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26/07/2015

Tom Simpson

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The legendary British cyclist who died on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France

The legendary British cyclist who died on Mont Ventoux during the 1967 Tour de France.

In 1967, the legendary British cyclist Tom Simpson died during a mountain stage of the Tour de France. His friend and team-mate, Vin Denson, remembers that day.

(Photo: Tom Simpson (left) with Vin Denson in 1965. Credit: Cycling Weekly)

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