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Sex and Gender in Track Cycling
Women's track cycling was only introduced as an Olympic sport in 1988, and women were not permitted to compete in the same number of events as men until 2012.[1] Though men and women currently compete in the same number of events, there are still significant differences between men's and women's races of the same type. For example, in the team sprint, men race three riders over three laps, whereas women race two riders over two laps, and men's individual pursuit is a 4km race and women only race 3km. [2] It is also the case that women race shorter distances than men in mass start events such as stand-alone scratch and points races, and omnium events. [3]
In 2018, Rachel McKinnon became the first transgender World Champion in any sport, with a victory in the Masters Women Age 35-44 age category. [4] In 2019, McKinnon became a repeat champion in the same discipline. Though met with some critique, McKinnon holds her title as transgender athletes are permitted to compete as per the International Olympic Committee. [5]
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- ^ "World Track Cycling Championships 2017: The events explained". 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ "Q&A: Dr. Rachel McKinnon, masters track champion and transgender athlete". VeloNews.com. 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2019-11-06.
- ^ Reza, Rebecca (2019-10-24). "Transgender Cyclist Rachel McKinnon Wins Second-Straight World Masters Title". Bicycling. Retrieved 2019-11-06.