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Yes it does, but it won't happen. I do think the election of Lappartient mirrors the election of Infantino at FIFA: more of what came before, while Cookson wasn't there to service the vested interests of things like ASO. I also think the French are trying to circle the wagons to protect their races and others on the European calender. There was a lot of entrenched resistance to Cookson changing anything, so his presidency was hamstrung.
And the elephant in the room is that cunt McQuaid. He has been actively lobbying against Cookson and the rumours are he may get invited back into the UCI, which is a fucking disaster. Also Makarov (sp) was the power-broker for Cookson, and by and large he seems to have abandoned him.
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The UCI needs root and branch reform, you can't govern sport through committees and vested interests.
Cookson gets criticised for his efforts here, but he tried at least.
Lappartient seems totally focused on pro men's road racing, but that's just a small part of what the UCI does. I wish him well, but one of his campaign promises was to immediately introduce stiffer penalties for motorised doping, which doesn't seem like a priority to me.