Today's election for the new UCI President ended with a pleasing result for 62-year-old Briton Brian Cookson. Following a last-minute rule change, the incumbent president, Pat McQuaid, ultimately ran against the previously compliant Briton. Cookson received 24 votes out of a total of 42 UCI delegates voting. 18 votes went to... read more
Britain's Brian Cookson has secured a stage victory in the run-up to the UCI presidential elections. This could be a game-changer for the election on September 27. There, Cookson, currently President of the British Cycling Union, will face incumbent Pat McQuaid of Ireland. In a secret ballot, the representatives of the European Cycling Federation... read more
According to a report by the internet portal VeloNews, the corruption allegations against current UCI President Pat McQuaid and his predecessor, Hein Verbruggen, are intensifying. McQuaid, an Irishman, is said to have been informed, among other things, that the Alberto Contador doping case was being covered up during his term. There are also allegedly secret... read more
The upcoming election of the UCI President in a few days is casting a shadow and is certainly being controversially discussed. The focus is on incumbent President Pat McQuaid and his rather idiosyncratic nomination. After his home federation, Ireland, and the Swiss federation, forbade him from supporting the election, the… read more
