Transgender athletesclinched a clean 1-2-3 sweep in an elitewomen’s cycling event.
During the elite women’s Madison atWashington’s Marymore Grand Prixon Friday, each of the two-person teams that made it to the winners’ podium had atransgender athlete. This was the first time transgender women managed to get a place on all the three 1-2-3 spots on the podium in any of the event’s races, according to theDaily Mail.
Athlete Jordan Lothrop was pictured proudly standing on the podium in first place. She previously raced against men in the Victoria Cycling League in her nativeCanada.
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Transgender athletesproudly wore their medals atWashington’s Marymore Grand Prixon Friday
Image credits:Jerry Baker Velodrome / Instagram
It was only last year when Jordan was ranked 22nd in the men’s category.
Jenna Lingwood, whotransitionedin 2017 and now competes with Oregon’s cyclo-cross squad Team S&M for women, secured second place.
A physics graduate from the University of Washington, Jenna balances her racing career with her job at Intel as a Supply Chain R&D engineer.
Not all netizens were pleased with the athletes on the podium, with one saying, “There was no Women’s Madison at the Marymoor Grand Prix”
BOOM! The Marymoor GP is taking place this weekend at Jerry Baker Velodrome in Washington and Jordan Lothrop and Jenna Lingwood took first and second in this women’s Keirin qualifier. Trans rights are women’s rights!pic.twitter.com/gaHYtYMdSj
— Sarah Jane Winfoot 🇭🇹 (@SJWinfoot)July 21, 2024
“This is so egregious I can’t imagine how people watched this happen and thought this was ok,” one person commented on the sight of the heavily built athletes standing on the podium after Friday’s event.
“There was no Women’s Madison at the Marymoor Grand Prix,” said another. “If men are racing against women it’s an Open event.”
Another wrote, “Right. Cause that additional FOOT of height, stronger legs, greater lung capacity and increased overall stamina (just to name a few obvious advantages couldn’t have possibly made a difference…”
Jordan Lothrop traveled from Canada to race at the Marymoor Grand Prix.
I thought riders had to have a UCI license to race internationally… 🤔
Well anyway, Jordan had a successful weekend of US racing!pic.twitter.com/2Eyx9DSOpd
— 🚲 (@i_heart__bikes)July 22, 2024
“We pride ourselves on being an inclusive track and are following the USA Cycling rules when it comes totransgenderparticipation,” they added.
However, athletes participating at the amateur level are only expected to complete a self-identity verification request. A USA Cycling Technical Director will then evaluate the request.
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