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Stephen Farrand

'Peter Sagan made me want to be a bike racer' - Quinn Simmons calls for riders to be entertainer as well as winners

Quinn Simmons at the 2025 Tour de France teams presentation.

Quinn Simmons will stand out in the Tour de France peloton with his handlebar mustache, flowing hair, and USA national champion's stars-and-stripes jersey, but he wants pro riders to be even more outlandish, be more entertaining, and so more appealing to a new global audience of young fans.

"Peter Sagan made me want to be a bike racer," Simmons said, citing the former three-time world champion, Classics and green points jersey winner as an example of how riders should be successful athletes but also entertainers.

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