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The double Olympic champion Katie Archibald has sharply criticised the transgender policies of the International Olympic Committee and other sports bodies – saying they have not only let down female cyclists by underplaying biology but left trans women, such as Emily Bridges, facing intense scrutiny.
British Cycling suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy with immediate effect on Friday, denying transgender women the chance to compete in domestic women's races until the policy was reviewed.
Trans women are no longer able to compete in elite female events run by British Cycling after the organisation performed a significant U-turn and suspended its transgender policy.
British Cycling said on Friday that it has suspended its Transgender and Non-binary Participation Policy with immediate effect.
UK Sport chiefs have stopped short of echoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suggestion that transgender women should be barred from female-only sporting events, maintaining eligibility rules must be established on a sport-by-sport basis.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it seems “sensible” that transgender women should not be able to compete in female sporting categories.
By Amy Woodyatt and Matias Grez, CNN