UCI president David Lappartient has faced difficult questions about why a journalist who has written critical investigative pieces has been refused accreditation for the Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. 2/ For some background:-all accreditation requests were submitted on time, backed by valid press credentials. 9/9 Given all of this, I find it difficult to see this denial of accreditation as anything other than targeted. Speaking at a press conference, president Lappartient said the refused accreditation was simply a matter of policy. By the way, every newspaper is welcome, but this newspaper used its three accreditations which we do for this event, so here we are."

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2022 14:29 UTC