World Cycling’s Governing Body Bans Female Transgender Athletes From Women’s Events

UCI President David Lappartient (R) speaks to the media about the fight against technological fraud during a press conference in Geneva on March 21, 2018. Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP

AIGLE, Switzerland—Female transgender athletes who transitioned after male puberty will no longer be able to compete in women’s races, world cycling governing body the UCI said Friday.

The International Cycling Union joined the governing bodies in track and field and swimming as top-tier Olympic sports addressing in this way the issue of transgender athletes and fairness in women’s events.