Identify the monument that has become a shrine of sorts for a certain group of people who have taken to leaving small pieces of tokens of remembrance here. Also, connect it to a famous apocryphal phrase.Answer: This is the memorial of the British cyclist Tom Simpson atop Mont Ventoux, one of the steepest sections of Tour de France. He had taken a fatal combination of alcohol and amphetamines which led to severe dehydration during the race. He collapsed once and supposedly said "put me back on my bike" (this is likely untrue) to the bystanders. He collapsed again in a short while and died. Anand, Mekie, Arvind, Ramji, Ajinkya, anon and Karthik got it. Well done.
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Memorial for British cyclist Tom Simpson who died at Mont Ventoux
Memorial to Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux
"Go on; go on" or 'Put me back on my bike".
Tom Simpson's memorial on Mount Ventoux, Tour De France.
tom simpson memorial on mont ventoux
Memorial to Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Simpson
The phrase is "Put me back on my bike".
SPOT WHERE TOM SIMPSON DIED DURING THE TOUR DE FRANCE IN 1967.
PUT ME BACK ON THE BIKE
Mont Ventoux on the Tour de France route. A memorial for Tom Simpson.
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