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Transgender cyclists barred from women's competition

2023-07-15

[An Nahar] Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will be prohibited from women's events in all categories of cycling, the sport's governing body said on Friday.

The International Cycling Union (UCI)'s president David Lappartient said the federation "has a duty to guarantee, above all, equal opportunities for all competitors in cycling competitions."

The new rules, which come into force on July 17, follow similar rulings by other Olympic sports such as athletics.

"The UCI would like to reaffirm that cycling — as a competitive sport, leisure activity or means of transport — is open to everyone," Lappartient said in a statement.

But the current state of scientific knowledge does not guarantee such equality of opportunity between transgender female athletes and cisgender female participants, he added.

"As a precautionary measure, (it is not possible to) authorize the former to race in the female categories," Lappartient added.

The UCI said it was open to changing these rulings in the future as scientific knowledge evolves.

To this end the UCI will begin discussions with other members of the international sporting movement on the co-financing of a research program aimed at studying changes in the physical performance of highly-trained athletes undergoing transitional hormone treatment.

Last year top British women's cyclists threatened to boycott events after 22-year-old Emily Bridges, who was dropped by the British academy program as a male rider, attempted to join the women's omium team.

Posted by:Fred

#10 I thought I heard some dude nobody just dominated a celebrated women's cycling event.

Using cisgender is like using the n word to describe someone of African descent.

Its how they sneer it.

Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-07-15 16:12

#9 My younger brother bought the Queen album Fat Bottom Girls and tacked up the enclosed poster in his closet. My mother found it and the album was taken back to the store. I didn’t care for that particular poster anyway. Hopefully, there will be no trans reshoot of that art piece.

Posted by: Super Hose 2023-07-15 15:31

#8 Why do boys run faster?

Two ball bearings and a stick shift...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-15 13:20

#7 I'd love to see these clowns go up the Tourmalet or Alpe d'Huez. Rainbow jerseys, everyone!

Posted by: Raj 2023-07-15 13:10

#6 A point of information, from Wikipedia:

The term cisgender was coined in 1994 and entered into dictionaries starting in 2015 as a result of changes in social discourse about gender. The term has been and continues to be controversial and subject to critique.

Posted by: Bobby 2023-07-15 13:05

#5 Glimmers of sanity are beginning to appear.

Posted by: Tom 2023-07-15 12:02

#4 IIUC, it means "person who isn't confused about their sex." Which means it's actually a compliment.

Not that they mean it that way.

But then, they're confused...

Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-15 09:34

#3 cisgender female participants, he added.

Perhaps he meant "un-altered"?

Posted by: Bobby 2023-07-15 09:29

#2 cisgender female

Using cisgender is like using the n word to describe someone of African descent.

Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-07-15 07:58

#1 Mentally Ill person who has a sexual plumbing issue, hold to seek mental help.

Posted by: NN2N1 2023-07-15 07:31

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