Tom Simpson

About Tom Simpson

Snow Patrol's keyboardist is a Scottish musician best recognized for his work with the alternative rock band. In 2013, Simpson left the band.

Thomas Simpson is one of the UK's most successful professional cyclists. He was born in Haswell, County Durham, then moved to Harworth, Nottinghamshire. Simpson started road cycling as a teenager before entering cycling, specializing in pursuit races. He won a bronze medal in cycling at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1958. Great Commonwealth and British Empire Games in 1958. In 1959, at the age of 21, Simpson was hired by the team. French professional road racing Saint-Raphaël - R. Geminiani - Dunlop. He joined their first team the following year and won the Tour of Flanders Championship in 1961. Then Simpson joined Gitane - Leroux - Dunlop - R. Geminiani; during the 1962 Tour de France, he became the first British driver to wear a yellow shirt, finishing sixth. In 1963, Simpson moved to Peugeot - BP - Englebert, champion of Bordeaux - Paris that year and Milan - San Remo in 1964.

Height	1.81 m
Discipline	Road and track
Died	July 13, 1967, Mont Ventoux, Vaucluse, France
Full name	Thomas Simpson
Born	November 30, 1937, Haswell, County Durham, England
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Nickname	Major Simpson
Weight	69 kg

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Trivia

He didn't begin playing keyboards until he was in his late 20s.

Tom Simpson before fame

He began deejaying at the age of 17 in Dundee, Scotland, at nightclubs.

Achievement of Tom Simpson

He didn't start playing keyboards until his late twenties.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

Undisclosed

Tom Simpson family life

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design awarded him a degree in drawing and painting.

Associations of Tom Simpson

In Snow Patrol, he and guitarist Nathan Connolly were bandmates.

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