Vuelta a Espana: Stage 11 start delayed by Team Ineos-led protest

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The start of Saturday's 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana is delayed after a rider protest led by Team Ineos.

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Dr Richard Freeman cites confidentiality when asked about Sir Bradley Wiggins' medication

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Former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman cites patient confidentiality when asked about Sir Bradley Wiggins' medication at his tribunal.

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Vuelta a Espana: Primoz Roglic retakes lead with third win on stage 10

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Primoz Roglic retakes the overall lead in the Vuelta a Espana from Richard Carapaz with victory on stage 10.

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Vuelta a Espana: Penalty denies Sam Bennett victory on stage nine, Richard Carapaz retains lead

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Ireland's Sam Bennett is demoted for shoving another rider on stage nine of the Vuelta a Espana, as Richard Carapaz retains the lead.

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Geraint Thomas: Welsh cyclist ready for break during off-season

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Welsh cyclist Geraint Thomas says he is looking forward to mentally "switching off" after a difficult time following his Giro d'Italia crash.

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Vuelta a Espana: Primoz Roglic wins stage eight to gain time on leader Richard Carapaz

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Defending champion Primoz Roglic wins stage eight to gain time on overall leader Richard Carapaz at the Vuelta a Espana.

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Vuelta a Espana: Michael Woods wins stage seven as Richard Carapaz retains lead

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Michael Woods wins stage seven as Richard Carapaz retains the overall Vuelta a Espana lead ahead of Primoz Roglic.

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Teo Geogehan Hart: 'Giro d'Italia win beyond anything I could dream of'

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British Giro d'Italia winner Teo Geogehan Hart speaks to 5 Live after his first Grand Tour victory.

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Tao Geoghegan Hart: Giro d'Italia winner 'leads new generation' - Sir Dave Brailsford

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Giro d'Italia winner Tao Geoghegan Hart is "leading the way" for a new generation of young cyclists, his Ineos Grenadiers team boss Sir Dave Brailsford says.

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Tao Geoghegan Hart: Giro d'Italia winner is Britain's new cycling star

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Tao Geoghegan Hart is Britain's most unlikely Grand Tour winner but he took his chance in the Giro to join a small but illustrious group.

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Vuelta a Espana: Richard Carapaz takes lead from Primoz Roglic

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Richard Carapaz takes the overall lead as Ion Izagirre wins a wet stage six of the Vuelta a Espana.

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Giro d'Italia: Tao Geoghegan Hart wins first Grand Tour

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Tao Geoghegan Hart becomes only the second Briton to win the Giro d'Italia as he takes the title in Milan.

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Vuelta a Espana: Tim Wellens wins stage five as Primoz Roglic keeps lead

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Tim Wellens beats Guillaume Martin in an uphill sprint to win stage five of the Vuelta a Espana as Primoz Roglic keeps the overall lead.

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Giro d'Italia: Tao Geoghegan Hart wins stage 20 to share overall lead

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Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart wins stage 20 at the Giro d'Italia and shares the overall lead with Australian Jai Hindley with one stage remaining.

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Ed Laverack: The cycling champion who cannot defend his British title

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Welshman Ed Laverack loves cycling uphill and is very good at it, the best in Britain in fact, but the coronavirus pandemic means he cannot defend his title at the weekend.

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Vuelta a Espana: Sam Bennett sprints to victory on stage four

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Irishman Sam Bennett continues his superb season by sprinting to victory on stage four of the Vuelta a Espana.

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Giro d'Italia: Riders take bus after stage 19 protest

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Riders will take team buses nearly halfway through stage 19 of the Giro d'Italia after a protest over safety.

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Giro d'Italia: Matteo Spreafico suspended after adverse results

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Italian Matteo Spreafico, who has been riding in the Giro d'Italia, is suspended after a banned substance is found in two anti-doping tests.

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Vuelta a Espana: Daniel Martin wins stage three to cut Primoz Roglic's lead

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Daniel Martin cuts Primoz Roglic's overall lead to five seconds by edging out the defending champion in stage three of the Vuelta a Espana.

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Tao Geoghegan Hart closes on Giro d'Italia lead

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Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart puts himself right in contention to win the Giro d'Italia after finishing a brilliant second on stage 18.

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Chris Froome loses more time as Marc Soler wins stage two

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Chris Froome loses more time at the Vuelta a Espana as Marc Soler won the second stage.

