David Lappartient
David Lappartient | |
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| President of the French National Olympic and Sports Committee | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Brigitte Henriques |
| President of the Union Cycliste Internationale | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Cookson |
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| 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), having been elected to the post in September 2017 at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.[1]
In July 2021, Lappartient was elected president of the Morbihan departmental council, the assembly governing the Morbihan department in Brittany.[2] Lappartient was previously been mayor of the town of Sarzeau between 2008 and 2021.[2] In February 2022 he was elected to serve an eight-year term as a member of the International Olympic Committee.[3] In September 2024, he was announced as one of seven candidates in the running to succeed Thomas Bach as IOC president.[4]
References
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- ^ "Un Suisse dirigera l'Union Européenne – Actualité". DirectVelo (in French). Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b Clero, Olivier (1 July 2021). "Morbihan. David Lappartient élu président du conseil départemental". Ouest-france.fr. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- ^ "IOC Session elects five new Members". olympics.com. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "Seven candidates announced for IOC presidency". olympics.com. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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