Emily Bridges: Transgender cyclist will not race in women's National Omnium event

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Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges will not compete at Saturday's National Omnium Championships in her first women's event after a ruling by cycling's world governing body.

The 21-year-old looked set to face some of the sport's biggest names, including five-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny.

However, British Cycling said in a statement on Wednesday: "We have now been informed by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) that under their current guidelines Emily is not eligible to participate in this event."

And now the part that made me yell WTF out loud, UCI president David Lappartient who is making this decision expresses the opinions of un-named 'experts'.

"When I speak with some professors in medicine, some specialists, they say, 'yes, your body probably has a memory already of what you are and so there is maybe some advantages'.

"But is there a memory from your body from what you were before - and do you have advantage for this? Is it a bridge of fair competition?"

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Don't you just love it when people who have no clue about what others are going through want to tell everyone what they are going through?