Cycling UK's decision to limit its 100 Women in Cycling awards to biological women has been criticised as an "exclusionary mistake".

The cycling charity produces a list of 100 notable women in cycling each year; people are nominated and selected based on those who are "making cycling more accessible and inclusive to all and shaping the future of cycling".

However, this year, Cycling UK updated its eligibility criteria to mean that only biological women could be nominated. A statement on their website reads: "This is in response to the recent Supreme Court decision which clarified that 'sex' in the Equality Act means biological sex at birth. You may like

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