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Giro d'Italia: O'Connor wins stage 17 as Almeida leads

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Ben O'Connor wins stage 17 of the Giro d'Italia, as Joao Almeida retains the leaders' pink jersey.

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Cycling can be 'sport of the nation' in Scotland - Paralympian Neil Fachie

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Cycling can hopefully become "the sport of the nation" in Scotland thanks to an £8m investment in facilities, says Paralympian Neil Fachie.

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Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome struggles as Primoz Roglic wins first stage

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Two-time champion Chris Froome struggles as Slovenia's Primoz Roglic takes the opening stage of Vuelta a Espana.

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Giro d'Italia: Fernando Gaviria tests positive for second time this year

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UAE Team Emirates rider Fernando Gaviria tests positive for coronavirus for a second time this year and is out of the Giro d'Italia.

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Vuelta a Espana: Stage guide and riders to watch

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BBC Sport looks at the stages that may define the Vuelta a Espana and the riders likely to challenge for overall victory.

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Stephen Williams: Welshman relishes Vuelta a Espana after injury battle

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Britain's Stephen Williams is "extremely proud" to be set for his first Grand Tour after battling back from injury.

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Chris Froome's Vuelta a Espana bid is a last chance for Ineos Grenadiers

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As unlikely as his form suggests, Chris Froome's comeback could come in a place close to is heart - and, boy, do Ineos need it.

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Tour of Flanders: World champion Julian Alaphilippe crashes as Mathieu van der Poel wins

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World champion Julian Alaphilippe crashes out after hitting a motorbike as Mathieu van der Poel wins the Tour of Flanders

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Tao Geoghegan Hart wins Ineos Grenadiers' fifth Giro d'Italia stage

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Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart wins his first Grand Tour stage to climb to fourth place overall at the Giro d'Italia.

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Giro d'Italia: Filippo Ganna claims third victory as Joao Almeida extends lead

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Ineos Grenadiers rider Filippo Ganna claims his third victory at the Giro d'Italia as Joao Almeida extends his overall race lead on stage 14.

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Giro d'Italia: Italy's Diego Ulissi claims second win in sprint finish

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Italy's Diego Ulissi claims his second victory at the 2020 Giro d'Italia in a sprint finish on stage 13.

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Giro d'Italia: EF Pro Cycling calls for race to end early amid coronavirus fears

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A leading team wants the Giro d'Italia to end a week early, citing a "clearly compromised" coronavirus bubble.

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Giro d'Italia: Ineos' Jhonatan Narvaez wins stage 12 in rain

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Ineos Grenadiers' Jhonatan Narvaez wins stage 12 of the Giro d'Italia in treacherous conditions.

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Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome to face Primoz Roglic

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Britain's Chris Froome will go up against Tour de France runner-up Primoz Roglic at the Vuelta a Espana, which starts on Tuesday.

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Geraint Thomas' season over as rehab awaits Ineos Grenadiers rider

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Geraint Thomas says his season is over because of the broken hip the Ineos Grenadiers rider suffered in this month's Giro d'Italia.

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Giro d'Italia: Mitchelton-Scott withdraw after positive Covid results

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The Mitchelton-Scott team and title contender Steven Kruijswijk withdraw from the Giro d'Italia after the latest round Covid-19 results.

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Giro d'Italia: An unpredictable race hints at an entertaining future

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No one expected an opening week at the Giro d'Italia like this - but underdog victories whet the appetite for more.

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Dr Richard Freeman tribunal: 'I've never doped a rider'

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At his tribunal in Manchester, former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor Dr Richard Freeman says he "never doped a rider".

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Richard Freeman tribunal: British Cycling's Shane Sutton blamed 'downfall' on doctor

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British Cycling's former technical director Shane Sutton blames his "downfall" at the organisation on doctor Richard Freeman, a tribunal has been told.

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Mark Cavendish hints at retirement after struggling at Gent-Wevelgem

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Mark Cavendish says his career could be at an end following Sunday's one-day Gent-Wevelgem classic.

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Giro d'Italia: Ruben Guerreiro wins stage nine as Joao Almeida leads race

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Ruben Guerreiro wins stage nine at the Giro d'Italia as fellow Portuguese rider Joao Almeida retains the overall lead.

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Mountain Bike World Championships: GB's Reece Wilson wins men's downhill title

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Great Britain's Reece Wilson wins gold in the men's downhill at the Mountain Bike World Championships.

