Quinn Simmons

Quinn Simmons (born May 8, 2001) is an American road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek–Segafredo.[2]

Quinn Simmons
Quinn Simmons at the 2020 La Flèche Wallonne
Personal information
Born (2001-05-08) May 8, 2001
Durango, Colorado
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Team information
Current teamTrek–Segafredo
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur team
2019Lux–Strading p/b Specialized
Professional team
2020–Trek–Segafredo[1]

Career

Simmons' first sport was ski mountaineering, where he gain bronze medal in cadet category in the 2017 World Championships.[3] After switching to road cycling, he won the 2019 world junior road race championships, and the 2018 US junior national road race and time trial championships.

On September 30, 2020, Simmons was suspended indefinitely by Trek–Segafredo for actions on Twitter, where he used a black hand emoji that Trek–Segafredo considered racially insensitive and stated support of the Trump presidency.[4] He was reinstated to the team that November.[5]

Major results
2018
1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships
Saarland Trofeo
1st Points classification
1st Stage 4
1st Mountains classification Ronde des Vallées
3rd Gent–Wevelgem Junioren
7th Paris–Roubaix Juniors
2019
UCI Junior Road World Championships
1st Road race
4th Time trial
1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
1st Overall SPIE Internationale Juniorendriedaagse
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1, 2 (ITT) & 4
1st Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Points classification
1st Stages 2b (ITT) & 3
1st Overall Keizer der Juniores
1st Mountains classification
1st Young rider classification
1st Stages 2a (ITT)
1st Gent–Wevelgem Junioren
Tour du Pays de Vaud
1st Points classification
1st Stage 2b (ITT)
2020
2nd Overall Tour de Hongrie
6th Bretagne Classic

References
  1. "Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. November 9, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. "Trek – Segafredo". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  3. "Sprint Race – 2017 Skimo Worlds – Feb 28: Quinn Simmons claims bronze for USA, Arnold and Galicia win senior titles". Skintrack.com. March 17, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  4. Frattini, Kirsten (September 30, 2020). "Trek-Segafredo suspend Quinn Simmons for 'divisive, incendiary, and detrimental' statements on social media". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. Fletcher, Patrick (November 10, 2020). "Quinn Simmons' suspension lifted". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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