Thomas Bach's succession is uncertain. Seven candidates are in the running before the vote of March 20, including David Lappartient. The Breton could become the second Frenchman to take over the presidency of the IOC, a century after Pierre de Coubertin. "The case is far from being won but I believe in it, he confides to Journal du Dimanche. I try to convince my colleagues of the quality of my application. I've had pretty good feedback. Now, how will this translate to the ballot box? I have the feeling as we speak that I am still in the race of those who can win."
The UCI president has been on a series of trips in recent weeks, from Panama to Thailand, via Egypt, Rwanda and China. "I almost met a hundred members, he explains. I feel that what will guide them is leadership, the ability to lead the institution." This word, leadership, came out of the mouths of almost all the candidates during the press conference following their oral presentation in Lausanne on January 30.
