Brian Cookson is confident of beating his challenger for the UCI Presidency, David Lappartient, even if the election was to take place tomorrow.
Speaking at a recent press event in London, the current UCI leader stressed that he was the right man to head up the governing body, and insinuated that Lappartient was both disloyal and a career politician.
Cookson was asked the specific question as to whether he would beat his French challenger if the election took place within 24 hours.
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“Yes, but I’m not complacent about it. We’ve seen some odd results in elections in the last few months. I know that I have to keep explaining the successes from the last few years and that I’m the right man to take the helm for the next four years,” he said.
“I remember a journalist at the Tour Down Under asking me four or five times if I David was loyal. It’s fair to say that I avoided the question at the time. I think it’s fair to say that perhaps he’s been preparing to mount this bid for quite some time,” Cookson added.
The UCI election takes place in September during the Road World Championships in Norway. Cookson is standing for a second term, having beaten Pat McQuaid in 2013. Lappartient has served as the head of the European Cycling Union, a UCI Vice-President and president of the Professional Cycling Council, but announced his candidacy for the top spot in June. He announced back in October 2016 that he would not seek re-election as head of the French Cycling Federation (FFC).
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