Nicola Cranmer Questions Trans Rider's Eligibility After 60-Plus Women's Races

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 4

Philadelphia Cycling Classic fallout intensified after Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 manager Nicola Cranmer said a male-born rider’s entry in the women’s field raised questions about whether UCI eligibility rules were applied consistently.
Race officials said Amanda Tait’s international license appeared valid in USA Cycling records, and they were told category-eligibility decisions rested with USA Cycling rather than local registration staff or marshals.
Tait did not finish in Philadelphia, but has raced in more than 60 women’s events, placed fourth at June’s USA Cycling Masters and Junior Road National Championships, and won a women’s race in Brooklyn on Aug. 8.
USA Cycling’s policy, effective since September 2025, bases women’s-category eligibility on self-certification and birth-certificate evidence, a framework critics say leaves loopholes and gives only the governing body authority to challenge a rider’s status.