Cycling - Lappartient to oppose Cookson for UCI presidency


  • Cycling
  • Tuesday, 20 Jun 2017

FILE PHOTO: Britain's Brian Cookson, President of International Cycling Union (UCI) attends a media event on motor detection in Aigle, Switzerland May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse Picture Supplied by Action Images

(Reuters) - European Cycling Union president David Lappartient will stand against Britain's Brian Cookson for the presidency of the sport's governing body (UCI), he said on Tuesday.

The 65-year-old Cookson, who took over in 2013, faced criticism during a difficult period for the sport, including doping scandals, and his younger challenger, the vice-president, is promising "fundamental changes".

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