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Transgender Cyclist Emily Bridges to Race Five-Time British Olympic Champion Laura Kenny

Bridges, who won the men’s points race at the British Universities’ championships in Glasgow only last month, began hormone therapy last year and has now become eligible to compete in women’s events.

Press Association

Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges is due to compete against leading female riders including five-time Olympic champion Dame Laura Kenny at the National Omnium Championships in Derby this weekend.

Twenty-one-year-old Bridges, who won the men’s points race at the British Universities’ championships in Glasgow only last month, began hormone therapy last year and has now become eligible to compete in women’s events.