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Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the “Giant of Provence”, or “The Bald Mountain”.

As the name might suggest (venteux means windy in French), it can get windy at the summit, especially with the Mistral wind speeds as high as 320 km/h (200 mph) have been recorded.

The road over the mountain is often closed due to high winds. Especially the “col de tempêtes” (“storm pass”) just before the summit is known for its strong winds.

It has gained notoriety as one of the most gruelling climbs faced by riders in the Tour de France.

Tommy Simpson was a British rider, born 30th November 1937 in County Durham. He began racing bicycles in his teens. In 1959, he move to France, hoping to enter enough amateur races so that he might be noticed by a professional team.

By 1967, he had made a name for himself and was at peak form. He had won the World Championship in San Sebastian, Spain in 1965, and his reputation was such that he was a serious contender for The tour de France.

Before Stage 13, which was to start in Marseille and finish in Carpentras, on 13th July 1967, Tommy Simpson was suffering from a stomach bug.

At the approach to Mont Ventoux, some riders formed a breakaway group, but Simpson was dropped. It was searingly hot – over 40 degrees centigrade, and as the sun beat down on him, Tommy Simpson faltered.

Falling back from the group, within only a few kilometres from the summit, he weaved across the road, unable to accept he would lose time to rivals. He would not be beaten. Within a mile of the summit, he fell from his bike, wracked with heat exhaustion, barely able to communicate.

With the help of his team mechanic, he tried to remount his bike, but could not move the pedals. His last words to his mechanic were “Go on! Go on”

When he fell again, his hands were locked to the handlebars. The mechanic shouted for the other mechanic to pry them loose and the pair laid Simpson beside the road.

A motorcycle policeman summoned the tour doctor, who took over team officials’ first attempts at saving Simpson, including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The doctor massaged Simpson’s heart and gave him oxygen.

He was flown by helicopter to hospital at Avignon, but died at 5:40pm.

It later transpired that amphetamines had been found in the pocket of Simpson’s jersey, and alcohol in his blood stream. The drugs had not killed him, but they had blocked out the pain as he rode – the pain that was trying to tell him to stop.

The verdict of death was a heart attack.

A very sad end of an English gentleman, who had won the hearts of all the other racers with his elegant manners and who had given his life to the sport he loved.

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Between 1991 and 1997, there was a tied ODI in every year (inclusive). Pakistan had its first tied ODI in 1991 and one year later, they had their second. Australia was typically involved in tied games, having participated in two tied Tests and two tied ODIs before this match. This fixture between Australia and Pakistan was hosted at the Bellerive Oval at Hobart, Tasmania. It was the fourth match of the triangular series that included the West Indies.

Australia batted first in this match, with David Boon and Mark Taylor opening the innings for the Aussies. David Boon was the first out, dismissed by Aaqib Javed for 14 runs. However, Dean Jones – an ODI veteran for Australia – and Mark Taylor had a 92-run partnership for the second wicket. However, Taylor (46) departed with the score on 124; Jones (53) fell 14 runs later, with the score on 138. Then Mark and Steve Waugh took the score to 164, before Mark (13) fell to leg-spinner Mushtaq Ahmed. Steve Waugh departed (26) soon after, as did Damien Martyn (5).

Australia recovered from 179/6 to reach 228/7 off their 50 overs, as Ian Healy (24) and the lanky Paul Reiffel (23) added valuable runs for the home side. Pakistan effected three run outs in the Aussies innings. In the bowling department, Aaqib Javed was the best bowler with /35 off 10 overs. Mushtaq Ahmed and Waqar Younis took one wicket each.

Pakistan had a terrible start, as Aamer Sohail (6) and Rameez Raja (4) were back in the pavilion with the score on 10. Saleem Malik and Javed Miandad took the score to 41 before Miandad was out – lbw to Paul Reiffel. Inzamam-ul-Haq joined Malik and the two had a 50-run partnership that took the score to 91. However, Australia broke Pakistan’s momentum by removing Inzamam for 22. Australia made further inroads when Malik (64) and Wasim Akram fell within six runs of each other; Pakistan was 129/6.

A 68-run partnership between Asij Mujtaba and Rashid Latif took Pakistan closer to victory. Australia managed to take Latif’s wicket at a crucial moment; Pakistan was 197/7. However, Mujtaba carried on with the assistance of Waqar Younis and Aaqib Javed. Mujtaba and Javed levelled the scores but the overs ran out on them. Pakistan finished on 228/9 off 50 overs to tie the match and share the points with the Australians. For his unbeaten 56, Asif Mujtaba was the player of the match.