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Tom Simpson
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englischer Radrennfahrer, erstes Dopingopfer der Tour de France
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Tom Simpson (1937–1967) was a British male sport cyclist and athlete. Born in Haswell, he represented the United Kingdom in track cycling, road bicycle racing, and cycle sport. During his career, he was a member of the Peugeot cycling team, Saint-Raphaël-Gitane-Dunlop, and Alcyon. He participated in the Vuelta a España, the Tour de France, and the 1956 Summer Olympics. Simpson resided in Haswell and spoke English.
Simpson died on July 13, 1967, at Mont Ventoux. The cause of death was heart failure, resulting from natural causes. He was buried in Nottinghamshire.
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Key facts
- 1959
- Saint-Raphaël–R. Geminiani–Dunlop
- 1962
- Gitane–Leroux–Dunlop–R. Geminiani
- Full name
- Thomas Simpson
- Nickname
- Major Simpson
- Born
- ( 1937-11-30 ) 30 November 1937, Haswell, County Durham , England
- Died
- 13 July 1967 (1967-07-13) (aged 29), Mont Ventoux , Vaucluse, France
- Height
- 1.81 m (5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
- Weight
- 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
- Discipline
- Road and track
- Role
- Rider
- Rider type
- All-rounder
- 1960 1961
- Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop
- 1963 1967
- Peugeot–BP–Englebert
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tom
- Family name
- Simpson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Haswell
- Place of death
- Mont Ventoux
- Occupation
- sport cyclist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Sport
- road bicycle racing
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
- Image
- Tom Simpson c1966.jpg
- Residence
- Haswell
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- Commons category
- Tom Simpson (cyclist)
- date of birth
- 1937-11-30
- date of death
- 1967-07-13
- place of burial
- Nottinghamshire
- cause of death
- heart failure
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Tom Simpson (* 30. November 1937 in Haswell, County Durham; † 13. Juli 1967 am Mont Ventoux) war ein englischer Radrennfahrer.
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