Freshly elected to the presidency of the UCI, the Frenchman David Lappartient took advantage of an interview with theAFP to reveal some of his plans for the immediate future of cycling. At the top of the list is the establishment of a cap to balance the budgets of professional teams. “We must be able to pay an athlete whatever price we want. But, if we pay a lot for a runner, we have a little less money and that rebalances the forces, suggests the successor of the Briton Brian Cookson at the head of the international organization. The goal is to have interesting races, not for a team to have the best riders in the world and block the race. » David Lappartient clarified that discussions on this question were still at the preliminary stage, that he would have to discuss it with the team representatives.
— Published on November 24, 2017
