{"id":1425776,"date":"2022-04-08T13:15:08","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425776"},"modified":"2022-04-08T13:15:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T17:15:11","slug":"transgender-athletes-banned-from-uk-cycling-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/transgender-athletes-banned-from-uk-cycling-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Transgender Athletes Banned from UK Cycling Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftransgender-athletes-banned-from-uk-cycling-events%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425776&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">British Cycling, the national governing body which oversees cycling events in the UK, has banned males identifying as women from women\u2019s cycling events.<\/p>\n<p>British Cycling announced the suspension of its\u00a0Transgender and Non-binary Participation Policy on Friday, citing the need to reconcile its code with that of the international cycling governing body (UCI), the <em>New York Post<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is currently possible for trans-female athletes to gain eligibility to race domestically while their cases remain pending with the UCI (or indeed in situations where they are deemed ineligible),\u201d\u00a0British\u00a0Cycling declared in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[This allows riders to] accrue domestic ranking points which impact selection decisions for National Championship races, which is not only unprecedented \u2026 but is also unfair on all women riders and poses a challenge to the integrity of racing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/anita-yvonne-stenberg-of-norway-during-the-womens-scratch-race-during-picture-id1357036996?k=20&#038;m=1357036996&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=mrRXqzWYHcNhT_o026G0lo41bO4y8ZO7MDDyWjxQMBo=\" alt=\"Anita Yvonne Stenberg of Norway during the Women&#039;s Scratch Race during the UCI Track Champions League Round 3 at Lee Valley Velopark Velodrome on...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>UCI Track Champions League in London, England (Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>British Cycling\u2019s previous policy had required males identifying as females to demonstrate testosterone levels below a certain level for one year. However, despite claiming that he satisfied that requirement, British trans cyclist Emily Bridges was banned from an upcoming event.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities with British Cycling claim UCI informed them that Bridges would not be able to ride in the event because he was still registered to compete as a male in international competitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBridges began hormone therapy last year to reduce her testosterone levels after having previously set a national junior men\u2019s record over 25 miles in 2018,\u201d the <em>New York Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trans competitors and the effects of hormone therapy have come under increased scrutiny after American swimmer Lia Thomas, a male identifying as a woman, smashed women\u2019s swimming records and defeated multiple Olympic swimmers despite a thoroughly average record in men\u2019s swimming and taking testosterone therapy for 2 1\/2 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lia Thomas just took first place at the 2022 NCAA Division 1 Women&#8217;s Swimming &#038; Diving Championships in the 500 freestyle. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveWomensSports?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveWomensSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UWvDQMYHRJ\">pic.twitter.com\/UWvDQMYHRJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colin Wright (@SwipeWright) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SwipeWright\/status\/1504586948400369671?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>British Cycling gave a timeframe of several weeks for determining their new policy. 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