The UCI announced the election of Czech rider Katerina Nash as the president of its UCI Athletes' Commission. The new group members met on December 2 and 3 at the UCI headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland.
Nash's participation on the Athletes' Commission isn't new. She was elected as the women's representative for cyclo-cross in January at the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Bieles, Luxembourg.
"For me, it was a last minute decision," Nash told Cyclingnews during the double-header weekend of cyclo-cross racing at Scheldecross and World Cup in Namur.
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"I was already on the Cyclo-cross Athletes' Commission and figured that off-road disciplines could really benefit if one of us runs for the presidency. In the past, the position was help by road racers."
The UCI noted that this year the Athletes' Commission has seen an increase in the representation of cycling's various disciplines. It's made up of 20 members, including the president. There are two representatives, one male and one female, for each discipline: road, track cycling, XCO mountain bike, DHI mountain bike, BMX Racing, BMX Freestyle, para-cycling, cyclo-cross, trials and indoor cycling.
Nash's role as president will run on a four-year term, and she will officially begin her role following the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Valkenburg, Netherlands in February 2018.
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