Quinn Simmons: Strade Bianche made me realise that I can hang with the big dogs

Quinn Simmons races to the finish in Siena during the 2022 Strade Bianche
Quinn Simmons races to the finish in Siena during the 2022 Strade Bianche (Image credit: Getty)

To win a major bike race, they say you need to love everything about it: the suffering involved, the roads where it is held, the rivals faced, and the challenge involved. 

Quinn Simmons loves Strade Bianche for all of those reasons. He may be racing in the shadow of Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and Tom Pidock on Saturday, but he is a dangerous dark horse who is hungry to win.

Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.