Cookson out as UCI head

[oldpotatoe]

http://www.velonews.com/2017/09/news/lappartient-will-succeed-cookson-uci-president_448625

[jemdet]

I'm not surprised that Lappartient won, I'm surprised by the margin of victory. Cookson didn't get a single European vote.

[Mark McM]

I'm not surprised that Lappartient won, I'm surprised by the margin of victory. Cookson didn't get a single European vote.

Does this mean the European cycling federations thought Cookson wasn't doing a good enough job - or that he was doing too good a job?

[72gmc]

I'll guess he was doing a great job for British cycling interests and next to nothing for everyone else.

[earlfoss]

I agree with the comment above.

[MattTuck]

don't know enough of the internal politics, but clearly lots in cycling could be changed for the better. Good luck to this new guy, hope he makes the necessary changes.