Cynisca Cycling part ways with board member who called on athletes to take the knee against trans cyclists

"The association with Inga Thompson has affected Cynisca’s brand and reputation," says team

Three-time Olympian Inga Thompson
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Cynisca Cycling, a France-based, American pro women's cycling team, today confirmed it has parted ways with its board member Inga Thompson, a celebrated three-time Olympian and vocal opponent of transgender women competing in elite women's sport.

Thompson told Cycling Weekly that she resigned from the team voluntarily, explaining in a letter to team founder Jeff Jones that she'd been offered a new role elsewhere. She also decided to scale back her various involvements to address the repercussions of her recent breast cancer diagnoses.

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Anne-Marije Rook