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Dec 27, 2024 • 5 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Here's another male-to-female cyclist comparison:

Cole Sprague ➡️ "Chloë Spritz"

Spritz has been doing extremely well in women's singlespeed and category 1/2 in cyclocross.

I'm sure he was an incredibly talented bike racer when he raced against men, too, right?

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Cole Sprague's career finish breakdown on says he took a few wins and a few placements towards the top when racing against men.

Looks like all the wins were early in his cyclocross racing career.

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As the years go on, he doesn't get many podium placements or even top 10s.

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When Cole Sprague switches to racing with women as Chloë Spritz, he's on the podium in almost every race.

What an improvement!

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Can someone at @usacycling explain how Cole Sprague's results improved so much when he changed his name to Chloë Spritz and started racing in the women's category?

I'm really stumped. 🤷‍♀️

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Um, excuse me, how is it ok for @SenFettermanPA to literally deny the existence of trans athletes in Pennsylvania?

It's NOT a "small handful," Senator Fetterman. Stop trying to erase trans people. 😤

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Austin Killips, a male former pro women's cyclist, has written a piece for The Guardian!

I'm proud that my coverage of his AZT record made it into @realDonaldTrump's speech announcing his women's sports EO.

Let's explore some of Killips' claims. 🧵👇

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He was not fast enough to take the overall record on this one.

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Let's compare the results of another male before and after his transition to the women's category.

This guy used to race with males under the name Kyle Small (L).

Upon enrolling at @FLCSkyhawks, he changed his name to Kylie Small (R) and started racing with the women.

🧵👇 Kyle Small taking his only men's cyclocross win in the men's cat 4.
"Kylie" Small winning the women's national singlespeed cyclocross championship title in 2023.
Here are some road and a few mountain bike race results taken from .

Kyle Small raced in men's 4 and 5 and in some junior age group races. His best results come in the men's 5, which is for complete beginners. bikereg.comImage
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Now let's look at results for "Kylie" Small.

Small's results here are mostly from higher categories (collegiate A, P/1/2/3) than his men's results, but he's suddenly getting podiums and upgrade points! 🤯 bikereg.comImage
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Dec 23, 2024
When I post about men racing in the women's category, I often get questions along the lines of, "How did he do in the men's category?"

I'm going to start posting some comparisons.

Today let's look at Henry Lin (📷left) vs "Eva" Lin (📷right)

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Btw DNP stands for "Did Not Place." Depending on the type of race and size of the field, sometimes officials only give placements to a certain number of riders.Image
Here are Henry Lin's results after switching to the women's category and racing as "Eva Lin."

Looks like he started winning after switching categories.

I wonder why that is. 🤔🤷‍♀️ Image
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🏆 With the year coming to a close, it's time to celebrate some of the transwomen (also known as "men") who have won in women's cycling in 2024.

These males are an oppressed minority, yet they're brave enough to show up to women's bike races and WIN.

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💫Did you know that today, Nov 21, is the Day Of Remembering That Men Are Still Racing In The @usacycling Women's Category?💫

Such a special day!

Today we recall the racers who will never be female but who are allowed to race in USAC's women's fields anyway for some reason.🧵👇 Image
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