Complex sentence: Simpson was buried in Harworth, after a service at the 12th-century church in the village, attended by an estimated 5,000 mourners, including Peugeot teammate Eddy Merckx, standing outside in rain to hear the service by loudspeaker.
Split into simpler sentences: Simpson was buried in Harworth after a service at the 12th-century church in the village. An estimated 5,000 mourners attended the ceremony, including Peugeot teammate Eddy Merckx, who stood outside in the rain like the other mourners to hear the service by loudspeaker.