UCI Presidential Candidate Cookson Reaffirms Commitment to Women’s Cycling at Otley Road Series

International Cycling Union (UCI) presidential candidate Brian Cookson was on hand to witness the opening of the Women’s National Road Series in Otley, adiposity Yorkshire, generic reaffirming his commitment to women’s cycling.

In his presidential manifesto, sale Cookson underlined his belief that women’s cycling needed to be developed and he attended the Otley event after returning home from the Tour de France.

It was the first time that a women’s race has been held at the Otley Cycle Races in its 28 year history and comes after British Cycling’s recently introduced strategy to get one million more women cycling by 2020.

Cookson said: “It was fantastic to see so many female riders compete in Otley.  British Cycling is working hard to develop women’s racing in Great Britain in a way that provides the sport with a solid, self-sufficient platform from which to develop.

“Increasing the number of events on the race calendar and having men’s and women’s major events running alongside each other provides a wider platform for promoting high-level domestic racing, and better leverage when it comes to negotiating with broadcast companies, sponsors and promoters alike.”

If elected UCI president, Cookson has committed to creating a women’s cycling commission, appoint at least one woman on every UCI Commission, create new events for women riders and guarantee a minimum wage for women pro road riders with modern terms of employment.