![]() In the thirteenth stage of the 1967 Tour de France, Simpson collapsed and died during the ascent of Mont Ventoux. He won two stages of the 1967 Vuelta a España before he won the general classification of Paris–Nice that year. Injuries hampered much of Simpson's 1966 season. In 1965 he became Britain's first professional world road race champion and won the Giro di Lombardia this made him the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, the first cyclist to win the award. In 1963 Simpson moved to Peugeot–BP–Englebert, winning Bordeaux–Paris that year and the 1964 Milan–San Remo. Geminiani in the 1962 Tour de France he became the first British rider to wear the yellow jersey, finishing sixth overall. ![]() Simpson then joined Gitane–Leroux–Dunlop–R. ![]() He advanced to their first team ( Rapha–Gitane–Dunlop) the following year, and won the 1961 Tour of Flanders. In 1959, at age 21, Simpson was signed by the French professional road-racing team Saint-Raphaël–R. He won a bronze medal for track cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. ![]() Simpson began road cycling as a teenager before taking up track cycling, specialising in pursuit races. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, and later moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Thomas Simpson (30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. ![]()
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