News: Sidwells on Tour at Ribble

Ribble are pleased to announce a series of evenings hosted by Chris Sidwells, talking about his new Cycling Legends Tom Simpson biography

News: Sidwells on Tour at Ribble

Chris Sidwells on Tour at Ribble | Evening book talk & presentation: Cycling Legends 01 Tom Simpson

With the UCI Road World Championships taking place in the UK this year, Ribble are pleased to announce a series of evenings hosted by Chris Sidwells, talking about his new Cycling Legends 01 Tom Simpson biography.

As well as discussing the life of, arguably, Britain’s greatest-ever cyclist, Chris will be bringing Tom Simpson memorabilia and equipment, including the bike on which he won Paris-Nice in 1967, beating his team-mate Eddy Merckx.

“I’m looking forward to telling the story of Britain’s first men’s elite road race world champion, Tom Simpson at the Ribble stores while the 2019 UCI Road World Championships are in Yorkshire. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate Tom’s pioneering achievements, in what was a short golden era for British cycling, in association with one of the oldest and highly respected bike brands in the country.”

Chris Sidwells, a longtime contributor to Cycling Weekly, Cycle Sport and many other publications, will be previewing ‘Cycling Legends 01 Tom Simpson’, his new biography, that reveals the full story of his life, complete with input from team-mates, led by Eddy Merckx, and many previously unpublished photographs. Chris is keen to present Tom Simpson’s inspirational story, a story that is often overshadowed by his tragic death during the 1967 Tour de France.

Chris’s Ribble Tour will start before the World Champs in Leeds (19th September), and then move on to Preston (24th September), Birmingham (26th September) and Bluewater (27th September). Each evening will start at 7pm. More information here