Somewhere in Quinn Simmons' worldview of bike racing, there's a point where his ideas about competing in an era dominated by Tadej Pogačar, how to provide worthwhile entertainment for the fans and how to get the best out of himself as a pro all fuse and intertwine. The end result of these ingredients may not always lead to success, but on the plus side, the consequences are rarely boring either.
In 2025, that blend of different beliefs played their part not only in the Lidl-Trek rider netting his first two WorldTour wins of his career. They also saw the current American National Road Champion sign off his race year with a spectacular, if doomed, 238-kilometre breakaway in Il Lombardia as he attempted to out-Pogačar Pogačar with an ultra-long distance move.
