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Posted on February 16, 2017 by Paul GREGORY

Q & A with Chris Sidwells

We sat down with best selling author and journalist Chris Sidwells to find out what he was up to. As well as spending his time writing he is one of the trustees of the Tom Simpson Memorial Fund (Tom was his uncle).

Continue reading Q & A with Chris Sidwells

Category: History
Tags: Sidwells, Simpson, tour

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