Inga Thompson, a three-time Olympic cyclist, said Friday her former team's scathing rebuke of her views on UCI's transgener participation policy left her 'gobsmacked.'
a three-time Olympian who came out against cycling’s transgender participation policy in wake of Austin Killips’ Tour of the Gila win, said Friday she was surprised over the way her former team ridiculed her for her viewpoints.Union Cycliste Internationale’s policy, including"taking a knee at the starting lines." Later, Cynisca Cycling announced it has removed Thompson as director.
"When I first had the statement sent to me, I thought it was an internal document," Thompson added."Then, about an hour later, I realized it was a public document, and I was horrified. This is exactly why people don’t speak up, because this is what happens when you do." "I’m gobsmacked. I got taken off the team in late November, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I told them that I needed to step down because I needed to take care of my health," she said.
Inga Thompson speaks to a television reporter after the Women's Road Race in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia near Barcelona on July 26, 1992 during the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
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