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BERGEN, Norway -- French official David Lappartient defeated British incumbent Brian Cookson in a vote to become president of the International Cycling Union. Lappartient, the European Cycling Union leader, won the vote 37-8 at the UCI's annual congress. He promised to "regain influence in the Olympic movement, where it has been losing ground." Track cycling at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be raced in a velodrome 80 miles outside the city, though two medals were added in men's and women's Madison events. Lappartient also promised to push for bans on some medications. Elected in 2013 when cycling's image was battered by doping scandals, Cookson told voters, "I've delivered change. I've restored the UCI's credibility."
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