Brian Cookson's UCI reign ends in crushing defeat to David Lappartient

ByPA Sport

Published 21/09/2017 at 10:56 GMT

Brian Cookson's hopes of serving a second term as president of cycling's world governing body have ended in embarrassing fashion as he was beaten 37 votes to eight by French rival David Lappartient.

Brian Cookson's time in charge of the UCI is over

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The former British Cycling president has run the International Cycling Union (UCI) since 2013 and wanted another four-year spell in charge before retiring at 70.

The heavy defeat is a reflection of what many observers have described as a lacklustre campaign and the damage done to Cookson's reputation by the negative headlines that have dogged British Cycling, the organisation he ran from 1997 to 2013.

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