Female cyclists are crying foul after an event in Wisconsin this week was won by a man competing as a woman — and the women are claiming they were deceived about the race.
In an interview with “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday, cyclist Debbie Milne charged that USA Cycling, the organization behind the competition, did not include the name of the male competitor in a list that was published before the event.
“It was hidden from us,” Milne said.
The event Tuesday was the Lyons Masters and Junior Road Race National Championships in Lyons, Wisconsin.
In the women’s aged 55-59 bracket, a “transgender” cyclist identified as Katheryn Phillips came in first.
But the problem is not only that Phillips is a man, but Milne said she and other competitors were not even aware Phillips would be competing.
“Basically, we came to compete and we found out, during the race, after the race that’s when we found out that there had been another competitor we thought just added,” she said.
However, Milne said, another racer spoke to a race official who said Phillips had been on the list of competitors since mid-June.
“There’s not been transparency there,” she said.
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