Tom Simpson - Memorials

Memorials

There is a granite memorial to Simpson near the spot where he died, paid for by British cyclists. The magazine Cycling, now Cycling Weekly, opened a memorial fund through its editor, Alan Gayfer, and the managing editor, Peter Bryan, to install a stained glass window in the church at Harworth. When that proved beyond the fund, Gayfer approached the authorities in Bédoin at the foot of Mont Ventoux for permission to erect a granite monument, sculpted by a local craftsman. Bryan said in Cycling Plus that the fund had opened so fast that legal procedures had not been followed, with the consequence that nobody now knew who owned the memorial or the land on which it stands. It fell into a poor condition even though it was occasionally swept clean by bar-owners in Bédoin. It is now in the care of British cyclists and riders who pass the memorial frequently leaving tributes such as drinking bottles and caps.

There is a plaque in Bédoin placed by journalists following the 1967 Tour.

There is a display case – dedicated in August 2001 by Tour de France winner Lucien Van Impe – in Harworth and Bircotes sports and social club. The display shows Simpson's Peugeot bike, his shorts and jersey from the 1967 Tour de France, his Great Britain jersey from his win in the world road race championship, and newspaper cuttings. There is a Simpson memorial on the road outside the club, erected by local cyclists, including members of the Harworth and District Cycling Club to commemorate the 30th anniversary in 1997.

The documentary Wheels Within Wheels follows actor Simon Dutton, best known for his role as Simon Templar, The Saint, as he goes off in search of the people and places that featured in the life of Simpson. It was made over four years and chronicles Dutton's mid-life crisis during which his quest is to rediscover the story of cycling legend Simpson.

In 2001, Cycling named Simpson Britain's No. 2 rider of the previous century, saying it was the drugs connection that made him come second to Chris Boardman.

In 2009, he was inducted into the British Cycling Hall of Fame.

During the 2012 Tour de France, David Millar won the 12th stage on the anniversary of Simpson's death, and, having previously been banned from cycling for using performance-enhancing drugs himself, paid tribute to Simpson as well as reinforcing the importance of learning from his own, and Simpson's, mistakes.