Ladies to the rear, please

June 12, 2023:

Bicycle racer crosses finish line 5 minutes ahead of his female competitors: “I’m just so proud of myself”.

Austin Killips, 27, who was born male, throttled the competition on Saturday in a grueling 137-mile long race and managed to establish a lead early on in a race called the Belgian Waffle Ride.

By the 13th mile mark, Killips was out in front while female riders Paige Onweller and Flavia Oliveira had to settle for second and third place respectively.

The trans athlete claimed [his] victory was down to sheer hard work, saying: 'It was just a grueling effort. I am just really proud to lay it out there and get the result. I asserted myself and was able to get a gap early.'