Tom Simpson
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title:
Tom Simpson
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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. In 1959, at age 21, Simpson was signed by the French professional road-racing team Saint-Raphaël–R. Gemi
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British cyclist (1937–1967)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Simpson
date created:
2004-04-28T11:02:16Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T23:52:27Z
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