British cyclist Tommy Simpson on the 8th stage of the Tour de France,... News Photo Getty Images


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The four British riders in the Tour paid tribute to Tommy Simpson, 42 years after he perished on the climb up to Mont Ventoux.. David Millar leads tributes at spot where cyclist died in 1967


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Tommy Simpson was the first British cyclist to wear the famous yellow jersey and also sported the illustrious rainbow bands as winner of the Road World Championships. Yet he will forever be.


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Man City In 1965, British cycling found their first world road-race champion in the form of Tommy Simpson.


Tom Simpson 19371967 A life in pictures Cycling Weekly

Tom Simpson (born 1937-11-30 in Haswell, passed away 1967-07-13) was a former professional road racing cyclist from Great Britain, active between 1959 and 1967. His best results are winning World Championships ME - Road Race and winning Milano-Sanremo.


Sports Personality 1965 cyclist Tommy Simpson BBC Sport

Tommy Simpson lived in Harworth and today the cycling world will remember the star on the 50th anniversary of his tragic death.. In his eighth year as a pro-cyclist, Simpson, 29, was keen to.


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Tom Simpson, born in 1937, was an English road racing cyclist whose successful career was cut tragically short by his death on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France. Simpson became the first Briton to wear the yellow jersey as leader of the 1962 Tour de France, finishing sixth overall.


Tom Simpson was the first British rider to ever lead the Tour de France, the worldโ€™s greatest

Tommy Simpson, a skilled English cyclist noted for his drive and fighter's mindset who rides for the illustrious Peugeot-Michelin team, is one of them. Nobody could have predicted that this day would go down in cycling history as one of the darkest.


British cyclist Tommy Simpson on the 8th stage of the Tour de France,... News Photo Getty Images

Born on November 30, 1937 in Haswell, County Durham, Simpson forged a short but prolific cycling career which included winning the 1965 Road Race World Championship and being the first British.


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The most famous cyclists who died from a heart attack is English rider, Tommy Simpson. The 29-year-old Tommy Simpson perished on the slopes of Mont Ventoux in 1967. The post-mortem on.


British cyclist Tommy Simpson wearing the rainbow jersey of the World... News Photo Getty Images

Tommy Simpson, the British cyclist, died early this evening after collapsing during a mountain stage of the Tour de France in intense heat this afternoon, on the ascent of Mont Ventoux, a.


Tom Simpson the legendary cyclist who won the UCI Road World Championships back in 1965. Vintage

Tom Simpson (30 November 1937 - 13 July 1967) was a British professional cyclist, one of Britain's most successful of all time. [1] At the time of the 1967 Tour de France, he was the undisputed leader of the British team. In the 13th stage of that race, he collapsed and died during the ascent of Mont Ventoux .


Tom Simpson tragically died 50 years (1967) ago on the slopes of Mont Ventoux aged 29 Tour de

Tommy Simpson was the first British cyclist to wear the famous yellow jersey and also sported the illustrious rainbow bands as winner of the Road World Championships. Yet he will forever be.


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Tommy Simpson lived in Harworth and today the cycling world will remember the star on the 49th anniversary of his tragic death. It was on July 13, 1967, that he succumbed to blazing heat on Mont.


Tom Simpson 19371967 A life in pictures Cycling Weekly

"A la memoire de Tom Simpson," reads the inscription on the smooth marble outline of a racing cyclist - a good likeness of Simpson, with the familiar hook nose and hunched shoulders..


Tommy Simpson British cyclist competing in a Tour de France. He died... News Photo Getty Images

TOM Simpson was Britain's first road cycling world champion, a rider whose success earned him the Sports Personality of the Year award - before it all ended in tragedy and controversy. With.


Tom Simpson An 80 page Picture Tribute to Britain's Greatest Ever Road Cycling Champion

Tommy Simpson was the first British person to make his mark in the world of European cycling and became known as a sporting "giant". But for some, the way he died has tarnished his name and.