{"id":1738016,"date":"2022-11-14T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1738016"},"modified":"2022-11-14T11:47:59","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T16:47:59","slug":"biological-male-wins-womens-elite-division-of-cycling-race-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biological-male-wins-womens-elite-division-of-cycling-race-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Biological Male Wins Women\u2019s Elite Division Of Cycling Race"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiological-male-wins-womens-elite-division-of-cycling-race-2%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=1738016&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>A biological male won the women\u2019s elite division of a cycling race in Massachusetts on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Killips, who identifies as a transgender woman, won the Verge Northampton International Cyclocross held in Northampton.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today at Northampton International Cyclocross Day 1, Austin Killips took the win in the elite women&#8217;s field<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SaveWomensSports?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SaveWomensSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qBztktJLp4\">pic.twitter.com\/qBztktJLp4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udeb2 (@i_heart__bikes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i_heart__bikes\/status\/1591554737568387072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Northampton International organization firmly believes that all attendees should have an equal opportunity to participate in our event regardless of their race, color, religion, disability, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national origin,\u201d the event\u2019s inclusion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nohocx.com\/inclusion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">policy<\/a> states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recognize that participation in sport is a human right. We strive to create an enjoyable event for those currently active in cyclocross in all the different ways they participate, and an inviting one for those who have not joined us yet,\u201d it added, stating that the association is following the rules for inclusion outlined by USA Cycling and the Union Cycliste Internationale.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Verge Northampton International presented by Cycle-Smart Day 1 Elite Women Short Highlights via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dirtwiretv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dirtwiretv<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tNfK7fshbf\">https:\/\/t.co\/tNfK7fshbf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Northampton International Cyclocross (@NohoCX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NohoCX\/status\/1591614570598121474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The wins were not the first by Killips this year. The cyclocross competitor has also kept biological women off the podium in other women\u2019s races, including a third-place finish at the Women\u2019s Elite Cyclocross in Rochester, New York, in September, along with two wins in other events in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udeb2 Cyclist Austin Killips, a trans identifying male started the Cyclocross season strong with a pair of wins in both Holyoke and Beverly, MA<\/p>\n<p>Lillianna O&#8217;Donnell and Greta Kilburn were both left off the podiums in 4th place <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WMTERRX5Ju\">pic.twitter.com\/WMTERRX5Ju<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ICONS Women (@icons_women) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/icons_women\/status\/1574130262279004160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Killips made headlines in 2019 as a cyclocross racer, later becoming the first biological male to race in the sport\u2019s World Cup in the women\u2019s field. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/cxhairs.substack.com\/p\/in-first-world-cup-austin-killips?r=1evme&#038;utm_campaign=post&#038;utm_medium=web&#038;utm_source=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> on the topic, Killips called the achievement significant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t pored over records, but I think I\u2019m the first trans woman to race a World Cup in the Women\u2019s field. I know Molly [Cameron] has raced, but she\u2019s always raced the Men\u2019s category,\u201d Killips said.\u00a0\u201cI do think it\u2019s significant and notable. You know, when I\u2019m at bike races and have other queer and trans folks come up to me, it\u2019s super meaningful, and I guess I\u2019m very aware you can\u2019t just separate the two out. When I\u2019m training and racing, I\u2019m just a bike racer. I\u2019m out here competing with these people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biological males competing in women\u2019s sports have been garnering outrage across the country. University of Pennsylvania\u2019s transgender swimmer Lia Thomas dominated the women\u2019s 500-yard freestyle event in March and was nominated for the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year award.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas, 22, competed on the men\u2019s team at the University of Pennsylvania before identifying a woman in 2019 and taking testosterone blockers and estrogen.<\/p>\n<p>Several Republican-led states have passed bans on biological males competing in girls\u2019 and women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n<p>In February, South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-signs-bill-banning-biological-males-from-girls-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a> that banned the practice in her state, including provisions for college athletics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is in playing sports that a young girl can learn how to achieve and how to succeed. But some in our society want to take those opportunities to succeed away from our young women.\u00a0\u00a0Some schools and organizations across the country have sought to take away their freedom to achieve by changing the rules of the games,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.sd.gov\/newsitem.aspx?id=28842\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/us-news\/here-are-the-states-banning-transgender-athletes-in-womens-sports-and-the-states-considering-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">18 states<\/a> have passed laws banning transgender students from participating in sports consistent with their gender identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A biological male won the women\u2019s elite division of a cycling race in Massachusetts on Saturday. Austin Killips, who identifies as a transgender woman, won the Verge Northampton International Cyclocross held in Northampton. Today at Northampton International Cyclocross Day 1, Austin Killips took the win in the elite women&#8217;s field#SaveWomensSports pic.twitter.com\/qBztktJLp4 \u2014 \ud83d\udeb2 (@i_heart__bikes) November &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1738022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1738016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1738016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1738016\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1738022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1738016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1738016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1738016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}