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Peter Stuart

Quinn Simmons abandons the Tour de France ahead of stage 9

Lidl Treks US rider Quinn Simmons receives medical assistance after crashing during the 5th stage of the 110th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 163 km between Pau and Laruns in the Pyrenees mountains in southwestern France on July 5 2023 Photo by Marco BERTORELLO AFP Photo by MARCO BERTORELLOAFP via Getty Images

Quinn Simmons (Lidl-Trek) is the latest addition to a list of abandons from the 2023 Tour de France which now includes some of the sport’s biggest names, most notably Mark Cavendish.

“Since his heavy crash on stage 5 Quinn’s condition has not improved as we had hoped,” a statement from Lidl-Trek read on Sunday morning. “He still feels stiffness and fatigue so we have decided to stop him to focus on his recovery.”

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