{{short description|American cyclist (born 2001)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use American English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox cyclist | name = Quinn Simmons | image = Tour de France 2022 - 7. Etappe - Quinn Simmons.jpg | image_size = | caption = Simmons at the [[2022 Tour de France]] | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|2001|5|8}} | birth_place = [[Durango, Colorado]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.82 m | weight = | currentteam = {{UCI team code|TFS}} | discipline = Road | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = 2019 | amateurteam1 = [[LUX Junior Cycling|Lux–Sideshow p/b Specialized]] | amateuryears2 = | amateurteam2 = | proyears1 = 2020– | proteam1 = {{UCI team code|TFS|2020}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/trek-segafredo-announce-complete-2020-mens-roster/|title=Trek-Segafredo announce complete 2020 men's roster|website=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|date=November 9, 2019|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref> | proyears2 = | proteam2 = | majorwins = '''[[Race stage|Stage races]]''' :[[Tour de Wallonie]] ([[2021 Tour de Wallonie|2021]]) '''[[Classic cycle races|One-day races and classics]]''' :{{nowrap|[[United States National Road Race Championships|National Road Race Championships]] (2023, 2025)}} | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[road bicycle racing]]}} {{MedalCountry| {{flagu|United States}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[UCI Road World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2019 UCI Road World Championships|2019 Yorkshire]]|[[UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race|Junior road race]]}} | show-medals = }} '''Quinn Simmons''' (born May 8, 2001) is an American [[road bicycle racing|road cyclist]], who currently rides for [[UCI WorldTeam]] [[Lidl–Trek (men's team)|Lidl–Trek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|title=Trek – Segafredo|work=UCI.org|publisher=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|access-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210102200011/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15233/1001628/279|archive-date=January 2, 2021}}</ref>
==Career== ===Early career 2018–2021=== Simmons's first sport was [[ski mountaineering]], for which he won the bronze medal in the cadet category in the 2017 World Championships.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.skintrack.com/skimo-racing/reports-results/sprint-race-2017-skimo-worlds/|title=Sprint Race – 2017 Skimo Worlds – Feb 28: Quinn Simmons claims bronze for USA, Arnold and Galicia win senior titles|work=Skintrack.com|date=March 17, 2017|access-date=December 12, 2020|archive-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401052244/http://www.skintrack.com/skimo-racing/reports-results/sprint-race-2017-skimo-worlds/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After switching to road cycling, he won the 2019 world junior [[UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race|road race]] championships, and the 2018 US junior national [[United States National Road Race Championships|road race]] and [[United States National Road Race Championships|time trial]] championships.
On July 22, 2021, Simmons took his first professional victory on Stage 3 of the [[2021 Tour de Wallonie|Tour de Wallonie]], taking the overall lead in the process. He managed to maintain his lead until the race's conclusion to win his first professional stage race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-wallonie-2021/stage-3/results/|title=Tour de Wallonie: Quinn Simmons wins stage 3 in Érezée|website=[[Cyclingnews.com|CyclingNews]]|date=July 22, 2021|access-date=July 22, 2021}}</ref>
Simmons made his [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] debut in the [[2021 Vuelta a España]]. He was first involved in a breakaway on stage 16, but the group was caught by the peloton in the final kilometers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/vuelta-a-espana/quinn-simmons-chases-win-and-form-in-vuelta-a-espana-breakaway/|title=Quinn Simmons chases win and form in Vuelta a España breakaway|first=Andrew|last=Hood|website=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside Interactive, Inc.]]|date=August 31, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> Three stages later, he was part of another breakaway, which would stay out in front until the finish. He finished third in the final sprint behind [[Rui Oliveira]] and winner [[Magnus Cort]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quinn-simmons-we-made-it-to-the-finish-and-i-just-got-beaten-in-the-sprint-by-someone-stronger/|title=Quinn Simmons: We made it to the finish and I just got beaten in the sprint by someone stronger|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|website=[[Cyclingnews.com|CyclingNews]]|date=September 3, 2021|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
===2022–present=== Early in the 2022 season, Simmons finished seventh in [[2022 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]]. He then raced [[2022 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], primarily as a [[domestique]] for team leader [[Giulio Ciccone]]. On stage 4, he was part of the main breakaway and accumulated enough points to take the lead in the mountains classification (the green jersey).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/simmons-completes-a-day-of-success-for-usas-next-generation-at-tirreno-adriatico/|title=Simmons completes a day of success for USA's next generation at Tirreno–Adriatico|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|website=[[Cyclingnews.com|CyclingNews]]|date=March 10, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> Then, he added to total on stage 6 and held off pressure from [[Davide Bais]], the nearest competitor, to defend the jersey for the remainder of the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/simmons-drops-alaphilippe-to-seal-tirreno-adriatico-mountains-jersey/|title=Simmons drops Alaphilippe to seal Tirreno–Adriatico mountains jersey|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|website=[[Cyclingnews.com|CyclingNews]]|date=March 12, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/quinn-simmons-betting-that-a-climbers-jersey-in-italy-will-help-on-flats-of-belgium/|title=Quinn Simmons betting that a climber's jersey in Italy will help on flats of Belgium|first=Andrew|last=Hood|website=[[VeloNews]]|publisher=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside Interactive, Inc.]]|date=March 13, 2022|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref>
Simmons entered the [[2022 Tour de Suisse]] and dominated the mountains classification. He took the lead on day one and was still in the lead when 29 riders had to leave the race due to a Covid outbreak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/simmons-extends-kom-lead/ |title=Simmons Extends KOM Lead |first=Cody |last=Alivas |publisher=Durango Herald |date=17 June 2022 |access-date=18 June 2022}}</ref> On stage 6 he got involved in the breakaway to collect KOM points. It was an extremely hot day and he eventually ran out of water, and therefore got dropped. After getting water from the team car he fought his way back to the front to compete for the stage win. He finished the final two stages to claim the KOM jersey.
