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British cycling great Robert Millar undergoes a sex change

Updated on: 08 July,2017 06:40 PM IST  |  London
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Former British cycling star Robert Millar revealed he has undergone a sex change and is now known as Philippa York

British cycling great Robert Millar undergoes a sex change

Philippa York
Philippa York


Former British cycling star Robert Millar revealed he has undergone a sex change and is now known as Philippa York.


The Scot (58), who was a master climber crowned King of the Mountains in the 1984 Tour de France — wrote in cyclingnews.com she had been Philippa York for a while but had only announced the news now because 'times had moved on'.


"As much as I've guarded my privacy over the years there are a few, I believe obvious, reasons to why I haven't had a public 'image' since I transitioned," York wrote.

"Gratifyingly, times have moved on from 10 years ago when my family, friends and I were subjected to the archaic views and prejudice that some people and
sections of the tabloid media held.

"Thankfully gender issues are no longer a subject of such ignorance and intolerance, there's a much better acceptance and understanding."

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