Emily Bridges. (Instagram)
The mum of trans cyclist Emily Bridges has hit out at “hysteria” surrounding her daughter after an unnamed coach allegedly shared “misinformation and lies” about her.
Emily’s mum Sandy issued a statement on Twitter on Saturday (3 April) in which she sought to debunk some of the misinformation being circulated online.
“Somebody claiming to be a ‘British Cycling Coach’ is once again whipping up rhetoric about my daughter, cyclist Emily Bridges, by promoting misinformation and lies,” Sandy tweeted.
“Their objective, it would appear, is to whip up hysteria, by using this misinformation, and then encouraging people to cut and paste a template response to British Cycling’s consultation on their transgender policy.”