Tennis great Martina Navratilova criticized Austin Killips' win at the Tour of the Gila over the weekend in a tweet. The UCI has defended its guidelines.
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Killips became the first transgender woman to take home a victory in an official Union Cycliste Internationale stage event. The UCI is the world governing body for sports cycling.Austin Killips pictured on the podium after the women's elite race of the 'Kasteelcross' cyclocross in January 2023. "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."
The nine-time Wimbledon champion has been an activist for the gay community but has been against transgender women competing against biological women in sports.
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