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Subject: Re: Ex-Olympian Inga Thompson 'gobsmacked' at former team's response
to her views on transgender policy
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 by: Davey Crockett - Fri, 30 Jun 2023 18:54 UTC

On Saturday, 20 May 2023 at 21:00:36 UTC+1, Leroy N. Soetoro wrote:
> <https://nypost.com/2023/05/16/inga-thompson-gobsmacked-at-former-teams-
> response-to-her-views-on-transgender-policy>
>
> Inga Thompson, a three-time Olympian who came out against cycling’s
> transgender participation policy in wake of Austin Killips’ Tour of the
> Gila win, said Friday she was surprised over the way her former team
> ridiculed her for her viewpoints.
>
> Thompson called for cyclists to protest against Union Cycliste
> Internationale’s (UCI) policy, including “taking a knee at the starting
> lines.” Later, Cynisca Cycling announced it has removed Thompson as
> director.
>
> “If shared in the absence of politics, Inga’s knowledge and experience
> would benefit many and advance cycling for everyone,” the team said.
> “However, she has decided to dedicate her time to excluding people who are
> otherwise and currently eligible to compete in UCI events. She has also
> attempted to use our team as a platform for her political activity.”
>
> Thompson told The Telegraph she never used the team as a platform and was
> only “advocating for women’s sports.”
>
> “When I first had the statement sent to me, I thought it was an internal
> document,” Thompson added. “Then, about an hour later, I realized it was a
> public document, and I was horrified. This is exactly why people don’t
> speak up, because this is what happens when you do.”
>
> Thompson said she was not even the director at that point. She said she
> stopped the role 10 days before Cynisca’s scathing statement.
>
> “I’m gobsmacked. I got taken off the team in late November, when I was
> diagnosed with breast cancer. I told them that I needed to step down
> because I needed to take care of my health,” she said.
>
> “I went through surgery and had a double mastectomy. I’m cancer-free now.
> I don’t understand the retaliation here. I don’t throw wild stuff out
> there. I’m pretty measured. I have made it clear that I’m not attacking
> Austin, who is within rights to race. I’m attacking policy.”
>
> Thompson won three silver medals at the UCI Road World Championships and a
> silver at the Pan American Games in 1987. She participated in three
> Olympics for the U.S.
>
> The UCI, the world governing body for sports cycling, initially defended
> its participation policy but appeared to change its tone on Thursday,
> according to The Guardian.
>
> “The UCI’s objective remains the same: to take into consideration, in the
> context of the evolution of our society, the desire of transgender
> athletes to practice cycling,” the organization said. “The UCI also hears
> the voices of female athletes and their concerns about an equal playing
> field for competitors and will take into account all elements, including
> the evolution of scientific knowledge.”
>
> Killips became the first transgender female to win a UCI stage race.
>
> The UCI tightened its rules for transgender female riders to compete
> against biological females in its events. According to Reuters, the
> organization halved the maximum permitted plasma testosterone level to 2.5
> nanomoles per liter and doubled the transition period to 24 months.
>
> Killips dismissed the uproar as “nonsense” in an Instagram post.
>
> Comments:
>
> Hammer127
> 2 hours ago
>
> Guys don't belong in women's sports.
>
>
> --
> We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
> stupid people won't be offended.
>
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>
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>
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>
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> queer liberal democrat donors.
>
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> dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.

II support Womens Racing.

But "MEN " have no place in womens races

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