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[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

A controversial transgender female cyclist won a North Carolina cycling event, beating her crestfallen rival by five whole minutes.

Austin Killips, 27, who was born male, throttled the competition on Saturday in a grueling 137-mile long race and managed to establish a lead early on in a race called the Belgian Waffle Ride.

By the 13th mile mark, Killips was out in front while female riders Paige Onweller and Flavia Oliveira had to settle for second and third place respectively.

The trans athlete claimed her victory was down to sheer hard work, saying: 'It was just a grueling effort. I am just really proud to lay it out there and get the result. I asserted myself and was able to get a gap early.'

'We were kind of all riding together for quite while and, you know, I have a cross background and I am going to attack these single track sections as hard as I can and did that. I hammered [it] and was able to stay clear.'

How long is this going to continue?

[–]Femaleisnthateful 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

'I asserted myself'. Is this the Troon that was shoving female competitors on the track?

[–]ClassroomPast6178[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, but…physical contact like that is an actual part of the event according to what I’ve read.

[–]Alienhunter糞大名 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Two ways.

One it gets banned.

Two it doesn't get banned and women's leagues slowly turn into trans-women's leagues. Once the leagues are dominated by trans-women then you can't simply transition to win, they'll actually have to compete fairly with other trans-women, they will fight, and eventually stop bothering because they don't get their attention anymore. Leaving the women's league to once again be a women's league, then repeat the process a few years later after the next guy gets a bright idea.