The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that James Palmer (CAN) and Laura Smulders (NED) have been elected to represent BMX Racing on the UCI Athletes’ Commission, in a vote organised during the 2021 UCI BMX World Championships held in Papendal (the Netherlands) from 17 to 22 August. James Palmer and Laura Smulders (re-elected) were chosen from among four candidates – two men and two women – by athletes registered for the event.
James Palmer obtained 68.1.% of the votes for the male candidates, while Laura Smulders reached 85.1% of the votes for the female candidates. The voting participation rate was 73.4%.
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 –
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