The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that Elia Viviani (ITA) and Shanne Braspennincx (NED) have been elected to represent track cycling on the UCI Athletes' Commission, in a vote organised during the 2021 Tissot UCI Track Cycling World Championships held in Roubaix (France) from 20 to 24 September.
Elia Viviani and Shanne Braspennincx were chosen from among four candidates – two men and two women - by athletes participating during the four days of competition in Roubaix.
Elia Viviani obtained 68.5% of the votes for the male candidates, while Shanne Braspennincx received 72.4% of the votes for the female candidates. The voting participation rate was 39%.
This election is part of the renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission for the 2021-2025 period. The new members have been elected by their peers during the 2021 UCI World Championships for the various cycling disciplines. With the exception of the election of its President, which will take place in December 2021, the renewal of the UCI Athletes’ Commission has now been completed. The full list of members can be found below.
The Commission is composed of 20 members, with each discipline or specialty – cyclo-cross, para-cycling, BMX Racing, mountain bike cross-country, mountain bike downhill, trials, BMX Freestyle, road, track and indoor cycling – being represented by two riders, one man and one woman.
The President of the UCI Athletes' Commission, a position currently held by Katerina Nash, will be elected for the period 2021-2025 by the members of the Commission at its first meeting planned for December. The President of the Commission will also sit for a four-year period on the UCI Management Committee, the Federation's executive body, which operates under the authority of the Congress.
The Commission has an advisory role which enables it to submit proposals to the UCI Management Committee. Its field of action mainly concerns the improvement of conditions for the practice of high-level sport, the protection of athletes in all its forms, the promotion of ethics and sportsmanship, the establishment of a direct link with the Federation's decision-making bodies, the information for athletes on significant regulatory changes and the orientation of athletes after their sporting retirement.
UCI Athletes’ Commission for 2021-2025
Cyclo-cross
Katerina Nash (CZE)
Steve Chainel (FRA)
Urban (BMX Freestyle)
Nina Buitrago (USA)
Ryan Nyquist (USA)
Para-cycling
Denise Schindler (GER)
Colin Lynch (IRL)
BMX Racing
Laura Smulders (NED)
James Palmer (CAN)
Mountain Bike Cross-country
Rebecca McConnell (AUS)
Maxime Marotte (FRA)
Mountain Bike Downhill
Myriam Nicole (FRA)
Greg Minnaar (RSA)
Trials
Nina Reichenbach (GER)
Vincent Hermance (FRA)
Road
Ruth Winder (USA)
Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Track
Shanne Braspennincx (NED)
Elia Viviani (ITA)
*Indoor Cycling
Flavia Zuber (SUI)
Patrick Schnetzer (AUT)
*The members representing indoor cycling are already known given that Flavia Zuber and Patrick Schnetzer were the only candidates for the two positions. It will therefore not be necessary to hold an election at the UCI World Championships for the discipline, which will take place from 29 to 31 October in Stuttgart (Germany).