GENEVA (AP) — American bicycle owner Quinn Simmons was suspended by the Trek-Segafredo staff on Thursday after posting antagonistic feedback on social media in assist of President Donald Trump.

The 2019 junior highway race world champion replied to a journalist from the Netherlands who had criticized Trump on Twitter.

”Regrettably, staff rider Quinn Simmons made statements on-line that we really feel are divisive, incendiary, and detrimental to the staff, skilled biking, its followers, and the optimistic future we hope to assist create for the game,” Trek-Segafredo stated in an announcement. ”(He) won’t be racing for Trek-Segafredo till additional discover.”

The 19-year-old rider reacted Wednesday when Dutch journalist Jose Been posted on Twitter that she hoped for her American buddies that ”this horrible presidency ends for you,” including ”should you observe me and assist Trump, you possibly can go.”

Simmons replied by writing ”Bye” with an emoji of a dark-skinned hand waving.

When a separate account replied ”Apparently a Trumper,” Simmons countered ”That is proper” with a United States flag image.

Been later deleted her unique put up and wrote Thursday that she feels ”horrible in regards to the scenario and horrible for (at)QuinnSimmons9 to overlook his beloved classics. To droop him would by no means be my selection.”

Simmons is in his first season with the Trek-Segafredo staff, which described him on its web site as ”at his finest in punchy one-day races … he will probably be an ideal match for the Classics staff.”

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