Biggest victory, longest victory, toughest field victory for Tom Simpson

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Selection of statistics about Tom Simpson victories.

Victories sorted by race distance.

#	Year	Race	Distance
1	1963	Bordeaux - Paris	557
2	1964	Milano-Sanremo	287
3	1965	World Championships - Road Race	267.4
4	1965	Giro di Lombardia	266
5	1961	Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres	255
6	1964	Circuit du Provençal \| Stage 5	227
7	1967	Giro di Sardegna \| Stage 5	222
8	1967	Vuelta a España \| Stage 5	201
9	1963	Tour du Var \| Stage 1	186
10	1959	Tour de l'Ouest \| Stage 4	171

The PCS point scale is kept consistent over time. Sorting wins by PCS points should return the biggest win on top.

#	Year	Race	PCS Points
1	1965	World Championships - Road Race	350
2	1961	Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres	275
3	1964	Milano-Sanremo	275
4	1965	Giro di Lombardia	275
5	1967	Paris - Nice \| General classification	250
6	1960	Mont Faron	125
7	1963	Bordeaux - Paris	125
8	1960	Tour du Sud-Est \| General classification	100
9	1967	Vuelta a España \| Stage 16	80
10	1967	Vuelta a España \| Stage 5	80

Winning a big race against the biggest competitors gives extra gloss to the victory. These are Tom Simpson victories sorted by startlist quality.

#	Year	Race	Startlist quality	Type
1	1964	Milano-Sanremo	1373
2	1965	World Championships - Road Race	1130
3	1967	Vuelta a España	1031	2 stage(s)
4	1967	Paris - Nice	824	GC
5	1961	Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres	621
6	1965	Giro di Lombardia	618
7	1967	Giro di Sardegna	538	1 stage(s)
8	1959	Tour de l'Ouest	273	2 stage(s)
9	1961	Eibarko Bizikleta	241	1 stage(s)
10	1964	Circuit du Provençal	165	1 stage(s)
11	1963	Tour du Var	142	1 stage(s)
12	1963	Bordeaux - Paris	130
13	1963	Manx Premier Trophy	35
14	1960	Mont Faron	17	1 stage(s)
15	1967	Manx Premier Trophy	5
16	1960	Tour du Sud-Est		GC