A trans-identified male who recently transitioned has been dominating women’s cycling events along the east coast while working with the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee at the University of Vermont. Reduxx has learned that Roger “Roxanne” Bombardier, 57, is also a member of a fetish subculture that associates womanhood with sexual servitude.
On December 2, Bombardier took first place in the women’s Fat Bike category at the Ice Weasels Cometh race in Southwick, Massachusetts. News of his win was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by @i_heart__bikes, an account documenting the rapid increase in men participating in women’s cycling events on the basis of gender identity.
Since 2021, Bombardier has competed in 19 events in the women’s category, coming in first in five races, and second in two. In October 2021, Bombardier came in first in the Women’s Masters 50+ event in Wrightsville, Vermont, where he was one of only two listed participants. During that race, Bombardier beat Fran Plaisted, who has not entered another competition since. In two other events where Bombardier has taken first place, he was the only competitor.
Bombardier, a combat veteran of the war in Iraq, had previously participated in races in the men’s division. In 2018, he won gold in his division for men aged 50-54 in a 40K road race held at the Vermont/Maine Senior Games.
During a 2020 interview for Vermont Sports, Bombardier stated: “I’ve been trans since I was 11, so I it’s something I’m used to fighting, and being in the closet about. It was something I only shared with certain people. I presented as a transvestite for a long time and would dress in secret.”
He added that the “catalyst” for publicly declaring that he identifies as transgender was seeing “Bruce Jenner… become Caitlyn Jenner,” as well as the public “transition” of trans-identified former Vermont gubernatorial candidate Christine Hallquist.
Disturbingly, Reduxx has learned that Bombardier has been following and interacting with SoundCloud accounts that create “sissification hypnosis” audio tracks during a time period that coincides with his participation in women’s events.
According to Bomarbier’s profile, he has been following multiple accounts that produce content known as “sissification hypnosis,” typically shortened to sissy hypno. On the SoundCloud platform, sissy hypno is comprised of audio files wherein a speaker narrates, in a hypnosis format, instructing the listener to dissociate from their male self and to adopt a new, feminine identity.
One account followed by Bombardier, emi.transfemme, operated a now-defunct pornographic microblogging site called Sissy Nexus which encouraged male visitors to “fully embrace the unceasing desire to be a woman.” On his main SoundCloud page, emi.transfemme has compiled dozens of sissy audio files in a playlist titled “Normalize Feminization,” and features an avatar of a man’s anus. He also advertises his FetLife profile, where he uses the name Piper Bream and lists a series of BDSM-related fetishes.
Track titles highlighted by emi.transfemme include “Ladies & Sissies (The Sissy Maker),” “Limp and Obedient,” “Bimbo Mantra,” “Accept Faggotry,” “Permanent Princess,” and “The Curse of the Teeny Weenie.” All are produced with the intention of encouraging listeners to feminize themselves and several repeat tropes about women typically found in pornography.
“Bimbo Mantra” is recited by a feminine AI voice on loop: “I like it when my mind goes blank. I like it when my mind goes pop. I love getting empty and letting my mind drop. I love to show off my plastic tits and fill my head with air. I just need to giggle and listen so good. I love getting blank and brainless. So much better to touch my plastic tits than to think.”
Another account followed by Bombardier, hypnosissteps, purports to help men “unleash your inner woman.” A track titled “Crossdresser Feminization Hypnosis,” narrated by a female voice, encourages men with a transvestic fetish to “allow your subconscious to take over” in order to “create an inner woman for you.”
“Girls learn how to walk, talk and act like women around the age of twelve… it does not come to them naturally. The way women walk and talk is taught to them by society when they are girls… Simply being themselves, they enjoy men fawning over them… and other women thinking of them as competitors. This is how easy it can be for you,” the narrator says.
In a track titled “Transgender Feminization Hypnosis,” the narrator speaks slowly over the sound of running water, and describes a woman with a “magical aura” and a “sparkling seductive shine.”
“What a perfect voice she has. Seductive, feminine, round and beautiful. This woman combines every feminine feature you have ever wanted for yourself, in exactly the way you’ve always dreamed of. In a flash, your whole being is amazed as you look at her face and suddenly realize that this woman is actually you!”
Bombardier has also interacted with sissification audio, and three years ago commented on one track called “Long Feminization” by user Gondolkodom Most.
“Listen to me and sink a little deeper… The deeper you sink, the harder it is to remember your old body template at all. Image is everything. If a person wears appropriately feminine underwear, those things will become a pleasant and enjoyable part of how they go about their days… eventually they will have re-crafted their self-image… the old body template has been cast aside.”
“LOVE THIS,” thank you for making it. Would love it if you made more feminization audios,” Bombardier responded.
On his Facebook page, Bombardier has compared legislation seeking to restrict sports categories on the basis of sex to the persecution of Jewish athletes during Germany’s Nazi regime.
In July, cycling competition Belgian Waffle Ride announced the creation of an “open” category in the interest of preserving “equal access and opportunities.” Beginning from August 1, BWR stated, only “racers who were born female” would be permitted to enter the female classification, and likewise for the male designation. The open category would be for “all racers, regardless of gender identification.”
Bombardier lashed out at the organization on Instagram in a rant which equated the category classifications to racism against African Americans in the United States during the Civil Rights era.
“Bigot [sic] are constantly in the process of attacking cisgender women accusing them of being transgender for having short hair or a sqaure jaw. I am reminded of historical claims that non-white races are better suited for other types of work due to their biology. This is BIGOTRY pure and simple,” Bombardier wrote. The BWR would delete the post from their social media shortly after.
Bombardier is currently listed as a member of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee at the University of Vermont which oversaw the development of an “Inclusive Excellence Action Plan” launched in 2022. According to the guidelines, stated goals include increasing “faculty/staff participation in DEI-related trainings, conferences, and professional development events.”