Trek-Segafredo suspend Simmons after controversial tweet

FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France - Trek-Segafredo Training - Brussels, Belgium - July 5, 2019 - The Trek logo is seen on one of their bikes before a training session of the Trek-Segafredo team. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

(Reuters) - Trek-Segafredo have suspended junior world champion Quinn Simmons after he made "divisive, incendiary, and detrimental" statements online, the WorldTour team said.

The 19-year-old American's response to a tweet about U.S. President Donald Trump triggered backlash on social media, with people calling for a boycott of the bike brand.