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From today's featured article Tom Simpson (1937–1967) was one of Britain's most successful professional cyclists. He began his career track cycling, specializing in pursuit races. In this discipline he won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. In 1959 Simpson moved to France and turned professional in road racing. In the 1962 Tour de France he became the first British rider to wear the yellow jersey. In 1965 he became Britain's first world road race champion. He won three Monument classic races: the 1961 Tour of Flanders, the 1964 Milan–San Remo and the 1965 Giro di Lombardia. At the 1967 Tour de France, he collapsed and died during the ascent of Mont Ventoux. He was 29 years old. The post-mortem examination found that he had mixed amphetamines and alcohol. He was known to have taken performance-enhancing drugs during his career, when no doping controls existed. Despite this, he is held in high esteem by many cyclists for his character and will to win. (Full article...) Recently featured: Hemmema Hurricane Elena JC's Girls Did you know... Panther Run ... that virtually all of the Panther Run (pictured) watershed is forested? ... that Kévin Malcuit was named by France Football magazine as the best outfield player in Ligue 2 for the 2014–15 season? ... that although the lilac-brown bolete is eaten in the Hengduan Mountains, it has reportedly poisoned people in New England? ... that Doris Cole wrote the first book on female architects from the United States? ... that Mary Kom won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment? ... that Turkish politician Mustafa Arif Deymer once said that certain events turned his country into a "gigantic slaughterhouse"? ... that harper by Harper's Bazaar is a resurrection of Harper's Bazaar's Junior Bazaar? ... that some hotels have made a Wi-Fi deauthentication attack on their guests' computers?

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Today's featured picture The maxima clam (Tridacna maxima) is a species of bivalve found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is found on the surface of reefs or sand, or partly embedded in coral (as with this specimen), in the oceans surrounding east Africa, India, China, Australia, Southeast Asia and the islands of the Pacific. This clam is much sought after in the aquarium trade, as its often striking coloration—the result of crystalline pigment—mimics that of the true giant clam. Photograph: Alexander Vasenin Recently featured: Bacchus and Ariadne Alatskivi Castle Inca tern

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