The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that Cory Coffey (USA) and Daniel Dhers (VEN) will represent BMX Freestyle athletes, while Maïlys Jouy (FRA) and Jonas Friedrich (GER) will represent trials athletes on the UCI Athletes' Commission.
As Cory Coffey and Daniel Dhers were the only BMX Freestyle candidates to submit their candidacy before the required deadline, their appointment for the next term of the UCI Athletes' Commission had already been confirmed by the UCI on 30 October.
For trials, Maïlys Jouy and Jonas Friedrich were chosen from among five candidates – two women and three men – by athletes registered for the Elite trials competitions at the 2025 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships being held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 4 to 8 November. Voting was organised on site on the first day of competition.
Maïlys Jouy received 52.83% of the votes cast for the female representative, while Jonas Friedrich also obtained 52.83% of the votes for the male representative. The participation rate was 67.95%.
This election is part of the renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission for the 2025-2029 period. Its new members are elected by their peers at the 2025 UCI World Championships in the various cycling disciplines.
The members of the UCI Athletes' Commission are elected for a four-year term. For those already elected, this term began at the 2025 UCI Congress in Kigali (Rwanda) on 25 September. For members elected after UCI Congress, their term begins on the date of their election. The term will end at the 2029 UCI Congress in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Since 2017, the Commission has been composed of 20 members, with each discipline or speciality – cyclo-cross, para-cycling, BMX Racing, mountain bike cross-country, mountain bike downhill, trials, BMX Freestyle Park, road, track and indoor cycling – represented by two riders, one male and one female.
The President of the UCI Athletes' Commission is elected by the members of the Commission and sits for a four-year term 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 main areas of activity are the improvement of conditions for the practice of high-level sport, athlete protection in all its forms, the promotion of ethics and sportsmanship, the establishment of a direct link with the Federation's decision-making bodies, the provision of information for athletes about significant regulatory changes and guidance for athletes after their retirement from sport.
Key figures from the election (trials):
Women
Maïlys Jouy (FRA): 28 votes (52.83%)
Nina Vabre (FRA): 25 votes (47.17%)
Invalid ballots: 0
Men
Jonas Friedrich (GER): 28 votes (52.83%)
Loïc Vuillème (SUI): 17 votes (32.08%)
Louis Grillon (FRA): 8 votes (15.09%)
Invalid ballots: 0
Number of votes cast: 53
Number of eligible voters: 78
Voter turnout: 67.95%
The renewal process for the UCI Athletes' Commission will be completed with the election of its President, which will take place on 12 November 2025 in Aigle, Switzerland.