A biological male cyclist who identifies as “transgender” reportedly took first place in two women’s categories at a race in Chicago last week.
According to Daily Mail, Tessa Johnson, 25, came in first in the women’s Single Speed and women’s Cat Half races on October 29 at the Campton Cross Competition.
Johnson has reportedly won a total of 10 gold medals in races in Chicago this year.
Tessa Johnson, a male who identifies as a female, just won his 10th gold medal of 2023 in a women’s cycling competition. Tessa is not a winner. He’s a cheater and should return his medals in shame. pic.twitter.com/AyIJbMYR3m
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) November 6, 2023
“Johnson and fellow transgender cyclist Evelyn Williamson, 30, have been sweeping the Chicago racing scene,” Daily Mail reported.
Last month, Townhall covered how Johnson and Williamson placed first and second, respectively, in a women’s event at the Chicago Cyclocross Cup on October 7.
Transgender cyclists take gold AND silver medals at Chicago women's race, as critics insist pair had considerable biological advantage over female rivals https://t.co/qiDRxknw14 pic.twitter.com/b2hsIiCxCO
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) October 13, 2023
Daily Mail added that the two cyclists won the Illinois state women’s championship in August under the team name “TS-ESTRODOLLS” in reference to the female hormone estrogen.
In May, Townhall reported that female athletes who lost to a “transgender” cyclist refused to pose on the winners’ podium and be photographed with him.
“I have no idea why so many people bailed before the podiums, but they did,” the “winner,” Lesley Mumford, 46, wrote in an Instagram post after the awards. “I swear I wasn’t the only one in my age group.”
Enough is enough! Empty podium except for the male who naturally finished atop all the women in the women's category. Despite there being a non-binary/trans category he easily could have competed in. Keep it up girls! #SaveWomensSports https://t.co/OcFnyUezYi
— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) May 16, 2023