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Cookson speaks after election loss: ‘I depart with my head held high’
Beaten in Thursday morning’s UCI presidential election, outgoing leader Brian Cookson has responded to the shock 37-8 defeat he suffered ...

UCI presidential candidate Lappartient: ‘I won't take my orders from ASO’
Cookson or Lappartient. Lappartient or Cookson. On Thursday the UCI’s 45 voting delegates will give an answer to that choice when they se...

Tensions rise in UCI presidential race on allegations of position for McQuaid
Tensions are rising in the build up to the 2017 UCI presidential election, to be held at UCI Congress on September 21 during the world ro...

UCI rejects criticism of hidden motor tests, but Stade 2 report raises important questions
The UCI has defended itself against serious questions asked of its testing for hidden motors, saying that it stands by the techniques use...

UCI Presidential candidate says UCI and ASO must do more for women’s cycling
Debate continues about whether ASO and others are doing enough for women’s cycling; according to David Lappartient, Brian Cookson’s chall...

Interview: UCI presidential candidate Lappartient aims to ramp up fight against hidden motors
UCI presidential candidate David Lappartient has told CyclingTips that if elected in September, he intends to make several big changes to...

France’s Lappartient declares he will run against Cookson in UCI presidential election
A week after UCI president Brian Cookson told CyclingTips that he thought it was possible that no other candidates would run against him,...

Cookson defends biological passport, reveals existence of two ongoing cases
Although the number of biological passport cases has plummeted since Roman Kreuziger’s legal battle saw the case against him dropped in J...

Brian Cookson interview: UCI president talks achievements, goals, election rivals, technological fraud and ASO
In September 2013 Brian Cookson beat outgoing UCI president Pat McQuaid to take over at the top of the international federation. The batt...

In confirming his bid for second term as UCI president, Brian Cookson lays forth six-point plan
UCI president Brian Cookson laid forth his vision for organized cycling Friday as he confirmed, via his web site, that he is seeking a se...

Brian Cookson: 'Professional sportspeople and teams will always push any rule to the very limit'
In a sit-down interview for the World Anti-Doping Agency's video series WADA Talks, UCI president Brian Cookson has reflected on his time...

Hidden motors and professional cycling: A timeline
The alleged use of hidden motors, so-called mechanical doping, remains a hot topic in cycling. It was first claimed in 2010, was ridicule...