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Mountain Bike World Championships: Great Britain's Reece Wilson wins men's downhill world title

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An emotional Reece Wilson of Great Britain wins the men's downhill world title at the Mountain Bike World Championships.

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Giro d'Italia: Britain's Alex Dowsett wins stage eight with Matthew Holmes in third

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Alex Dowsett wins stage eight of the Giro d'Italia and fellow Briton Matthew Holmes takes third.

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Mountain Bike World Championships: Women's cross country ends with dramatic race for silver

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Watch as Italy's Eva Lechner and Australia's Rebecca McConnell battle it out in a 'monster' sprint for the silver medal in the women's cross country race at the Mountain Bike World Championships.

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Mountain Bike World Championships: Great Britain's Tom Pidcock wins U23 cross country World Championships title

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Great Britain's Tom Pidcock wins his second world title at the Mountain Bike World Championships as he seals victory in the U23 cross country race.

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World Mental Health Day: Joe Wicks podcast guests on how they keep a healthy mind

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Mark Cavendish, Fearne Cotton, James Bay and Gordon Ramsay share how they try to maintain a healthy mind.

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Richard Freeman: Doctor accused of exploiting position in testosterone cover-up

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A former British Cycling and Team Sky doctor is accused of exploiting his position when attempting a testosterone cover-up.

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Mountain Bike World Championships: Pidcock wins E-MTB

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Britain's Tom Pidcock wins the E-MTB event at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Austria.

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Mountain Bike World Championships: Rachel Atherton on 'exciting' British worlds team

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Five-time World Mountain Bike champion Rachel Atherton talks about the "exciting" British team for this year's event in Austria.

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Dr Richard Freeman tells tribunal he destroyed testosterone package

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A former British Cycling and Team Sky chief medic says for the first time that he destroyed a package of testosterone which he ordered to the national velodrome in 2011.

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Giro d'Italia: Filippo Ganna wins stage as Simon Yates stays in touch

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Ineos Grenadiers' Filippo Ganna wins stage five of the Giro d'Italia as Simon Yates just stays in touch with the overall contenders.

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Giro d’Italia crash: Luca Wackermann injured and doubt cast on cause

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Organisers cast doubt over the cause of a crash in which Luca Wackermann was injured at the Giro d'Italia.

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Giro d'Italia: Geraint Thomas out of contention

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Britain's Geraint Thomas is out of contention for the Giro d'Italia after losing more than 12 minutes on stage three to Mount Etna.

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Giro d'Italia: Thomas remains ahead of Yates as Diego Ulissi wins stage

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Geraint Thomas retains his advantage over Simon Yates in the Giro d'Italia as Diego Ulissi wins stage two with a late attack.

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Lizzie Deignan: Briton wins women's Liege-Bastogne-Liege

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Britain's Lizzie Deignan wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege to claim her first ever 'monument' - the pre-eminent races in one-day cycling.

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Giro d'Italia: EF Pro Cycling team fined for controversial 'duck' kit

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The greatest kit you'll probably never dare to wear is so good/bad you might even get fined.

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Geraint Thomas leads Simon Yates by 26 seconds as Ganna leads Giro d'Italia

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Geraint Thomas claims fourth place in the Giro d'Italia's opening day time trial - 26 seconds ahead of British rival Simon Yates.

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Giro d'Italia awaits epic battle of Geraint Thomas & Simon Yates

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Geraint Thomas' battle with Simon Yates in a three-week Grand Tour in which they must cover nearly 3,500km across Italy will be a fascinating spectacle.

via BBC Sport - Cycling http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/54395179

Geraint Thomas: Ineos leader returns to Giro d'Italia to right wrong of 2017 crash

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Geraint Thomas leads Ineos Grenadiers at the Giro d'Italia, returning to the scene of one of the most painful episodes of his career.

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Fabio Jakobsen: Dutch rider to have reconstructive surgery on jaw

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Fabio Jakobsen will have reconstructive surgery on his jaw next week, two months after a horrific crash at the Tour of Poland.

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Giro d'Italia: Who will challenge and where will the race be won and lost?

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BBC Sport picks out the stages that may define the Giro d'Italia and which riders are likely challenge for this year's race, which starts on Saturday.

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Quinn Simmons: Trek-Segafredo suspend rider for 'divisive, incendiary, and detrimental' tweets

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Trek-Segafredo suspend 2019 junior world champion Quinn Simmons after he made "divisive, incendiary, and detrimental" statements on Twitter.

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