'Dumped by email,' says cyclist's mother as British Cycling bans transgender riders from competition
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN
Updated 2147 GMT (0547 HKT) April 8, 2022
ReplayMore Videos ...MUST WATCH'That scared the living crap out of me': Trans athlete describes her fears 03:07London (CNN)British Cycling has suspended its transgender and non-binary participation policy after the sport's world governing body banned a trans rider from competing in a women's event in the UK earlier this month.
The sport's governing authority in the UK said Friday that it had voted in favor of an «immediate suspension» of its current policy, which it said was «unfair on all women riders.» The decision came days after transgender cyclist Emily Bridges said she had been «harassed and demonised» after the UCI, world cycling's governing body, ruled she couldn't compete at the National Omnium Championships in the UK on April 2.Bridges, who was set to race against British Olympic stars such as Laura Kenny in the event, said she found out through British Cycling that the UCI had ruled she was ineligible.UK Prime MinisterBoris Johnson waded into the row this week when he said: «I don't think that biological males should be competing in female sporting events. And maybe that's a controversial thing… but it just seems to me to be sensible.» Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says she was 'harassed and demonised' after exclusion from national championshipsRead MorePosting the statement on its website, British Cycling said: «Due to the difference in the policies held by British Cycling and the UCI relating to the licensing process, it is currently possible for trans-female athletes to gain eligibility to race domestically while their cases remain pending with the UCI (or indeed in situations where they are deemed ineligible).»This in turn allows those
