Reuters
[Source: Reuters Sports]
The governing body of cycling (UCI) banned transgender women who have undergone male puberty from competing in the female category of competitive events while renaming the men’s category Men/Open.
The new rules come into effect on July 17. Athletes who do not qualify for the female category will be able to enter Men/Open events without restriction.
The UCI added that it would hold talks with other sporting bodies over a jointly-funded “research programme aimed at studying changes in the physical performance of highly-trained athletes undergoing transitional hormone treatment”.
The body previously allowed transgender women with reduced testosterone to take part in female events.
It agreed to re-open consultation around transgender women competing in elite female events after American Austin Killips became the first transgender rider to win a UCI women’s stage race this year.
British Cycling banned transgender women from competing in the female category of competitive events in May.
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