{"id":1973337,"date":"2023-07-14T16:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races\/"},"modified":"2023-07-14T16:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T20:39:53","slug":"cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races\/","title":{"rendered":"Cycling group prohibits transgender men from participating in women&#8217;s races."},"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\">20<\/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%2Fcycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races%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=1973337&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--><h2>The UCI Bans Trans-Identifying Males from Women&#8217;s Cycling Races<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeff-bezos-takes-spaceflight-165k-people-sign-petition-to-keep-him-there\/\" title=\"Jeff Bezos Takes Spaceflight. 165K People Sign Petition To Keep Him There.\">world governing body<\/a> for sports cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), made a significant decision on Friday. They announced a ban on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-data-emerges-of-1100-adolescent-gender-affirming-mastectomies\/\" title=\"New Data Emerges Of 1,100+ Adolescent \u2018Gender Affirming\u2019 Mastectomies\">trans-identifying males<\/a> from competing in women&#8217;s cycling races, marking a reversal of their previous policy.<\/p>\n<p>The previous policy allowed men to participate in women&#8217;s sports if their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cycling-organization-bans-trans-identifying-men-from-womens-bike-races\/\" title=\"Cycling group prohibits transgender men from participating in women's races.\">plasma testosterone level remained<\/a> below 2.5 nanomoles per liter for two years. However, the new ban, which takes effect on Monday, eliminates this allowance.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;[UCI] has a duty to guarantee, above all, equal opportunities for all competitors in cycling competitions,&#8221; stated UCI President David Lappartient. He further explained that the current scientific knowledge does not ensure equal opportunities between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/can-men-and-women-compete-athletically-heres-what-the-science-says\/\" title=\"Can Men And Women Compete Athletically? Here\u2019s What The Science Says.\">transgender female athletes<\/a> and cisgender female participants, leading to the decision to prohibit trans-identifying males from racing in the female categories.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Under the new policy, any male who underwent puberty, regardless of hormone levels or duration of hormone therapy, will be required to compete in the men&#8217;s category, now renamed &#8220;Men&#8217;s\/Open.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While UCI cites the current state of scientific knowledge, they also acknowledge the potential for future policy changes as scientific knowledge evolves. They expressed a willingness to finance research on the effects of cross-sex hormones on athletes&#8217; performance.<\/p>\n<p>UCI emphasizes that they fully respect and support individuals&#8217; right to choose the sex that aligns with their gender identity, regardless of their assigned sex at birth.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to ban trans-identifying males comes after UCI faced criticism for defending their previous transgender policy. This criticism arose when biological male Austin Killips won several women&#8217;s competitions, including the women&#8217;s Belgian Waffle Ride in Asheville, North Carolina, last month.<\/p>\n<p>Paige Onweller, who finished second to Killips, expressed that the winner&#8217;s power was incomparable to the women he raced against, stating that she couldn&#8217;t match his performance.<\/p>\n<p>While some propose a separate category for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/usa-powerlifting-must-allow-men-to-compete-in-womens-division-after-losing-transgender-discrimination-case\/\" title=\"USA Powerlifting Must Allow Men To Compete In Women\u2019s Division After Losing Transgender Discrimination Case\">trans-identifying athletes<\/a>, event promoters are still exploring the best approach to preserve female cycling while creating an inclusive space for all participants.<\/p>\n<p>Inga Thompson, a three-time Olympic cyclist, called for a protest against UCI due to the Killips controversy, claiming that the organization was effectively undermining women&#8217;s cycling. However, Thompson was subsequently dropped from the board of directors of Cynisca, an organization dedicated to promoting women cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>UCI&#8217;s ban on trans-identifying males aligns with similar decisions made by other sports organizations. World Athletics and British Cycling have also implemented policies that prohibit men from competing in women&#8217;s categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the governing body for sports cycling, has implemented a new policy prohibiting trans-identifying males from participating in women&#8217;s cycling races. This decision overturns their previous policy, which permitted men with testosterone levels below 2.5 nanomoles per liter for two years to compete. 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