Quinn Simmons unlikely to race with Trek-Segafredo again in 2020
'There are no excuses' ൩for American's tweets, says Guercilena

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Quinn Simmons is unlikely to race with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Trek-Segafredo again this season, with the team still to decide on the length of his suspension. The American was suspended on Wednesday evening for making social media posts that the team described as “16𒆙8澳洲5最新开奖结果:divisive, incendiary, and detrimental.”
Speaking ahead of the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Giro d’Italia Grande Partenza in Palermo on Thursday, Trek-Segafre꧃do general manager Luca Guercilena said that a decision on the 19-year-old’s status will be taken in♑ agreement with team owner Trek Bikes.
“As of now, the rider is obviously suspended. We still have to de🐼cide on the length of the suspension, but we can’t deny that with five ra꧂ces left in the season, the prospect of him racing again this year is remote,” Guercilena said.
“It shouldn’t be forgotten that these are the decisions and statements of a boy of 19 years of age, even if there are no excuses. We feel that we need to reflect carefully on the decisions that𒈔 need to be taken. We’ll decide what will be done 🌠together with the company, which owns the team.”
Simmons was suspended following his response to a post from cycling journalist and comꦬmentator José Been about the upcoming US election, in which she asked supporters of Donald Trump to stop following her on Twitter. The American responded by writing “bye,” followed by an emꦍoji of a hand with black skin tone waving.
The use of a black emoji by a white person onl😼ine has been repeatedly highlighted as racist, and the term “” has been coined to describe its usage.
Trek-Segafredo🐓 suspended Simmons “until further notice” on Wednesday evening, issuing a statement saying that they would “hold people accountable for their words and actions” and adding: “Regrettably, team rider Quinn Simmons made statements online that we feel are divisive, incendiary, and detrimental to the team, professional cycling, its fans, and the positive future we hope to help create for the sport.”
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Simmons is in his first season as a professional after winning the junior road race at the 2019 World Championships. He completed Flèche Wallonne oᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚn Wednesday and had been due to participate in the forthcoming cobbled Classics.
On Thursday, Vincenz🦋o Nibali, who will lead Trek-Segafredo at th🍒e Giro, downplayed the idea that professional cyclists would join their colleagues in other sports in using their platform to discuss political matters.
“As a child, 🍸I was always told that your vote was something private, so I’ve🐻 never allowed myself to make public political statements,” Nibali said.
While athletes in sports in🍸cluding basketball, tennis, football and Formula 1 expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement in recent months, there was no such activism on the Tour de France until the final stage to Paris, when riders wore face masks bearing the slogan “no to racism” before the start.

Barry Ryan𒐪 was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procyclin❀g and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.