Cycling news tells us in the headline:

‘It is incredibly painful to be othered’ – Austin Killips on division, debate and building dialogue

Gee, you know what else is incredibly painful? To lose a race to Austin Killips. If you lose a race to Austin Killips you’re a woman, because that’s where he races: in the women’s races. This means that you’ve lost a women’s race to a man who claims to be a woman. Painful? I’d say so. It’s also painful when he assaults you during the race.

Here’s an interesting fact. There are clips of Killips assaulting a woman during a race but Google images pretends there are none. I just tried to search and all I get is Killips In Triumph. I think Google images is hiding them.

Back to Cycling News.

Austin Killips’ overall victory at the long-time American professional cycling stage race Tour of the Gila in Silver City, New Mexico, on Sunday, was met with another wave of controversy surrounding a nearly polarised discussion about transgender rights in both sporting and political arenas.

No, not “transgender rights.” Men ruining women’s sports. Trans people, including men, can perfectly well have rights without ruining everything that belongs to women. Too many choose not to.

Killips credited her victory to the preparation, training and support from the Amy D Foundation that went into her performance.

No, dude, it’s because you have a male body, which is a huge advantage in a women’s race.

“Existing publicly as an athlete has been new for me over the last couple of years. It is incredibly painful to be othered – queer, trans, non-binary athletes who feel inspired to survive, race and pursue the sport in every way. I’m grateful to have those connections and to meet riders at events, like at cyclocross nationals this year, where they have the non-binary category again. I’m close with a lot of riders, and we feel a sense of solidarity and camaraderie. Even if I wanted to, I couldn’t divorce myself from the reality that I’m sharing the world with other queer and trans folks who see what I’m doing, and it has an impact,” said Killips, who aspires to compete on the Women’s WorldTour.

Of course he does. He’ll have that massive advantage.