This 15th step was still not the right one to Quinn Simmons (Lidl-trek) on this Tour de France ! At the attack on numerous occasions during these first 15 days of racing, the champion of the United States has come up against walls each time, whether it be Ben Healy (EF Education Easypost) on the 6th stage, or Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates XRG) this Sunday. Nevertheless, the American does not attribute these defeats only at random but denounces the impact of the motorcycle in these long solitary raids …
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“At the end, we all know”
It is with great frustration that Quinn Simmons reacted after its 21st place in Carcassonne: “It was the best, at the right time and with the motorcycle. You haven't seen the retransmission?” The American then insisted on his position, denouncing the impact of the motorcycle on these solo victories: “We saw it a few times on this Tour de France. Sometimes you have this advantage, but most of the time, it's someone else. But in the end, we all know. “ The mustache explained that if we are “The first to make a gap”we cannot then be caught. “We know that it will happen, you just have to choose the right time. You always have to be very strong, but it's really a factor that shows that you have to go early in the race”
