David Lappartient (born 31 May 1973) is a French politician, sporting administrator and the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
David Lappartient | |
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 Lappartient in 2025 | |
| President of the Union Cycliste Internationale | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cookson |
| President of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français | |
| In office 29 June 2023 – 19 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Brigitte Henriques |
| Succeeded by | Amélie Oudéa-Castéra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1973 Pontivy, France |
Sports administration
editIn 2009, Lappartient was elected president of the French Cycling Federation. In 2013, he was elected president of the European Cycling Union.[1]
In September 2017, Lappartient was elected president of the UCI at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships, beating existing president Brian Cookson 45 votes to 8.[2] Lappartient promised to ban the use of corticosteroids outside of competition, as well as ensuring that "technological fraud" does not occur.[2] Lappartient resigned from both the French Cycling Federation and the European Cycling Union following his election. In 2021 and 2025, he was reelected unopposed as UCI president.[3][4]
In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight-year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee.[5] In June 2023, he became president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, leaving the role in June 2025.[6] In September 2024, he was announced as one of seven candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president.[7] He received four votes at the 144th IOC Session in March 2025, with Kirsty Coventry winning the election.[8]
Politics
editReferences
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- ↑ "Lappartient élu Président de l'Union Européenne de Cyclisme". DirectVelo (in French). 3 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- 1 2 Ingle, Sean (21 September 2017). "Brian Cookson suffers landslide defeat for UCI presidency by David Lappartient". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "190th Congress of the UCI: David Lappartient re-elected to the head of the UCI - 2025 UCI Road World Championships to take place in Kigali". www.uci.org. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ Fotheringham, Alasdair (26 September 2025). "David Lappartient re-elected unopposed to third term as UCI President". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
- ↑ "IOC Session elects five new Members". olympics.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ↑ "David Lappartient ne se représentera pas à la présidence du CNOSF". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "Seven candidates announced for IOC presidency". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ↑ "Kirsty Coventry elected first female IOC president as Lord Coe beaten in vote". BBC Sport. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- 1 2 Clero, Olivier (1 July 2021). "Morbihan. David Lappartient élu président du conseil départemental". Ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
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