Ninety years after his death, Pierre de Coubertin remains more relevant than ever, as Thomas Bach reminded us on Tuesday at the opening of the 144th IOC session. The Frenchman led the IOC from 1896 to 1925, and is still waiting for a compatriot to succeed him. It might be this Thursday since David Lappartient is running for the position. “To succeed Coubertin, a hundred years later, it would be a nice wink », the candidate confides to Ouest-France. UCI President awaits election "with a certain serenity", despite the stakes: “I’m pretty calm. There are people around me who are much more stressed than me!” I have confidence in the vote of my colleagues. I tell myself that they will make the right decision. And there you go, if the right decision is me, so much the better. If not, we will have another president.
“I met almost all of the members, about a hundred out of 109. The game is openIt is neither won nor unwinnable, assures the Breton. It will take convince colleagues until the last moment, Thursday. We have been in Greece since Monday, all together. And we will be together until the election, things can still change in Greece. So we have to stay focused. But I believe in it, I can win, my candidacy has advantages, and I put all my energy into it, as usual." Response from 16 p.m.
