UCI rules transgender cyclist Bridges ineligible for British event
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships after governing body UCI ruled she is ineligible, British Cycling said.
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Cycling-UCI rules transgender cyclist Bridges ineligible for British event
(Reuters) - Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships after governing body UCI ruled she is ineligible, British Cycling said.
UCI bars transgender cyclist Emily Bridges from British 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.
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges out of National Omnium Championships after governing body ruling
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will have to wait to compete in her first women’s event, after the sport’s world governing body ruled she cannot take part in the National Omnium Championships this weekend. A statement from British Cycling confirmed that the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) says Bridges cannot compete under their current guidelines.
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges declared ineligible to race in women’s event
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.
Emily Bridges: Transgender cyclist set to race in women's National Omnium event
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges looks set to compete against some of the sport's biggest names, including five-time Olympic medallist Laura Kenny, at Saturday's National Omnium Championships in her first women's event.
La ciclista transgénero Bridges debuta en el ómnium británico
La ciclista transgénero Emily Bridges, que hasta ahora había competido en pruebas masculinas, se estrenará en categoría femenina en el Campeonato Británico ómnium que se disputa en Derby este fin de semana, donde se enfrentará a ciclistas como la cinco veces campeona olímpica Laura Kenny. Bridges, de 21 años, que ganó la carrera de puntuación masculina en los Campeonatos de Universidades Británicas en Glasgow el mes pasado, comenzó una terapia hormonal el año pasado para reducir sus niveles de testosterona y ahora es elegible para competir en pruebas femeninas.
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges set to race against five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny in Derby
Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges is due to compete against leading female riders including five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny at the National Omnium Championships in Derby this weekend.