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In the 1968 Tour de France, there was a special prize given in his honour, the Souvenir Tom Simpson, a sprint on stage 15 in the small town of Mirepoix, won by the soloing Roger Pingeon. Winner of the race Jan Janssen said of him, "Occasionally Tommy could be annoying.
Jul 13, 2017 · Tom Simpson became the first British rider to win Paris-Nice in 1967, and was the only Brit to have done so until Bradley Wiggins's victory in his golden season in 2012. It was later in the 1967 ...
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The Souvenir Henri Desgrange was given in honour of Tour founder Henri Desgrange to the first rider to pass the summit of the Col des Aravis on stage 19. This prize was won by Barry Hoban. There was also the Souvenir Tom Simpson, given in honour of Tom Simpson, who died during the 1967 Tour.
published 13 July 2007. Today it is 40 years since Britain?s only world pro road race champion, Tom Simpson, died on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France. People say they can ...
Jul 13, 2013 · Tom Simpson. Born in Haswell, County Durham, on 30 November 1937, later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. He began road cycling as a teenager before picking up track cycling, specializing in the pursuit discipline. On the track, he won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 Commonwealth Games.
Jul 13, 2017 · On Thursday July 13, 1967, British cyclist Tom Simpson died near the top Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France. 50 years on, his life will be remembered by lots of people in lots of different ways.
Jul 27, 2010 · With comment from leading cycling writers, Death on the Mountain tells how Tom Simpson became the first British rider to wear the coveted Yellow Jersey of the Tour de France, became road race ...
