Europe to decide UCI election, says former chief McQuaid


  • Cycling
  • Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

FILE PHOTO - A car is parked outside the World Cycling Center and headquarters of the International Cycling Union (UCI) in Aigle, Switzerland May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - France's David Lappartient will beat incumbent Brian Cookson to be elected president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) if the body's European delegates vote as one, former UCI chief Pat McQuaid told Reuters.

Both Lappartient and Cookson have said they were confident of getting 30 of the 45 delegates' votes in Thursday's election.

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