Drugs Linked With Cyclist’s Death
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AVIGNON (Southern France).
Dangerous drugs could have been a contributory factor in the death of the British racing cyclist, T. Simpson, in the Tour de France last month, an official medical report concluded.
The report, released by the Avignon public prosecutor, said that Simpson, aged 29, had died of heart failure due to exhaustion. "The unfavourable atmospheric conditions, intense over-exertion and the use of dangerous medicines could have contributed to the exhaustion syndrome,” the report said. The report said traces of chemical substances found in Simpson's body would not alone have been enough to kill him, but might have led him to go beyond the limit of his strength. Simpson slumped unconscious from his machine as he was nearing the summit of the 6000 ft Mount Ventoux in a sweltering 904egree heatwave. He was taken by helicopter
to hospital but died shortly afterwards. His death was the first in the 54-year history of the Tour de France.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31441, 7 August 1967, Page 11
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