International Cycling Union to ban transgender athletes from women's events

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The International Cycling Union ruled that female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races in the future, according to The Associated Press.

The UCI said the ban was necessary to “ensure equal opportunities.” It will start Monday.

“From now on, female transgender athletes who have transitioned after (male) puberty will be prohibited from participating in women’s events on the UCI International Calendar — in all categories — in the various disciplines,” the international federation said in a statement, via The Associated Press.

The UCI said it will now rename its men’s category to “Men/Open” at international Masters events.

https://sports.yahoo.com/international-cycling-union-to-ban-transgender-athletes-from-womens-events-182011285.html

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The rule change came just months after American rider Austin Killips won the Tour of the Gila, which made her the first openly transgender woman to win a UCI 2.2-registered stage cycling event. Killips, 27, followed the UCI’s previous policy regarding testosterone levels — which required transgender women to suppress their testosterone levels to 2.5 nanomoles per liter or less for 24 months before competition.