Philippa York has admitted she would have swapped her success as professional cyclist Robert Millar to have undergone gender transition and lived as a woman from a younger age.
York publicly revealed her transition during the summer, penning an emotional statement on Cyclingnews and confirming her new persona for the first time. She went on to commentate on the Tour de France for ITV 4 in Britain and recorded a podcast with Cyclingnews.
"I would have transitioned in my teenage years. And I wouldn't have been a cyclist and had the fame or infamy for what I’m known for,” York told BBC Scotland in an often emotional interview during her first visit to her home city of Glasgow after a 20-year absence.
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"If I had the information that is available now to me back then, when I was on the cusp of trying to make a decision, I would have chosen to transition and not become a cyclist or whatever I became.”
“When I first went for treatment, it’s called gender dysphoria. That means you’re unhappy with your gender. The thing that counts the most is not how famous are you going to be, it's how happy, and that counts more for me than any kind of success.
"From the outside it seems the perfect life, you’re seen as strong, fast and capable but on the inside, I’m thinking: this is bad, this is not who I want to be.”
The outside didn't match the inside
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) November 2, 2017
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