Emily Bridges, 21, will compete in the women’s cycling category for the first time in 2022.
While undergoing hormone therapy, Bridges had continued to race against men, recently winning gold at the University Championships.
The governing body’s policy states that a rider’s testosterone levels must be below 5 nmol/L for at least 12 months before their first race, according to Cycling Weekly.
“After starting hormone therapy I didn’t want to race in the male category any more than I had to – obviously, it sucks, getting dropped, racing as a man when you’re not one,”
“It was quickly apparent that that was the wrong category for me.”
Bridges went on to say: “I am nervous – it’s impossible not to be.
“And we’re preparing as best we can, though there isn’t much we can do to stop it – people are free to express their opinions, provided they do so within the law.”
It comes after US swimmer Lia Thomas made history by becoming the first transgender person to win a US National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I title earlier in the month.
A spokesman for British Cycling told the Mail: “We believe that the updated policy reflects the current evidence available to us.
“However, we acknowledge that more research into this area is required.”
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