Thomas "Tom" Simpson ( English Thomas Simpson , November 30, 1937 , Haswell, Durham , England - July 13, 1967 ) - English track and road cyclist , world champion in 1965 in the group road race, bronze medalist The 1956 Olympic Games in the 4000-meter team track pursuit. The best UK athlete according to the BBC in 1965 (the first cyclist to be awarded this award).
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| Citizenship |  Great Britain | ||
| Date of Birth | November 30, 1937 | ||
| Place of Birth | Haswell, Durham , England | ||
| Date of death | July 13, 1967 (29 years) | ||
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Sports nicknames - Mr. Tom ( born Mister Tom ), Four-Stone Coppi .
He died during the 13th stage of the Tour de France in 1967 on the side of the Mont-Ventoux mountain. The cause of death was the use of amphetamines in combination with alcohol and the load during the ascent of the mountain [1] .
A granite monument was erected near the place of death of the cyclist.
Simpson's nephew Matthew Gilmore (born 1972) also became a cyclist and won Olympic silver in Madison in 2000, speaking for the Belgian team [2] .
See also
- List of cyclists who died during competitions and training
Notes
- Ning Manning, JL, Simpson was by drug , Daily Mail, UK, July 31, 1967
- β Matthew Gilmore at the Olympics (eng.)
Links
- Video of Simpson's final climb
- Tom Simpson - Olympic statistics on Sports-Reference.com (English)
- Simpson, Tom on Cycling Archives (eng.)
- Simpson, Tom on ProCyclingStats (eng.)