Simpson 's death was vindication of his standpoint .
If any good came out of Simpson   's death it was that the riders , the team management and the Tour organisers took a long hard look at themselves over the issue of doping .
Simpson 's death was vindication of his standpoint and if any good came out of Tom Simpson 's death it was that the riders , the team management and the Tour organisers took a long hard look at themselves over the issue of doping .