From the Daily Telegraph (UK):
Transgender riders banned from all women's cycling events
The UCI has followed athletics in preventing transgender women competing if they went through male puberty
14 July 2023 • 5:10pm
Transgender riders, who transitioned after male puberty, will be banned from all women’s cycling events under new rules that come into force on Monday, the sport’s world governing body (UCI) has announced.
Under existing regulations, transgender women can compete in female races sanctioned by the UCI providing they have a maximum testosterone level of 2.5 nanomoles per litre.
In May, the UCI defended that policy as being “based on the latest scientific knowledge” following controversy after American Austin Killips won the Tour of the Gila in New Mexico to become the first transgender women to win a UCI women’s stage race.
The governing body announced on Friday that its management committee had voted to change those rules after further consultation with stakeholders and a review of scientific evidence, legal considerations and human rights.
A statement said that review had concluded that the maximum permitted testosterone level previously used was not “sufficient to completely eliminate the benefits of testosterone during puberty in men”.
The statement added: “Given the current state of scientific knowledge, it is also impossible to rule out the possibility that biomechanical factors such as the shape and arrangement of the bones in their limbs may constitute a lasting advantage for female transgender athletes.”
Earlier this year transgender women were also banned from events governed by World Athletics.
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