He was named to the start list of the [[2022 Tour de France]]. On stage 3, he lost contact with his team late in the stage, getting stuck in the back of the [[peloton]] as his teammates were up front defending [[Mads Pedersen (cyclist)|Mads Pedersen]]. Simmons went off-road and rode through the grass, around the peloton, to rejoin his team, for which he was penalized with a 500 Francs fine, losing 25 UCI world tour points, 20 seconds in the general classification, 40 points in the points competition and 1 point in the mountains classification.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/quinn-simmons-sanctioned-for-riding-off-course-at-tour-de-france/ |title=Quinn Simmons sanctioned for riding off course at Tour de France-The jury report on Sunday cited the UCI rule that outlines riding on sidewalks, paths or cycle paths. |first=Andrew |last=Hood |publisher=Velo News by Outside Magazine |date=3 July 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> On stage 6, he got into the first Tour breakaway of his career, which included [[Jakob Fuglsang]] and the [[Yellow Jersey|yellow jersey]] of [[Wout van Aert]]. The break did not succeed, and before long it was Simmons and Van Aert riding together. He noted how easily Van Aert was able to ride away from him in the end, but he took the lesson from the Belgian and later said that the level Van Aert is at now, is where he hopes to be in a few years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/quinn-simmons-goes-down-swinging-in-first-tour-de-france-breakaway/ |title=Quinn Simmons goes down swinging in first Tour de France breakaway-American Tour rookie impressed after breakaway with Wout van Aert: 'I've never been ridden out of the wheel like that before.' |first=Andrew |last=Hood |publisher=Velo News by Outside Magazine |date=7 July 2022 |access-date=12 July 2022}}</ref> Simmons got involved in other breakaways as the race progressed. On stage 14, he rode hard up one of the middle climbs as part of a planned strategy to extend the gap over the peloton, and if possible drop riders from the group for the benefit of Pedersen. He rode so hard that he ended up stopping and throwing up after his work at the front was done. His teammate Pedersen went on to win the stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/events/tour-de-france/mads-pedersen-lives-danish-dream-two-weeks-after-grand-depart-disappointment/ |title=Mads Pedersen lives Danish dream two weeks after grand départ disappointment Pedersen hails Quinn Simmons for crucial role in the break as Danish riders continue to deliver at Tour de France. |first=Jim |last=Cotton |publisher=Velo News by Outside Magazine |date=16 July 2022 |access-date=17 July 2022}}</ref> On stage 19, he was named Most Combative Rider.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/simmons-wins-sprint-laporte-takes-stage/ |title=Simmons wins sprint; Laporte takes stage |first=Cody |last=Olivas |publisher=Durango Herald |date=22 July 2022 |access-date=23 July 2022}}</ref>
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== Suspension ==
On September 30, 2020, Simmons was suspended by {{UCI team code|TFS men|2020}} for actions on Twitter. In the incident, he used a black hand emoji in response to an anti-[[Donald Trump|Trump]] tweet from Dutch cycling journalist José Been, who essentially said that she wanted nothing to do with anyone who supported the [[First presidency of Donald Trump|Trump presidency]]. Simmons used the black hand emoji and said "Buh-bye" in the politically charged interactions. This led to a suspension by the team, which considered his actions to be racially insensitive.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/american-cyclists-black-hand-emoji-in-response-to-trump-bashing-reason-for-indefinite-suspension-team-says|title=FIRST AMENDMENT: American cyclist's black hand emoji in response to Trump bashing reason for indefinite suspension, team says|first=Ryan|last=Gaydos|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=October 1, 2020|access-date=March 13, 2022}}</ref> In a subsequent apology, Simmons denied racist intent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/quinn-simmons-issues-apology-says-tweet-was-not-racist-471339|title=Quinn Simmons issues apology, says tweet was not racist|first=Jonny|last=Long|work=[[Cycling Weekly]]|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref> {{UCI team code|TFS men|2020|nolink=yes}} reinstated Simmons to the team that November. At a press conference following his reinstatement, Simmons described the suspension as undeserved and "wrong."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/quinn-simmons-i-did-not-deserve-to-be-suspended/|title=Quinn Simmons: I did not deserve to be suspended|first=Kirsten|last=Frattini|website=[[Cyclingnews.com|CyclingNews]]|date=February 26, 2021|access-date=September 3, 2021}}</ref>
