the race’s website states transgender athletes are welcome as they follow usa cycling’s transgender athlete participation policies, which allows participants in non-elite races to self-select their gender.
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🚴♀️did you know that men in women's @usacycling races are taking more than podium spots and prize money from women?
— 🚲 (@i_heart__bikes) october 9, 2023
men also take category upgrade points when they compete in the women's field.
why does this matter? see the thread.👇🧵 pic.twitter.com/i2dzbgwnfe
race organizers of @usacycling need to stop calling these “women’s events.”
— linda blade (@coachblade) october 9, 2023
you are fooling nobody.
these are “beta-male races” where some women get to be involved.
in the process you are turning your “sport” into a joke.#cycling #usa #unsporting #nonsense https://t.co/kns60x0f6w