First and Second Place Winners of Women's Bike Race Both Born Male

There was a women’s bike race in Illinois on Sunday, and the competitors who finished first and second were both born guys.

Tessa Johnson, 25, came in first at the Illinois State Cyclocross Championships, while 30-year-old Evelyn Williamson placed second.

The third place winner was Kristin Chalmers, a biological female. They gave her $100.

There was also a race in October that they placed first and second in, and they appear to be virtually unstoppable when teamed up against other women.

A team of two males — Evelyn Williamson and Tessa (Michael) Johnson — won the Illinois state women’s championship title last week in the Madison (a relay type race) at @edrudolphvelo in Northbrook.

Men are just so good at track cycling!#dudesrock, right @usacycling? pic.twitter.com/fiZpzDLyrL

— 🚲 (@i_heart__bikes) September 3, 2023

According to the NY Post, Johnson didn’t fare that well competing against men. “Williamson, meanwhile, has been racing in the women’s category since at least 2017, earning 18 titles,” the outlet writes.

The recent victories have sparked a flurry of criticism, which is kind of not surprising at all, given that men are bigger, stronger and faster.

Two men take 1st & 2nd at the Illinois State Cyclocross Championships yesterday. @usacycling has 2 categories for men and none for women

Any woman who concedes and doesn’t compete, I will personally pay them the prize money they’re missing out on. Stop participating in the farce pic.twitter.com/MbFc2av95y

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) December 4, 2023