Colby Simmons
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 16, 2003[1] Durango, Colorado |
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2] |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Visma–Lease a Bike Development |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Amateur team | |
| 2020–2021 | Lux–Sideshow |
| Professional team | |
| 2022– | Jumbo–Visma Development Team |
Colby Simmons (born 16 October 2003) is an American road cyclist who rides for UCI Continental team Visma–Lease a Bike Development.[3]
Early and personal life
[edit]His father Scott Simmons owns a construction business, and his mother is Holly Simmons. His older brother Quinn Simmons is also a cyclist. They grew up around the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. The family would go skiing in the winter and ride mountain bikes in the summer, and vacation in the mountains near Moab, Utah.[4][5][6]
Career
[edit]Simmons won his first national age-group title at the USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships junior men’s age 15-16 criterium race in downtown Hagerstown, Maryland in June 2019.[7] He won the junior 17-18 road race at the USA Cycling Amateur Road National Championships in Florida in 2021. Simmons signed for the Jumbo–Visma Development Team in September 2021.[8] He represented Team USA in the Junior Men's Road Race at 2021 UCI Road World Championships.[9]
In April 2023, he had a top-20 finish in the Volta Limburg Classic.[10] Simmons finished second to Owen Cole in the U23 national road race at the USA Cycling Amateur Road Nationals in Roanoke, Virginia in June 2023.[11] That month he also finished as runner-up at the United States National Criterium Championships in Knoxville, behind three-time winner Luke Lamperti.[12]
He was selected for the 2023 UCI Road World Championships held in Glasgow, in August 2023.[13]
Major results
[edit]- 2021
- 1st
Road race, National Junior Road Championships - 1st Overall Davy Crockett Classic
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 2nd Trofee van Vlaanderen
- 3rd Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
- 1st Stage 3
- 7th Grand Prix Bob Jungels
- 9th Overall Ain Bugey Valromey Tour
- 2022
- 5th Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 9th Gran Premio Sportivi di Poggiana
- 10th Overall Flanders Tomorrow Tour
- 10th Poreč Trophy
- 2023
- 1st
Young rider classification, Okolo Slovenska - 1st
Points classification, Tour Alsace - 2nd National Criterium Championships
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 5th Omloop der Kempen
- 6th Overall Tour de Bretagne
- 9th Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
- 9th Youngster Coast Challenge
References
[edit]- ^ "Colby Simmons". usacycling.org. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Colby Simmons". teamjumbovisma. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Jumbo-Visma Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
- ^ Woodson, John (June 1, 2022). "WORLDTOUR SIMMONS BROTHERS (AND THEIR DAD) RACE IRON HORSE CLASSIC – RESULTS". granfondodailynews.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Opel, Marshall (March 1, 2023). "'The Day is Mine': Quinn Simmons promises his team to win more races". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Dreier, Fred (January 27, 2020). "How do you raise a world champion? We asked Quinn Simmons's parents". Velo.outside online.com. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Livingstone, John (June 23, 2019). "SIMMONS SWEEP: Durango brothers claim criterium national championships". Durango Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Olivas, Cody (September 23, 2021). "Colby Simmons signs with Jumbo-Visma Development Team". Durango Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Colby Simmons: 'At The Beginning Of The Year It Was Just A Goal Of Mine To Make The Worlds Team'". Flobikes. September 24, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ "Difficult day for Team Jumbo-Visma in Volta Limburg Classic". teamjumbovisma.com. April 1, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ June 22, 2023, Cody Olivas. "Colby Simmons finishes second at U23 nationals". Durango Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Lamoureux, Lyne (June 24, 2023). "Luke Lamperti threepeats at men's criterium at US Pro Road Championships". Cycling News. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
- ^ Palermo, Angelina (July 10, 2023). "USA CYCLING ANNOUNCES 2023 ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS". usacycling. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Colby Simmons at UCI
- Colby Simmons at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Colby Simmons at ProCyclingStats
