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World cycling body reverses course, bans trans athletes from competing against women
Hotair ^ | 07/14/2023 | John Sexton

Posted on 07/14/2023 6:52:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind



The body that governs world cycling, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), has reversed course and decided to ban trans athletes from women’s competitions. The announcement was made today by UCI in a press release.

From now on, female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women’s events on the UCI International Calendar – in all categories – in the various disciplines.

For international Masters events – races on the UCI Cycling for All International Calendar and UCI events (UCI Gran Fondo World Series, UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, UCI Gravel World Series, UCI Gravel World Championships and UCI Masters World Championships) –, the Men’s category will be renamed Men/Open, and any athlete who does not meet the conditions for participation in women’s events will be admitted without restriction.

The UCI Management Committee has taken note of the state of scientific knowledge, which does not confirm that at least two years of gender-affirming hormone therapy with a target plasma testosterone concentration of 2.5 nmol/L is sufficient to completely eliminate the benefits of testosterone during puberty in men. In addition, there is considerable inter-individual variability in response to gender-confirming hormone therapy, which makes it even more difficult to draw precise conclusions about the effects of such treatment. Given the current state of scientific knowledge, it is also impossible to rule out the possibility that biomechanical factors such as the shape and arrangement of the bones in their limbs may constitute a lasting advantage for female transgender athletes.

The new rules go into effect on Monday, July 17. The last straw that led to this decision came in May when a trans athlete named Austin Killips won the Tour of the Gila women’s cycling race. I wrote about it at the time. Killips not only won the overall race but also won the competition for the best climber, showing it was a dominant performance. Martina Navratilova criticized the win.

Transgender cyclist Austin Killips wins women's race, causes outrage- this will happen more and more- women’s sports is NOT THE PLACE for trans identified male athletes.


https://t.co/1KDuhYqyoh

— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) May 3, 2023

The following month, Killips won another women’s race in North Carolina, beating the 2nd place finisher by five minutes.

For the women…Killips claimed the victory in a time of 8 hours, 28 minutes and 7 seconds. Crossing the line four minutes later was Paige Onweller (Trek Driftless) in second place. Second at Belgian Waffle Ride California, Flavia Oliveira Parks (Excel Sports p/b Specialized) took third place, a further three minutes back.

After that win, the organizers of the ride announced a new policy which will be in place for next year’s race:

Organizers said there will be three categories for the next events – female, male and open.

“Female: In the interest of protecting the parity of sports between women and men, racers who were born female may compete in the classification.

“Male: Racers who were born and/or identify as male may compete in this classification.

Killips had also been involved in the decision by a top female cyclist named Hannah Arensman to quit the sport just earlier this year.

“I have decided to end my cycling career,” Arensman said last Wednesday.

She said in her last race, in the elite women’s division of the UCI Cyclocross National Championships in late December, she “came in 4th place, flanked on either side by male riders awarded 3rd and 5th places.”

“My sister and family sobbed as they watched a man finish in front of me, having witnessed several physical interactions with him throughout the race,” she wrote, in a statement also shared by the Independent Council on Women’s Sports (ICONS).

“Additionally, it is difficult for me to think about the very real possibility I was overlooked for an international selection on the US team at Cyclocross Worlds in February 2023 because of a male competitor.”

She said that it “has become increasingly discouraging to train as hard as I do only to have to lose to a man with the unfair advantage of an androgenized body that intrinsically gives him an obvious advantage over me, no matter how hard I train.”

After Killips won the Tour of Gila in May there was a backlash and UCI, which had defended its trans inclusion policy just months earlier, announced that it would reconsider the policy. Today’s decision is the result of that reconsideration. Riley Gaines is one of the people celebrating the news.

UCI, governing body of cycling, has joined the likes of FINA (swimming) & World Athletics (track & field) and prioritized fairness in sport rather than feelings

Cycling has been heavily infiltrated with males competing in the women's division so this is huge


#SaveWomensSports pic.twitter.com/4vQ1JX0n6I

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) July 14, 2023

Also:

Good news from Cycling Governing Body today. Protect Women’s Sports! I cannot believe we have to keep saying this. https://t.co/0UMv273ND2

— Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) July 14, 2023

Now we just need to make sure that these decisions for professional athletes trickle down to public schools. Women should be allowed to compete with other women in high school as well.

No doubt there is going to be a big backlash to this on the left but they don’t seem to have organized that yet.



TOPICS: Society; Sports
KEYWORDS: ban; cycling; cyclocross; genderaffirming; icons; killips; malephysiology; nomeninwomenssports; savewomenssports; testosterone; trans; transathletes; transathletescheat; transgender; transgenders; transphysiology; uci; womenssports

1 posted on 07/14/2023 6:52:58 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

If men would win most or all of the races in a woman’s division why would women train for years to come in fith or sixth place. Great decision! Let trannies compete against trannies.


2 posted on 07/14/2023 6:59:31 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: SeekAndFind

I guess Dylan will have to find someone else’s ‘bike to ride’ then.


3 posted on 07/14/2023 6:59:32 PM PDT by BobL (Trump has all the right Enemies; DeSantis has all the wrong Friends)
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To: SeekAndFind

Tranny ban. Should be universal. Science.


4 posted on 07/14/2023 7:03:12 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: SeekAndFind
Praise the Lord!

5 posted on 07/14/2023 7:16:35 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: BobL
#3: "I guess Dylan will have to find someone else’s ‘bike to ride’ then."

In these sorts of situaions, Dylan is the "bike" which gets ridden.

6 posted on 07/14/2023 7:18:09 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: Maine Mariner
Let trannies compete against trannies.

Lance Armstrong is being crucified for saying exactly that.

7 posted on 07/14/2023 7:19:50 PM PDT by pfflier
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To: pfflier

He can take it.


8 posted on 07/14/2023 7:23:39 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: SeekAndFind

It might be interesting to see Hannah’s voting record, just for giggles.


9 posted on 07/14/2023 7:29:11 PM PDT by wbarmy (Trying to do better.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why were they allowed in the first place?


10 posted on 07/14/2023 10:07:10 PM PDT by bgill
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To: SeekAndFind

Is it still ok to add a motor to my bicycle and compete in bicycle races?


11 posted on 07/15/2023 12:41:23 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: SeekAndFind

Good.


12 posted on 07/15/2023 2:33:07 AM PDT by jocon307 (Democrats delenda est.)
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To: SeekAndFind

We are starting to see push back, finally.

Could it be because the Twitterverse isn’t infested with so many bots anymore?

EC


13 posted on 07/15/2023 5:35:13 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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To: Libloather

If the trannies want to compete with women, they first have to get their equipment removed. And they should never be allowed in a women’s locker room.

Lia Thomas has had hormone replacement therapy, but still has his equipment and is attracted to women. HE is a pervert and exploiter.


14 posted on 07/15/2023 5:59:07 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.for corruptiion)
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