Applause & bashing on Twitter after transgender woman wins female cycling world championship
Canadian Rachel McKinnon finished ahead of the field at the women’s sprint 35-39 age bracket at the world cycling championship on Sunday. Many have praised her achievement, but some say it was cheating, since she was born male.
McKinnon is the "first" transgender woman ever to win gold at the UCI Masters Track Cycling World Championships. The event was organized by USA Cycling and took place in Los Angeles under the auspices of the International Cycling Federation (ICF).
Before the final race, McKinnon set a world record in the quarterfinals – which only stood for 10 minutes.
I broke the 200m WORLD RECORD this morning. It was my first indoor 200m and I have to admit that my 11.92 was significantly slower than I was doing outdoors in the summer. I still need… https://t.co/B2AVmn6aDq
— Dr. Rachel McKinnon (@rachelvmckinnon) October 12, 2018
She celebrated her victory by posting a photo of herself on the podium with the silver and bronze medalists.
First transgender woman world champion...ever.*
UCI Masters Track Cycling Women 35-44https://www.rt.com/news/441250-cyclist-transgender-champinship-wins/
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Permalink Reply by Chris of the family Masters on
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It's never man to woman in sport, strange eh....
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Transgender Cyclist Lashes Out, Calls Critics Questioning His Win 'Transphobic Bigots' www.dailywire.com/news/37296/transgender-cyclist-lashes-out-calls-c...
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