Brian Cookson | |
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 Brian Cookson OBE | |
| Born | 22 June 1951 Lancashire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Sian Cookson |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | briancookson |
Michael Brian Cookson OBE (born 22 June 1951) is the former president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), having been elected to the post in September 2013 at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships.
Cookson previously served as president of British Cycling from 1997 to 2013, after becoming a member of an emergency committee to rescue it from insolvency in 1996.[citation needed] He has been credited[by whom?] with turning the sport around since taking on his unpaid role as president and under his presidency[citation needed], British cyclists have won 19 Olympic gold medals, 28 Paralympic Gold medals, the Tour de France five times, and multiple World Championship titles in disciplines of Road, Track and BMX.[citation needed]