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Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Female cyclist who refused to share podium with 'hidden' trans rival defends protest that left crowd stunned
Female cyclist Julie Cutts Peterson has defended her decision to 'take a stand' against a transgender rival during a recent event. Peterson came second in a women's national championship race in Wisconsin last week after being beaten by Kate 'KJ' Phillips, who was born a biological male. In response, Peterson refused to take to the podium - alongside Phillips - and later insisted that she 'did not want to race against a man'. The statement, according to Peterson, drew shock from the fans in attendance but now the veteran cyclist has defended her actions on the day. In an interview with Fox News, Peterson explained that both herself and race leader Debbie Milne had been overtaken by 'KJ' in the final sprint. 'Out of nowhere came third-place KJ and beat us both in the sprint. After the race, I was angry because I knew what had happened,' she explained. 'I've raced hundreds of races against women, thousands in group rides - sprinting against men - and I knew, in that sprint, that was a man's sprint'. She continued: 'At the finish line I was upset. I said 'I did not want to race against a man'. In my mind I was like, 'I can say that, I have freedom of speech.' 'I was raised believing in the Bible where men are created by God and God created women from men, I was born and raised in America, where I learned my pronouns, and I took science classes that taught me about XX and XY and I believe that most Americans and people worldwide would support men not being in women's categories. 'There is no amount of makeup, money, or marketing that can change that Y-chromosome, and that's why we are taking a stand'. Peterson also insisted that the transgender athlete's name was not on the registration list on the day - which was previously revealed by fellow race competitor Milne. In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, Milne said that she believes Phillips' presence in the race was 'hidden' from competitors beforehand. Milne, who ultimately finished seventh in the event, said she spent $400 and drove 13 hours from Greenville, South Carolina to attend the race. While she saw a photo from a competitor showing that Phillips had apparently registered on June 16, Milne doesn't believe USAC was 'transparent' and doesn't want to race again until that changes. The Daily Mail has reached out to USAC and Phillips for comment. Debbie Milne traveled 13 hours for the race and said she was not aware Phillips was competing 'I should have been able to see it. I should have been able to look someone up and decide if I'm even going to make the trip until they get the policies worked out,' she said. 'I'm a board certified sports dietician. It's been established that there's a biological advantage if someone is born male... I love people... But the fact is that the person I raced today was born a biological male. 'And if I had known that, I could at least not just decide that I don't want to invest my money and my time in this, until the policies follow what the science has indicated at this point.' As per the USAC's latest policy on transgender athletes from last year, which separates athletes into Group A and Group B, transgender athletes are allowed to compete under specific guidelines. For Group A (higher-level) athletes, an 'elite athlete fairness evaluation' must be reviewed and approved by an independent medical panel, with athletes having to meet certain testosterone thresholds to compete. For Group B athletes, they must submit a 'self identity verification request', which is reviewed by the organization's technical director. National championships (except for those which are governed by USAC's parent organization, UCI) are treated as Group A events, meaning that Phillips - in theory - would have to qualify as such. Milne, who has been in touch with the Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS), said that race organizers did not acknowledge to her or other cyclists afterwards that Phillips' name was seemingly not on the registration, and that she didn't hear an explanation given as to why that happened. Phillips, whose Instagram bio reads 'sport is for EVERYONE', previously wrote in the comments on a Zwift Insider profile about her that exclusionary 'rhetoric actually hurts women's cycling... it perpetuates patriarchy and misogyny.' 'I have been competing in sports for longer than many other women, 20 years within the IOC guidelines (yeah, I was the 1st US trans athlete under the 2004 IOC rules when I played rugby; I am way proud of that), and sadly the uptick in pushback came when gay marriage was no longer the issue de jour,' she wrote last year. 'There is a faction out there that just can't stand seeing change. Now the focus is on trans/non-gender conformity, which has hit the list of hyped controversy and hate, and the followers of this thought won't or don't want to take the time to see that there isn't a problem…that MORE women (WTFNB [women, trans, femme and non-binary] included) are better for all sports.' Milne's comments come as the University of Pennsylvania agreed to resolve alleged Title IX violations over the school's transgender former swimmer, Lia Thomas. The Department of Education said that the school will ban trans athletes from women's competitions and erase Thomas from the school's record books.
Times
4 hours ago
- Times
Unknown Brit Joe Blackmore keeping pace with Tour de France leaders
I watched the finish of the third stage on an iPhone about 500 metres from the end on Rue de la Cunette in Dunkirk. It was a bunch sprint, and a good one as it turned out, Tim Merlier just edging out Jonathan Milan. Instead of being there to see it live, I waited by the team buses to see what Joe Blackmore looks like. Admit it, you are thinking, 'Joe who?' Take a look at the general classification after three stages. Blackmore, a 22-year-old in his first Tour, sits in seventh place, 41 seconds behind race leader Mathieu van der Poel. From Sidcup in southeast London, Blackmore learnt to ride on the track at Herne Hill and became a reasonably accomplished mountain biker and gravel racer. He also did a bit of road racing. A decent rider for sure but not seen by anyone, except perhaps himself, as a future star.
Scottish Sun
5 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Wimbledon announce major technical changes midway through tournament after they were forced to apologise for error
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) WIMBLEDON has made major changes to its Electronic Line Calling system and are confident there will be NO further cock-ups. Sonay Kartal's Last-16 exit to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday was overshadowed by an 'operator error' that meant ball-tracking technology was accidentally 'deactivated' for a key point. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Wimbledon have made changes following an error in a match on Sunday Credit: PA Though Kartal's return was clearly out, the Hawk-Eye cameras did not pick it up – and umpire Nico Helwerth decided to replay the point. Wimbledon – who apologised for the error – say their live ELC system 'relies on the cameras and technology working in harmony with the operators and Review Officials'. Following a 'thorough review', the All England Club have 'removed the ability for Hawk-Eye operators to manually deactivate the ball tracking'. Though the source of the issue was a human mistake, tennis bosses say 'this error cannot now be repeated due to the system changes we have made'. READ MORE ON WIMBLEDON GRIGOR AGONY Dimitrov breaks down on court & forced to retire injured while BEATING Sinner German official Helwerth was not involved in any matches on Monday but the AELTC say he was simply 'having a rest day'. Hawk-Eye cameras have replaced line judges on all 18 courts for this year's Championships. CEO Sally Bolton said: 'In between matches, the system is deactivated, so it's not functioning when there isn't a match on court. 'So, there is a process in place for activating and deactivating the system, and the humans are the people that need to do the activating and deactivating. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS 'Why was it turned off mid-match? Well, I don't know. It was a mistake, obviously. 'It had been deactivated. We didn't need to put line judges back on the court again. We needed the system to be active. Britain's last hope in Wimbledon women's draw Sonay Kartal OUT after huge controversy as rival accuses umpire of bias 'The chair umpire wasn't informed that the system had been deactivated in error. 'So I can be confident that our system is in the best shape it can possibly be at this stage.'
