Archives des UCI - Francs Jeux

— 13 January 2023

“eSport at the Olympic Games? We are ready”

Will the future of sport be electronic? Within the Olympic movement, opinions differ. But the IOC has made no secret of it: eSport cannot be ignored. And with it,... Read more »

— 24 October 2022

“You don’t go to the IOC to defend your international federation”.

He is one of the latest additions to the IOC family. But certainly not the least visible. David Lappartient, 49, president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) since September... Read more »

— 20 October 2022

“Cycling will occupy some of the iconic venues of the Games”

The series continues. It’s going on the road. After rowing, table tennis, swimming, skateboarding and BMX, gymnastics and goalball, then sailing, FrancsJeux continues its tour of the Olympic and... Read more »

— 23 September 2022

For France, the wheel is turning in the right direction

A legacy of Paris 2024? Not yet. But France can rub its hands together: the post-Olympic and Paralympic Games period is not likely to ring hollow in the sporting... Read more »

— 2 March 2022

Olympic movement hits Russia in the legs

The year 2022 has not yet completed its first quarter, but it is already over for the vast majority of Russian and Belarusian athletes. They can put away their... Read more »

— 21 February 2022

‘At the Games, we would like a mixed event’

How far will David Lappartient go? The 48-year-old French leader was elected president of the International Cycling Union in September 2017, where he debunked Britain’s Brian Cookson. Re-elected last... Read more »

— 24 September 2021

David Lappartient stays, René Fasel steps aside

A striking contrast. In just 24 hours, two international federations of an Olympic sport will invite their voters to a presidential election. But everything is different between the two... Read more »