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Tag: Cycling
Trans athletes take 1st and 2nd place in Chicago women’s cycling event
Two transgender female cyclists dominated the podium at the Chicago Cyclocross Cup series last weekend after finishing first and second in a women’s event. Tessa Johnson, 25, took home gold in the CX Women SingleSpeed event in the Jackson Park race on Oct. 8, after finishing with a time of
USA Cycling championships shift to West Virginia to prepare for Paris Olympics
The U.S. road cycling national championships will be moving from Tennessee to West Virginia for the next five years in part to help what should be a competitive American team better mimic the courses it will face at the Paris Olympics. USA Cycling has held its nationals in Knoxville the
Family of rising cycling star Magnus White searches for answers in son's tragic death
Magnus White was a rising star in USA Cycling when he was tragically struck and killed in Colorado last month as he prepared for the world championships in Scotland. Jill and Michael White, the rider’s parents, addressed their 17-year-old son’s death in a statement on Thursday. They said an investigation
Rising cycling star Magnus White dead at 17 after incident while training for major event
Magnus White, a 17-year-old American cyclist who was training in Colorado ahead of the upcoming world championships in Scotland, was struck by a vehicle and died near his home over the weekend. USA Cycling confirmed White’s death on Sunday. “He was a rising star in the off-road cycling scene and
Transgender cyclist Austin Killips swipes at 'cabal of right wingers' after cycling officials change policy
Austin Killips, who became the first openly transgender female to win an official Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) stage race earlier this year, spoke out Sunday night about the sport’s governing body’s new policies regarding trans participation in women’s events. The UCI came out with its policy on Friday, prohibiting any
Far From the Tour de France, Colombia Falls Hard for Cycling
The route up Las Palmas starts near the valley floor, but it doesn’t stay there for long. It is 10 miles up to the summit, an arduous climb of roughly 3,400 vertical feet, a journey of long rises and sharp turns, of straining muscles and heaving lungs. Some riders stop
Cycling event alters category policy after furor over transgender competitor's win in women's race
A prominent cycling event announced changes to its category policy on Friday weeks after transgender competitor Austin Killips’ win created a stir on social media. The Belgian Waffle Ride saw Killips win in Henderson, North Carolina, back in June. After criticism online, organizers said the new policy – which includes
British Cycling bars transgender females from competing against biological women
British Cycling announced Friday that transgender females will not be permitted to compete against biological women. The organization will have an “open” category, which will allow transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals and those born male and female to compete. Transgender men that have yet to begin hormone therapy will
Cycling race director agonizes over UCI's transgender participation policy: 'This could kill the sport'
Michael Engleman, the race director of the Tour of the Gila which came under fire when a transgender cyclist won the women’s overall category, spoke out about the controversy Tuesday. Engleman told The Telegraph he had been the target of ire of the outraged after Austin Killips, a transgender female,