David Lappartient
French politician
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David Lappartient (born 31 May 1973) is a French politician, sporting administrator and the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
David Lappartient | |
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Lappartient in 2025 | |
| President of the Union Cycliste Internationale | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cookson |
| President of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Français | |
| In office 29 June 2023 – 19 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Brigitte Henriques |
| Succeeded by | Amélie Oudéa-Castéra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1973 Pontivy, France |
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]
