Emily Bridges

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Emily Bridges (born 4 January 2001) is a transgender woman [1] [2] from Cwmbran [3] who was a British track cyclist [1] [2] and set a national junior men's record over 25 miles in 2018. [4] [5] [6] From starting cycling aged 10, Bridges progressed to join the GB cycling team in 2020. Later that year, however, Bridges came out as transgender and left the team to focus on transitioning. [7]

In 2021, Bridges began Gender-affirming hormone therapy [8] and, in 2022, sought to return to competitive cycling but to now compete in the female category in preparation for the 2024 Olympics. However, British Cycling's decision to ban transgender women from competing in the women’s category in 2023 blocked this from happening. [9] [10] In 2024, Bridges confirmed having no further intention of competing in cycling due to being unwilling to compete in the Open category and being banned from the Female category. [7] [11]

Bridges was included in a list of influential women by British Vogue magazine in 2023 [12] When commenting on the controversy about whether transgender woman have a physical advantage in sport, Bridge stated, “Sport is inherently unfair. That’s why you have winners and losers.” [13]

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  1. 1 2 "Emily Bridges: Transgender cyclist set to race in women's National Omnium event". BBC Sport. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  2. 1 2 Lawton, Matt (April 1, 2022). "Trans cyclist Emily Bridges: Rules were broken to stop me competing". The Times. Archived from the original on April 5, 2025. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Star cyclist Zach Bridges shows powers of recovery to flourish with national record". 25 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Emily Bridges accuses British Cycling bosses of 'furthering a genocide' after transgender riders banned from female category". 26 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Bridges, Emily (2023-08-22). "I Was Banned From Competitive Cycling Because I'm Trans. That Won't Stop Me Fighting For My Rights". British Vogue. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  6. ↑ "Emily Bridges accuses British Cycling bosses of 'furthering a genocide' after transgender riders banned from female category". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  7. 1 2 "Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges prepared to fight competition ban in court". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  8. ↑ Grez, Matias (2022-04-05). "Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says she was 'harassed and demonised' after exclusion from national championships". CNN. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  9. ↑ Ingle, Sean (2022-03-30). "Trans cyclist Emily Bridges blocked from racing at British meeting after UCI ruling". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  10. ↑ Butler, Matt (2022-03-31). "Banning transgender cyclist Emily Bridges feels right and wrong at the same time". The i Paper. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
  11. ↑ Scott, Steve (2024-02-20). "Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges says she will fight competition ban in court". ITV News. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  12. ↑ "Everything you need to know about trans cyclist Emily Bridges, including her new ITV interview". 20 February 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Bridges, Emily (2023-08-22). "I Was Banned From Competitive Cycling Because I'm Trans. That Won't Stop Me Fighting For My Rights". British Vogue. Retrieved 2025-07-24.


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