==Personal life== Immediately following the conclusion of the [[2025 Tour de France]], Simmons proposed to his girlfriend on the [[Champs-Élysées]] in Paris.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rook |first1=Anne-Marije |title=Quinn Simmons steals the show on Champs-Élysées with surprise marriage proposal |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/quinn-simmons-steals-the-show-on-champs-elysees-with-surprise-marriage-proposal |website=[[Cycling Weekly]] |access-date=5 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728131309/https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/quinn-simmons-steals-the-show-on-champs-elysees-with-surprise-marriage-proposal |archive-date=28 July 2025 |date=27 July 2025}}</ref>
==Major results== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} ;2018 : 1st {{cjersey|usa}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Junior Road Championships : [[Saarland Trofeo]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stage 4 : 1st {{cjersey|polkadot}} Mountains classification, Ronde des Vallées : 3rd [[Gent–Wevelgem]] Junioren : 7th [[Paris–Roubaix Juniors]] ;2019 : [[2019 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Junior Road World Championships]] ::1st {{cjersey|rainbow}} [[UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's road race|Road race]] ::4th [[UCI Road World Championships – Junior men's time trial|Time trial]] : 1st {{cjersey|usa}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|Time trial]], National Junior Road Championships : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Driedaagse van Axel]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stages 1, 2 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) & 4 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall [[Grand Prix Rüebliland]] ::1st {{cjersey|black}} Points classification ::1st Stages 2b ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) & 3 : 1st {{cjersey|yellow}} Overall Keizer der Juniores ::1st {{cjersey|polkadot}} Mountains classification ::1st {{cjersey|white}} Young rider classification ::1st Stages 2a ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) : 1st [[Gent–Wevelgem]] Junioren : [[Tour du Pays de Vaud]] ::1st {{cjersey|green}} Points classification ::1st Stage 2b ([[Individual time trial|ITT]]) ;2020 : 2nd Overall [[2020 Tour de Hongrie|Tour de Hongrie]] : 6th [[2020 Bretagne Classic Ouest–France|Bretagne Classic]] ;2021 <small>(2 pro wins)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|orange}} Overall [[2021 Tour de Wallonie|Tour de Wallonie]] ::1st {{cjersey|red}} Young rider classification ::1st Stage 3 : 10th [[2021 Ardèche Classic|Ardèche Classic]] ;2022 : 1st {{cjersey|green}} Mountains classification, [[2022 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] : 1st {{cjersey|red}} Mountains classification, [[2022 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] : 7th [[2022 Strade Bianche|Strade Bianche]] : 8th [[2022 Maryland Cycling Classic|Maryland Cycling Classic]] : {{cjersey|red number}} [[Combativity award in the Tour de France|Combativity award]] Stage 19 [[2022 Tour de France|Tour de France]] ;2023 <small>(2)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|usa}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships : 5th [[2023 La Drôme Classic|La Drôme Classic]] : 10th Overall [[2023 Vuelta a San Juan|Vuelta a San Juan]] ::1st Stage 3 ;2024 : 9th [[2024 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race|Road race]], [[2024 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] : 10th Overall [[2024 Tour of Guangxi|Tour of Guangxi]] ;2025 <small>(3)</small> : 1st {{cjersey|usa}} [[United States National Road Race Championships|Road race]], National Road Championships : 1st Stage 3 [[2025 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]] : 1st Stage 6 [[2025 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]] : 3rd [[2025 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]] : 4th [[2025 Il Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]] : 8th [[2025 La Drôme Classic|La Drôme Classic]] ;2026 : 2nd [[2026 GP Miguel Induráin|GP Miguel Induráin]] {{div col end}}
===Grand Tour general classification results timeline=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]] ! scope="col" | 2021 ! scope="col" | 2022 ! scope="col" | 2023 ! scope="col" | 2024 ! scope="col" | 2025 |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|pink}} [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] | — | — | — | — | — |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|yellow}} [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]] | — | [[2022 Tour de France|66]] | [[2023 Tour de France|DNF]] | — | [[2025 Tour de France|59]] |- style="text-align:center;" ! scope="row" | {{cjersey|red}} [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]] | [[2021 Vuelta a España|124]] | — | — | — | |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Legend |- ! scope="row" | — | Did not compete |- ! scope="row" | [[Did not finish|DNF]] | Did not finish |}
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