BERGEN, Norway (Reuters) - France's David Lappartient will beat incumbent Brian Cookson to be elected president of the International Cycling Union (UCI) if the body's European delegates vote as one, former UCI chief Pat McQuaid told Reuters. Both Lappartient and Cookson have said they were confident of getting 30 of the 45 delegates' votes in Thursday's election. Yet McQuaid, who was beaten by Britain's Cookson four years ago after two four-year terms, says European votes will swing the contest although other elements could come into play. Europe has 15 delegates, Oceania has three while Asia, America and Africa each have nine. Both Cookson and Lappartient did not respond to Reuters' requests for interviews ahead of the election.

Source: The Star September 20, 2017 18:33 UTC