Cycling’s governing body defends its policy on transgender athletes competing in female events after American Austin Killips fueled the debate by winning the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico on Sunday.
RvS.Media/Basile Barbey/Getty ImagesCycling’s governing body the UCI has defended its policy on transgender athletes competing in female events after American Austin Killips fueled the debate by winning the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico on Sunday.
Unlike some international sporting bodies such as World Athletics, the UCI allows transgender riders to compete in women’s races, prompting criticism from the likes of American former Olympian Inga Thompson who said the decision was “effectively killing off women’s cycling”. The Telegraph reported that the Cyclistes Professionnels Associes , which represents men’s and women’s riders, had conducted the survey of its female members before making representations on the subject to the UCI.
“The UCI rules are based on the latest scientific knowledge and have been applied in a consistent manner. The UCI continues to follow the evolution of scientific findings and may change its rules in the future as scientific knowledge evolves.”for transgender women to compete in its events last year, halving the maximum permitted plasma testosterone level to 2.5 nanomoles per litre and doubling the transition period to 24 months.
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