Tom Sipmson, for those of you who don't know, was Britain's best ever cyclist. However, he is best known for his death of a heatstoke in the 1967 Tor de France, which may or may not have been caused by amphetamine use. Listening to sports radio the last few weeks, and with all of the controversey surrounding Tyler Hamilton and others, I thought that this was a good read.
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03-22-2005, 08:04 PM #1
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Interesting read on Tom Simpson
"There is a hell of a huge difference between skiing as a sport- or even as a lifestyle- and skiing as an industry"
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03-23-2005, 02:41 PM #2
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What the hell? I didn't know he downed some freakin' booze before trying to sprint up the Ventoux! Why?
I don't get it.It's idomatic, beatch.
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