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(Reuters) - Trek-Segafredo
have lifted their suspension of junior world champion Quinn
Simmons and the 19-year-old will join their off-season training
camp before returning to competition next year, the Cyclingnews
website reported.
Simmons was suspended for making what the team described as
"divisive, incendiary, and detrimental" statements online in a
twitter post responding to criticism of U.S. President Donald
Trump.
The Cyclingnews report quoted team manager Luca Guercilena as
saying that no further action would be taken against Simmons,
who had apologised for his actions.
"The situation is solved... Quinn will attend the team camps and
start the season as normal," Guercilena told Cyclingnews. The
rider would undergo further media training, he added.
"We are looking into next season and have Quinn as one of our
top talented riders to perform at a higher level in 2021,
focusing on races," he added.
Simmons had joined the World Tour team this year after winning
the 2019 junior road world championship.
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew
Heavens)
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