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Nick Westby: Cavendish poised to belatedly build on the legacy of Simpson
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[Yorkshire Post] - Nearly half a century on, Tommy Simpson's wish is at last being carrried out. British cycling was not ready to lead the world in the 1960s. It lacked the resources, the manpower and the direction. It has all three at its disposal in the present day
Tom Richmond: Hail Hague, the man who saved us from disaster
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[Yorkshire Post] - IF any politician wants a lesson in team work, just look at the heroic cyclists who put in a monumental shift so Mark Cavendish could win a World Championship gold medal – the first won by a British rider since the era of Tommy Simpson.
Tevez saga confirms player power
www.thenorthernecho.co.uk
[The Northern Echo] - Not content with claiming the green jersey at the Tour de France, Cavendish is now Britain's first world champion on the road since County Durham-born Tommy Simpson in I'm a big fan of Farah, but for a year's worth of achievement
Guardian: England v West Indies – live!
[The Guardian] - "Superb by all our boys to support Cav and bring home the first Road Race Rainbow jersey since Tommy Simpson in Best in the world at Test cricket earlier this summer and best in the world at cycling. Doesn't get much better than this.
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