Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: In April 1959 , Simpson set off to live in the Breton fishing port of Saint-Brieuc , France , hoping to win enough local amateur races to get noticed by a professional cycling team .
Simplified: In April 1959 , Simpson went to France to live in the Breton fishing port of Saint-Brieuc . He hoped to win enough local amateur races to get noticed by a professional cycling team .