A biological male cyclist has been bragging about winning yet another womens race.
His ‘victory’ has not surprsingly sparked outrage among women’s sports enthusiasts, with one sporting legend even branding it “a joke”.
Austin Killips ranked 1st during the North Carolina Belgian Waffle Race winning a $5,000 cash prize.
Footage soon emerged of the 27 year old trans competitor feeling proud about the ‘victory’. Kilips said: “It was just a grueling effort. I am just really proud to lay it out there and get the result”
Onweller later shared a post to “address the numerous comments” that “A transgender athlete won the women’s overall, which has caused some controversy.”
The runner up stopped short of any “personal opinion,” but intimated that she supports a separate transgender category being created, noting “I think it’s most important to recognize that all athletes, no matter how they identify, should have a space to compete and race…I feel a separate category may be appropriate.”
The organisers of the race also addressed the win by Killips, commenting “We completely realize we have to create an official policy that addresses this important subject. We know we have to take this on ourselves with the hope others will follow suit.”
Women’s Tennis legend Martina Navratilova once again didn’t mince her words regarding the issue:
Olympic British distance runner Mara Yamauchi also weighed in, tweeting “Man explains how he won a women’s cycling race.”