Philippa York
From QueerBio.com
Country
Scotland
Birth - Death
1958
Occupation
Sports
Description
Transgender cyclist, formerly identified as Robert Millar who raced the Tour de France eleven times along with many other professional races. Winner of the King of the Mountains prize in the Tour de France in 1984, and finishing fourth overall that year, second in the 1985 and 1986 Tours of Spain, and in the 1987 Giro d’Italia. Three mountain stage wins in the Tour de France, all in the Pyrenees. Considered the first professional cyclist to have publicly changed gender. Sports commentator for ITV4.
See Also
Further Reading/Research
- http://www.robertmillar.net/
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jul/06/philippa-york-gender-transition-cyclist-robert-millar
- https://www.outsports.com/2017/7/7/15934902/philippa-york-cyclist-trans-tour-de-france
- https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/30/philippa-york-macho-culture-cyclists-coming-out
