David Lappartient
David Lappartient is a French politician, sporting administrator and the president of the Union Cycliste Internationale.
Sports administration
In 2009, Lappartient was elected president of the French Cycling Federation. In 2013, he was elected president of the European Cycling Union.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. Lappartient promised to ban the use of corticosteroids outside of competition, as well as ensuring that "technological fraud" does not occur. 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.
In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight-year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee. In June 2023, he became president of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee, leaving the role in June 2025. In September 2024, he was announced as one of seven candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president. He received four votes at the 144th IOC Session in March 2025, with Kirsty Coventry winning the election.