David Lappartient is set to be elected as President of the International Cycling Union for a second term ©Getty Images

David Lappartient is set to be elected as President of the International Cycling Union (UCI) for a second term after being announced as the only candidate for the role.

As part of the process set out by the organisation’s Constitution, Lappartient’s election to the post for a further four years is set to be confirmed without being put to a vote.

The 48-year-old Frenchman was elected to the role during the 2017 UCI Road World Championships and during his four years in office has overseen the introduction of regulations banning the use of the drug tramadol within the sport.

During his time in office, Lappartient has also overseen plans to introduce the UCI Track Champions League, a new six-round series aimed at improving visibility to track cycling, which is set to begin in Spain in November.

Candidates have also been announced for the UCI Management Committee, with eleven member posts set to be elected at the UCI Congress.

Seven member posts are due to go to representatives from Europe, with one each from Africa, America, Asia and Oceania.

Eleven member posts to the UCI Management Committee are set to be elected at this year's UCI Congress, due to be held in Leuven in Belgium ©Getty Images
Eleven member posts to the UCI Management Committee are set to be elected at this year's UCI Congress, due to be held in Leuven in Belgium ©Getty Images

In a first, four female candidates are standing across three of the Continental Confederations, with at least two representatives of each gender set to be elected in Europe.

For Europe nine candidates are standing for seven posts - Michel Callot of France, Rocco Cattaneo of Switzerland, Daniela Isetti of Italy, Henrik Jess Jensen of Denmark, Toni Kirsch of Germany, Agata Lang of Poland, Jose Luis López Cerrón of Spain, Igor Makarov of Russia and Petr Marek of the Czech Republic.

Two candidates are standing for Africa, Mohammed Belmahi of Morocco and Lucas Georges of the Seychelles, with four standing for the Americas - Cyril Hollis Mangal of St Lucia, Sonia Gregoria Ramos Acuña of Bolivia, Bob Stapleton of the United States and José Luiz Vasconcellos of Brazil.

Four candidates are standing for Asia in Khaled Hamad Al Khalifa of Bahrain, Amarjit Singh Gill Darshan Singh of Malaysia, Mohsen Solgi of Iran and Sun Weimin of China, with two standing for Oceania - Seti Afoa of Samoa and Anne Gripper of Australia.

The UCI Management Committee will consist of the organisation’s President, 11 members elected at the UCI Congress, which is scheduled to be held in Leuven, Belgium on September 24, the five Presidents of the Continental Confederations and the President of the UCI Athletes Commission.