Simmons apologises for 'divisive' social media posts

HUY BELGIUM SEPTEMBER 30 Arrival Quinn Simmons of United States and Team Trek Segafredo during the 84th La Fleche Wallonne 2020 Men Elite a 202km stage from Herve to Mur de Huy flechewallone FlecheWallone on September 30 2020 in Huy Belgium Photo by Bas CzerwinskiGetty Images
Quinn Simmons at Fleche Wallonne (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Quinn Simmons has issued an apology through an official statement after his Trek-Segafredo team suspended him for making public comments on social media that the team considered "divisive, incendiary, and detrimental".

Simmons caused a stir on Twitter by responding to a cycling journalist's Twitter post about the upcoming US presidential election, inviting Trump supporters to unfollow her, by replying with an emoji of a waving hand with black skin colour and the message, "bye". 

Jackie Tyson
North American Production editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast). Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France), and some mtb rides in Park City, Utah (USA).