Lappartient hits back at 'destabilising force' of AIGCP in leaked letter to teams

UCI president David Lappartient speaks at the 2019 UCI Cycling Gala in Guilin, China
UCI president David Lappartient speaks at the 2019 UCI Cycling Gala in Guilin, China (Image credit: Getty Images)

In the latest development in the long-running power struggle between the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the sport's professional teams, represented by the Association International des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels (AIGCP), UCI president David Lappartient has written a letter to the teams accusing the group of seeking to "destabilise the UCI and promote other interests".

The letter, sent on Thursday and seen by Cyclingnews, was addressed to all WorldTour and Professional Continental teams, with the AIGCP, Professional Cyclists Association (CPA), the Association of International Cycling Race Organisers (AIOCC), plus members of the UCI Management Committee, the Professional Cycling Council and the UCI Road Commission all CC'd in.

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