The UCI was, is and will continue to be a right wing facing white western male dominated organisation. Like Adam points out it listens to a very small, very noisy group of anti trans voices who contribute little of real substance. At a time when the UCI could be championing safer cycling, cheaper bikes and making cycling truly accessible and welcoming to all it’s primary concern is it’s own power within the political sporting world. Which means everything is tokenism, marketing and wealth creation. Adam is that rare human. One who sticks to his principles because he’s genuine and they matter to him at a deep human level. Truly, nothing has made me more uncomfortable as a cyclist than the UCI doing literally nothing to challenge racism and deciding to ban trans women from competing based on loud opinions and it’s own deep seated prejudices rather than athlete experience and actual science. Their obsession with sock height, applying the same rules to women about bike weight, different distances for gravel worlds.....and I could go on. Great interview.
Thoughtful interview. I applaud Adam’s decision, one that he shouldn’t have to make.
The UCI was, is and will continue to be a right wing facing white western male dominated organisation. Like Adam points out it listens to a very small, very noisy group of anti trans voices who contribute little of real substance. At a time when the UCI could be championing safer cycling, cheaper bikes and making cycling truly accessible and welcoming to all it’s primary concern is it’s own power within the political sporting world. Which means everything is tokenism, marketing and wealth creation. Adam is that rare human. One who sticks to his principles because he’s genuine and they matter to him at a deep human level. Truly, nothing has made me more uncomfortable as a cyclist than the UCI doing literally nothing to challenge racism and deciding to ban trans women from competing based on loud opinions and it’s own deep seated prejudices rather than athlete experience and actual science. Their obsession with sock height, applying the same rules to women about bike weight, different distances for gravel worlds.....and I could go on. Great interview.