David Lappartient
David Lappartient | |
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 Lappartient in 2025 | |
| President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee | |
| In office 29 June 2023 – 19 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Brigitte Henriques |
| Succeeded by | Amélie Oudéa-Castéra |
| President of the Union Cycliste Internationale | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cookson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1973 Pontivy, France |
David Lappartient (born 31 May 1973) is a French politician, sporting administrator and the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Sports administration
In 2009, Lappartient was elected president of the French Cycling Federation. In 2013, he was elected president of the European Cycling Union.[1]
In September 2017, Lappartient was elected president of the UCI at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships, beating existing president Brian Cookson 45 votes to 8.[2] Lappartient promised to ban the use of corticosteroids outside of competition, as well as ensuring that "technological fraud" does not occur.[2] Lappartient resigned from both the French Cycling Federation and the European Cycling Union following his election. In 2021 and 2025, he was reelected unopposed as UCI president.[3][4]
In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight-year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee.[5] In June 2023, he became president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, leaving the role in June 2025.[6] In September 2024, he was announced as one of seven candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president.[7] He received four votes at the 144th IOC Session in March 2025, with Kirsty Coventry winning the election.[8]
Politics
In July 2021, Lappartient was elected president of the Morbihan departmental council, the assembly governing the Morbihan department in Brittany.[9] Lappartient was previously been mayor of the town of Sarzeau between 2008 and 2021.[9]
References
- ^ "Lappartient élu Président de l'Union Européenne de Cyclisme". DirectVelo (in French). 3 March 2013. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ a b Ingle, Sean (21 September 2017). "Brian Cookson suffers landslide defeat for UCI presidency by David Lappartient". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "190th Congress of the UCI: David Lappartient re-elected to the head of the UCI - 2025 UCI Road World Championships to take place in Kigali". www.uci.org. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ Ostanek, Dani (4 July 2025). "UCI President David Lappartient set for third term as the only candidate for 2025 presidential elections". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "IOC Session elects five new Members". olympics.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "David Lappartient ne se représentera pas à la présidence du CNOSF". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ^ "Seven candidates announced for IOC presidency". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Kirsty Coventry elected first female IOC president as Lord Coe beaten in vote". BBC Sport. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ a b Clero, Olivier (1 July 2021). "Morbihan. David Lappartient élu président du conseil départemental". Ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 20 March 2025.