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Belgian Waffle Ride implements transgender athlete policy; is this foreshadowing what's to come in American cycling?

The elite women’s podium at BWR Canada: Haley Smith, Austin Killips. Rebecca Fahringer,Katerina Nash, Flavia Oliveira Parks

Organizers of the highly popular Belgian Waffle Ride series have announced a new participant policy to address transgender athletes. 

These changes come after the organizers received significant backlash when Austin Killips (Nice Bikes) won the June race in Asheville, North Carolina. Killips again podiumed at the BWR race in Canada. Killips is a 27-year-old transwoman and professional cyclist who's seen a lot of success this season, including netting the bronze medal at the USA Cycling National Cyclocross Championships and winning the overall classification at Tour of the Gila, a UCI 2.2 stage race in New Mexico. Each time, her success has been met with a lot of criticism. 

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