Robb Rasmussen wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just had a young (er) British lad in my store who told me he was
> passing
> through.
> Talk turned to racing, and as we discussed Tom Simpson, he told me
> that wat
> er flasks
> were banned at the time Tom Simpson died in the Tour de France. He
> said tha
> t is why
> Tom Simpson drank a flask of brandy at the bottom of the hill. He
> said race
> rs would
> drink whatever they could get there hands on.
>
> comments???
>
> Robb Rasmussen
> Brookings, SD
A quick look at any photos of the day would show that the young(er) British lad is totally ignorant of the facts. This is by far the silliest story I've ever heard concerning Tom Simpson's death in the TdF. By far...
Chuck Schmidt
South Pasadena, Southern California
United States of America
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