RUSH TRANSCRIPT Female cyclists ░░░░░░░░ raced in this week ░░░░░░░░ u s a cycling ░░░░░░░░ say they were blindsided ░░░░░░░░ athlete ended up taking ░░░░░░░░ t ace Our next ░░░░░░░░ says she had d ░░░░░░░░ she wouou be competing ░░░░░░░░ a trans athlete by ░░░░░░░░ nana of Kate or ░░░░░░░░ flili in this race ░░░░░░░░ bleefsz that phillips presence ░░░░░░░░ this race was hidden ░░░░░░░░ the competitors before the ░░░░░░░░ Cyclist debby miln joins ░░░░░░░░ now Good morning Ainsley ░░░░░░░░ drove 400 miles from ░░░░░░░░ to to Wisconsin participate ░░░░░░░░ hundreds of dollars to ░░░░░░░░ looked up all the ░░░░░░░░ competing against at least ░░░░░░░░ top ones to find ░░░░░░░░ what your chances were ░░░░░░░░ decided to go So ░░░░░░░░ happened Yes did I ░░░░░░░░ thaall of the athletes ░░░░░░░░ up the lili understand ░░░░░░░░ is participatatg and look ░░░░░░░░ their strengths andd weaknesses ░░░░░░░░ Catherine phillips can j ░░░░░░░░ not on that list ░░░░░░░░ checked it all the ░░░░░░░░ to the pointed of ░░░░░░░░ when we couldn t ░░░░░░░░ online anymore Thth said ░░░░░░░░ would be no more ░░░░░░░░ alalwed after that It ░░░░░░░░ h hden from us ░░░░░░░░ other athletes like julie ░░░░░░░░ friend who placed second ░░░░░░░░ they did not see ░░░░░░░░ phillips name So basically ░░░░░░░░ came to compete and ░░░░░░░░ found out during after ░░░░░░░░ race that s when ░░░░░░░░ found out that there ░░░░░░░░ been another competitor we ░░░░░░░░ t st added Julie ░░░░░░░░ with one of the ░░░░░░░░ that Catherine phillips had ░░░░░░░░ registered since I want ░░░░░░░░ say June 16th Ainsley ░░░░░░░░ didn t put Catherine ░░░░░░░░ name on the roster ░░░░░░░░ My friend julie actually ░░░░░░░░ a visual on thcomputer ░░░░░░░░ indicated and confirird thos ░░░░░░░░ What was the reason ░░░░░░░░ that If they date ░░░░░░░░ up All of the ░░░░░░░░ should be listed why ░░░░░░░░ t it listed I ░░░░░░░░ t answethat I think ░░░░░░░░ all things are fair ░░░░░░░░ equal I don t ░░░░░░░░ I adon t agree ░░░░░░░░ s fair to race ░░░░░░░░ male now international world ░░░░░░░░ body of governing body ░░░░░░░░ the sport of cycling ░░░░░░░░ confnfmed that it is ░░░░░░░░ fair cycling Monday stores ░░░░░░░░ gogornors female E erything ░░░░░░░░ san elet they govern ░░░░░░░░ the other female national ░░░░░░░░ They have not come ░░░░░░░░ line with this new ░░░░░░░░ and this new decision ░░░░░░░░ world governing body I ░░░░░░░░ learned since then you ░░░░░░░░ there is a policy ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ the policy inclcleses hiding ░░░░░░░░ names ut there has ░░░░░░░░ been transparency there Ainsley ░░░░░░░░ I know your friend ░░░░░░░░ peterson came in second ░░░░░░░░ did you talk to ░░░░░░░░ after the race She ░░░░░░░░ to boycott the podium ░░░░░░░░ us about that conversation ░░░░░░░░ it was difficult She ░░░░░░░░ a c css athlete ░░░░░░░░ respect ousport I love ░░░░░░░░ sport I love u ░░░░░░░░ a cycling Have been ░░░░░░░░ for 25 years Abououthe ░░░░░░░░ for her And we ░░░░░░░░ podiums It s really ░░░░░░░░ to doo something that ░░░░░░░░ It s disrespect It ░░░░░░░░ to honor our particicants ░░░░░░░░ that t dical shoe ░░░░░░░░ there had not bebe ░░░░░░░░ We were given the ░░░░░░░░ to either compete or ░░░░░░░░ And because of that ░░░░░░░░ said in this case ░░░░░░░░ only case I said ░░░░░░░░ I was in second ░░░░░░░░ would have boycotted with ░░░░░░░░ I never do things ░░░░░░░░ that Just because of ░░░░░░░░ that was involved and ░░░░░░░░ s not having a ░░░░░░░░ to come or not ░░░░░░░░ those conditions Ainslslslwell debbie ░░░░░░░░ keep us posted o ░░░░░░░░ how they handle this ░░░░░░░░ forward I know you ░░░░░░░░ so many titles you ░░░░░░░░ you have an elite ░░░░░░░░ title world masters tle ░░░░░░░░ times masters national ampion ░░░░░░░░ dietitian you say that ░░░░░░░░ men have an advantage ░░░░░░░░ did reach out to ░░░░░░░░ U S Cycling for ░░░░░░░░ but we didn t ░░░░░░░░ back Debbie thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for coming on ░░░░░░░░ you for having me ░░░░░░░░ and supporting biological women ░░░░░░░░ sports.