Bugno aiming for third term as CPA President
Former pro Gianni Bugno is going to seek a third term as president of the riders' association, the CPA, when elections come at the end of the 2018 season. The organization announced the news in a press release after its Steering Committee met in Milan this week.
The Italian is hoping to continue to address the major topics that the CPA has worked on over the past several years, including the introduction of disc brakes, as well as addressing new topics such as the loss of jobs in pro cycling following the UCI's decision to reduce team sizes for Grand Tours and other major races that led to many teams reducing their rosters.
"I am convinced that it is important for the riders to work in continuity and it is important for me to lead some ongoing projects to completion, as David Lappartient also told me to do so," Bugno said. "All the members of this Steering Committee have expressed themselves in favor of this new mandate, and this touched me a lot and confirmed my choice."
The UCI has yet to fully endorse the use of disc brakes in road races, preferring to continue allowing their use on an experimental basis.
The CPA has lobbied against the phased introduction, arguing that a mix of braking systems could lead to crashes.
The organisation will continue to fight for safety, but will also push for riders to be allowed a choice in which braking system they use. In addition, the members of the CPA are convinced that the riders must first of all be able to choose the braking system they want to use.
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