The 1964 Milan–San Remo

cycling race Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling sports in ...

took place on March 19, 1964, and was won by Peugeot–BP–Englebert's Tom Simpson, becoming the first British winner. It was the 55th edition of the

Milan–San Remo Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...

"monument" classic race. Simpson set a record pace for the event at 43.420 km/h.

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