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
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]