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passed between Simpson and his trainer, the implacable Fernand<br />

Wambst, who had paced Ferdi Kübler to victory in 1953, for over 500<br />

kilometres. Then 2 km before the velodrome: “On sprint pour le tour!<br />

We’ll sprint for the lap!” A 100,000 franc prime but peanuts compared<br />

to the winner’s prize and the lucrative appearance contracts that<br />

went with it. Simpson’s voracious greed for victory and its<br />

spoils was as all-consuming as ever – he won the 1963 Derby<br />

of the Road at a sprint, his extravagant coup de pédale as<br />

efficient as ever.<br />

Under the direction of Plaud,<br />

Simpson and his 4 Peugeot<br />

teammates ate their pre-<br />

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