Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says she was 'harassed and demonised' after exclusion from national championships
By Matias Grez, CNN
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If you want a case study of how not to handle the question of transgender athletes in sport, look to the treatment of British cyclist Emily Bridges. As a talented male junior, Bridges won three silver medals at national championships and seemed destined for the Olympics.
Olympic champion Nicole Cooke has called on the cycling authorities to create a separate category for trans athletes.
(Reuters) - Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges said she had provided British Cycling and governing body UCI with evidence that she was eligible to compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships and was not clear about why she had been excluded from the event.
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges said she had provided British Cycling and governing body UCI with evidence that she was eligible to compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships and was not clear about why she had been excluded from the event.
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says that she has been "harassed and demonised" after being barred from a women's race this weekend.
A transgender cyclist said that she just wants to race competitively again, after being told that she was not eligible to participate in upcoming championships.
British Cycling has announced that transgender cyclist Emily Bridges is ineligible to race in the women’s event at the British National Omnium Championships this weekend.