Tom Simpson
Professional cyclist (1937-1967) · United Kingdom · Athletes · Died at 29
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Something wrong?Thomas Simpson was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenager before taking up track cycling, specialising in pursuit races.
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In 1956, aged 18, Simpson began track cycling at Manchester's Fallowfield Stadium (pictured in 1985).![In April 1959, 21-year-old Simpson arrived at Gare de Saint-Brieuc in Brittany (pictured in 2011) with £100 and the hope of launching his continental professional career.[44]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Gare_St-Brieuc_Quais.JPG/1280px-Gare_St-Brieuc_Quais.JPG)
In April 1959, 21-year-old Simpson arrived at Gare de Saint-Brieuc in Brittany (pictured in 2011) with £100 and the hope of launching his continental professional career.[44]
Simpson's fourth place in the 1959 world road race championships at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands (pictured in 2011) was the highest ever by a British rider.
Simpson crashed descending the Col d'Aubisque (pictured) during the tenth stage of the 1960 Tour de France, finishing the tour in 29th place overall.
Simpson won the 1961 Tour of Flanders in a two-man sprint with Nino Defilippis in Wetteren, Belgium, becoming the first Briton to win a "monument" classic.
Simpson crashed descending the Col du Galibier (pictured) during stage sixteen of the 1966 Tour de France, injuring his arm and forcing him to abandon the Tour the next day.
Simpson contested leadership of Peugeot-BP-Michelin with 21-year-old Eddy Merckx (pictured) at the 1967 Paris-Nice, which Simpson won.Teams 4
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Thomas Simpson was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson began road cycling as a teenager before taking up track cycling, specialising in pursuit races. He won a bronze medal for track cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
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