Riley Gaines slammed an Illinois woman who finished in third place behind two transgender competitors during a cycling race earlier this month after she came to their defenses amid criticism. Tessa Johnson and Evelyn Williamson, who were both born male, beat out all the opposition at the Illinois State Cyclocross
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More than 30 cyclists disqualified from prestigious Giro d’Italia race due to alleged cheating
More than 30 cyclists were disqualified from the under-23 Giro d’Italia after they allegedly broke the rules of the race. Cameras captured the riders grabbing onto team cars and motorbikes during the climb of the Passo dello Stelvio. The infamous stage of the race involves a steep climb up the
Inga Thompson, 3-time Olympian for US, calls for cyclists to protest against UCI's transgender athlete policy
Inga Thompson, an American road cyclist who represented Team USA three times at the Olympics, called on professional riders to protest Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) polices for transgender athletes’ participation in the sport. Thompson’s tweet Sunday came about a week after Austin Killips, a transgender female, won the Tour of
A suspect has been arrested after a car killed 2 cyclists and injured 11 in Arizona
Authorities in a suburb of Phoenix arrested a man in connection with a weekend crash that killed two people and injured 11 others. Police in Goodyear, Ariz., said they arrested Pedro Quintana-Lujan, 26, in connection with the crash. Quintana-Lujan faces several charges, police said, including two counts of manslaughter. Local
San Francisco’s Cyclists Cheer a Highway Much less Traveled. Museums Mourn It.
SAN FRANCISCO — From the highest of the Hamon Remark Tower on the de Younger Museum, with its sweeping views of San Francisco, John F. Kennedy Drive cuts a delicate curve via Golden Gate Park under. It’s, as of late, a street with out vehicles, put aside for pedestrians and