Trans cyclist Emily Bridges is BARRED by sport's international governing body from racing in women's national omnium championships against Dame Laura Kenny a month after competing in male events

Daily Mail UK ^ | March 30, 2022 | Chris Matthews

[Morgana]

Trans cyclist Emily Bridges has been barred from competing in a women's omnium race against Dame Laura Kenny this weekend.

Emily Bridges, 21, will not compete against five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny in the National Omnium Championships in Derby on Saturday.

It came as sport's international governing body the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) said the controversial cyclist was ineligible.

There has been backlash against the inclusion of Bridges, who was on the Great Britain Academy programme as a male rider called Zach Bridges and raced in men's events as recently as last month.

The trans woman began hormone therapy last year and was previously declared eligible to compete as a woman under British Cycling's policy as she lowered her testosterone to the required level.

British Cycling said today it recognised Bridges' 'disappointment' with UCI's decision that she couldn't take part under current guidelines.

It said: 'We acknowledge the decision of the UCI with regards to Emily’s participation, however we fully recognise her disappointment with today’s decision.

'Transgender and non-binary inclusion is bigger than one race and one athlete – it is a challenge for all elite sports.

[Chickensoup]

except that they will

lose their scholarships
be kicked out of their programs
possibly be arrested.

[FrankRizzo890]

Waits to see who gets fired, dismissed, or reassigned so that this “grievous error” can be corrected. (Strangely seems to happen whenever a state legislature makes a sensible ruling on the topic. Suddenly the governors get weak-kneed, and VETO it.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see something like that happen here.

[SamAdams76]

The war can be won very simply by the women themselves.

All the women athletes have to do is not participate in these shams when a male is allowed into the event.

At a swimming match for example, the women should let the man dive into the pool all by himself while the women just stand there watching while the man makes a fool of himself swimming all alone.

In a foot race, just stand there at the starting gun and let the man be the only one actually racing around the track.

It will make the man look foolish and this nonsense would end overnight. Guaranteed.