Category VII Cycling

One of the under-appreciated aspects of Lance’s pro career was that he had so completely eclipsed other English-speaking riders that Americans would no longer be subjected to the insufferable tales of woe English racing writers and fans spun about Tom Simpson. Cycling Revealed, however, found it necessary to resuscitate the Simpson’s spectre for its monthly feature.

Then again, for riders caught in a two-man breakaway with the current champion of Flanders, the description of Simpson’s 1961 winning sprint in the Ronde should be required reading.