Cycling governing body defends transgender participation rules after uproar
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Transgender woman's cycling win within rules, world cycling organization says
The victory for the first openly transgender woman to win an official cycling event should stand after she adhered to the updated policy the organization put in place last year, the global governing body for cycling said.
UCI to allow Russian cyclists to compete as neutrals
Russian and Belarusian cyclists will be allowed to compete in international competitions as neutrals after being banned last year, the UCI said on Wednesday. In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in which Belarus has been used as a staging post, most international sports federations adopted recommendations by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes.
UCI defends transgender policy after Killips victory
Cycling's governing body the UCI has defended its policy on transgender athletes competing in female events after American Austin Killips fuelled the debate by winning the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico on Sunday.
Canada's Genest denied silver in women's keirin at UCI Track Nations Cup after being relegated
Canada's Lauriane Genest appeared to win silver in the women's keirin final on the final day of the UCI Track Nations Cup on Sunday in Milton, Ont., but was relegated after review, placing fifth.
Canada's Kelsey Mitchell wins women's sprint gold at UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont.
Canada's Kelsey Mitchell won gold in the women's sprint finals on the second day of competition at the UCI Track Nations Cup on Saturday in Milton, Ont., collecting her second medal in as many days.
Canada captures team sprint silver, team pursuit bronze at UCI Track Nations Cup in Milton, Ont.
Canadian track cyclists secured a pair of podium finishes on the first full day of competition at the UCI Track Nations Cup on Friday in Milton, Ont., with silver in women's team sprint and bronze in women's team pursuit.
'Inexplicable' or 'nothing wrong'? Tadej Pogacar's car slip stream at Amstel Gold Race causes debate
Tadej Pogacar does not need help winning bike races. But did he get some on his way to victory at the Amstel Gold Race? Ad The two-time Tour de France winner powered clear with 30km remaining and finished comfortably ahead of Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers). Amstel Gold Race‘I was on a sort of flat tyre’ – Pogacar after adding Amstel Gold to bulging palmaresA DAY AGO However, there was a strking moment towards the end of the race when Pogacar appeared to benefit from being in the slip stream of the car of race director Leo van Vliet.