Life chez Simpson was not normal, Helen now reflects, principally because a constant eye had to be kept on anything that might affect Simpson’s performance, whether he was racing or not. … “Social life [as a couple] was non-existent. I often used to think it would be really strange living a normal life, going out and having a meal with people.” William Fotheringham, Put me back on my bike: in search of Tom Simpson (2002) In the past 4 months I have kept…