Colombian women's nude kit unacceptable, says UCI's Cookson

Photographs of the Bogota Humana team were taken at the Tour of Tuscany, showing six women wearing red and yellow kit with flesh-coloured material immediately above and below the waist.

Colombian women's nude kit unacceptable, says UCI's Cookson

(Reuters)





After the pictures went viral on social media, Brian Cookson, the English president of the International Cycling Union, wrote on Twitter: "To the many who have raised the issue of a certain women's team kit, we are on the case.

"It is unacceptable by any standards of decency".

Among leading riders criticising the outfits was the Welsh former Commonwealth, Olympic and world road race champion Nicole Cooke.

"This has turned the sport into a joke," she said. "Girls stand up for yourselves - say no."





(Writing by Steve Tongue, editing by Ed Osmond)


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