The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that Maxime Marotte (FRA), Rebecca McConnell (AUS), Greg Minnaar (RSA) and Myriam Nicole (FRA) have been elected to represent mountain bike athletes on the UCI Athletes’ Commission. The first two will represent cross-country specialists, while the remaining two will represent downhill specialists.
The election was organised during the 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships held in Val di Sole (Italy) from 24 to 29 August.
Cross-country
Maxime Marotte and Rebecca McConnell were chosen from among six candidates – three men and three women – by athletes (Elite and Under-23) registered for the event.
Maxime Marotte obtained 47% of the votes for the male candidates, while Rebecca McConnell reached 71.1% of the votes for the female candidates.
Key election figures (cross-country):
Downhill
Greg Minnaar and Myriam Nicole (both downhill 2021 UCI World Champions) were both re-elected from among three candidates – two men and one woman – by athletes registered for the Elite competition.
Greg Minnaar obtained 52.7% of the votes for the male candidates while Myriam Nicole, the only female candidate, was re-elected by acclamation.
Key election figures (downhill):
Members of the UCI Athletes’ Commission are elected for a four-year term which will take effect at the UCI Elective Congress in 2021 - to be held during the UCI Road World Championships in Flanders (Belgium) - and will end at the following Elective Congress on the occasion of the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Africa.
This election is part of the renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission for the 2021-2025 period. Its new members are elected by their peers during the 2021 UCI World Championships for the various cycling disciplines.
Since 2017, the Commission has been 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, is elected by the members of the Commission and sits 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.
Subject to changes enforced by the ongoing global health crisis, elections for the remaining members of the UCI Athletes’ Commission will be held on the following dates: