Transgender women will be permanently banned from taking part in all-female competitive events, British Cycling has announced.
The decision followed a nine-month consultation and a review of the latest science, a statement from the governing body said on Friday.
Under the new rules—which end transgender cyclist Emily Bridges’ chances of competing for Britain in the female category—the men’s division will be replaced by an “open category.”
It will include transgender men, transgender women and non-binary individuals.
The “female category” will be preserved for those whose birth sex is female, from elite to grassroots, it said.
Bridges, who came out as a transgender woman in October 2020, described the new rules as a “violent act”….