Female competitive cyclers outraged as transgender women overtake sport: 'This is not OK'

Competitive cycler Holly Lavesser speaks out after a transgender woman wins an all-women cycling event.

A female competitive cycler called the rising dominance of transgender women in the sport "discouraging and disheartening" after a transgender rider appeared to finish in first place at a New York City cycling event on Sunday.

The controversial win came days after a champion female cyclocross rider revealed she has retired from the sport after finishing in fourth place between two transgender females at the UCI Cyclocross National Championships in December.

Cycler Holly Lavesser told "Fox & Friends First" that the thought of leaving the sport she loves has also crossed her mind after being "forced to compete in unfair competitions."

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"I think it's very disheartening," Lavesser said Friday. "As a young woman, you look up to these role models and you think the sky is the limit. You believe that if you put in enough training, if you have the talent, the skill, that you could be the best. But when you're forced to compete against males that have these physical advantages, it's just not a reality anymore."

Word of Tiffany Thomas’ win in NYC over the weekend caught wind on social media and drew outrage as the debate grows over transgender women competing against biological females in high school, college and professionally.

Lavesser said a top female cycler could never fairly compete against a top biological male, arguing if it was possible then women would compete alongside men in races like the Tour de France.  

"It's physical strength, having enough strength to turn the pedal that's lung capacity, putting