Put Me Back on My Bike
In Search of Tom Simpson
by William Fotheringham
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appears in Cycling, Sports, and Nonfiction.
Tommy Simpson was an Olympic medallist, world champion and the first Briton to wear the fabled yellow jersey of the Tour de France. He died a tragic early death on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour. A man of contradictions, Simpson was one of the first cyclists to admit to using banned drugs ? yet he inspired awe and affection for the obsessive wil...
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appears in Cycling, Sports, and Nonfiction.
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