRevealed Historian |
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Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
March 17, 2018 |
Milan-San Remo |
Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) |
294 km |
April 1, 2018 |
Tour of Flanders |
Niki Terpstra (Ned) |
Antwerp-Oudenaarde 265 km |
April 8, 2018 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Peter Sagan (Svk) |
257 km |
April 22, 2018 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Bob Jungels (Lux) |
Liege-Ans 258.5 km |
May 4-27, 2018 |
Giro d'Italia |
Chris Froome (GBr) |
21 Stages,
3,571.9 km |
July 7-29, 2018 |
Tour de France |
Geraint Thomas (GBr) |
21 Stages,
3,350.5 km |
August 25-September 16, 2018 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Simon Yates (GBr) |
21 Stages,
3,266.1 km |
September 30, 2018 |
World
Championships |
Alejandro Valverde (Spa) |
Innsbruck, Aut 258 km |
October 13, 2018 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) |
Bergamo-Como,
241 km |
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January 1 - California becomes largest US state to legalize cannabis for recreational use.
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January 2 - US senator Al Franken resigned his congressional seat after allegations of sexual misconduct were made against him.
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January 7 - Snow fell in the Sahara Desert, 15 inches were reported in nearby Aïn Séfra, Algeria.
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January 24 - Former US Olympic team doctor Larry Nassar was found guilty of molesting over 150 girls and sentenced to up to 175 years in prison.
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April 26 - Comedian Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in Pennsylvania.
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May 4 - California overtakes Great Britain to become the world’s fifth largest economy.
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May 14 - United States moved its Israeli embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
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May 19 - American actress Meghan Markle married Prince Harry at a ceremony in Windsor Castle, making her a member of the British Royal family.
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June 18 - US President Trump ordered US military to set up sixth branch of the military - the Space Force.
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September 16 - Cycling land speed record broken for men and women by Denise Mueller-Korenek rode a bicycle 183.932 mph (296.010 km/h) at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah.
Notable Deaths -
Roger Bannister (1929-2018) English athlete who was the first to run a sub 4-minute mile (3:59.4 at Iffley Road Track, Oxford 1954). He died of Parkinson's disease at 88.
Billy Graham (1918-2018) American Baptist evangelist described as 1 of the 20th century's most influential Christian leaders. He died at 99.
Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author (Black Holes & Baby Universes), died at 76.
Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) American singer/songwriter known as "The Queen of Soul", her songs included "Respect", "Think", and "Chain of Fools", died of pancreatic cancer at 76.
George H. W. Bush (1924-2018) 41st US President (1989-93) and 43rd US Vice President (1981-89), died at 94.
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