MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Riders who were assigned male at birth will be prevented from racing in British Cycling’s elite female events under a new transgender and non-binary participation policy published by the governing body on Friday. New rules for competitive events, due to be implemented this year, will see racing split into “open” and “female” categories. The British Cycling policy change also follows that taken by World Aquatics last year. British Cycling suspended its previous policy last April after transgender woman Emily Bridges sought to race at the national omnium championships as a female rider. British Cycling’s previous transgender policy allowed riders to compete in the female category if they had testosterone levels below five nanomoles per liter for a 12-month period prior to competition.

Source: Huffington Post May 26, 2023 23:37 UTC