The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is pleased to announce that Juliette Labous (FRA) and Toms Skujiņš (LAT) will represent road athletes on the UCI Athletes' Commission.
As Toms Skujiņš was the only male candidate to submit his candidacy before the candidacy submission deadline, his appointment for the next term of the UCI Athletes' Commission had already been confirmed by the UCI on 22 September.
Juliette Labous (FRA) was elected in a vote organised during the 2025 UCI road World Championshpis taking place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 21 to 28 September. She was standing against Megan Jastrab (USA) in the election.
Juliette Labous received 65.2% of the votes cast for the women’s road cycling. The participation rate was 50%.
This election is part of the renewal of the UCI Athletes' Commission for the 2025-2029 period. Its new members are elected by their peers at the 2025 UCI World Championships in the various cycling disciplines.
The members of the UCI Athletes' Commission are elected for a four-year term. For those already elected, this term began at the 2025 UCI Congress in Kigali (Rwanda) on 25 September. For members elected after UCI Congress, their term begins on the date of their election. The term will end at the 2029 UCI Congress in Copenhagen (Denmark).
Since 2017, the commission has been composed of 20 members, with each discipline or speciality – cyclo-cross, para-cycling, BMX Racing, mountain bike cross-country, mountain bike downhill, trials, BMX Freestyle Park, road, track and indoor cycling – represented by two riders, one male and one female.
The President of the UCI Athletes' Commission is elected by the members of the commission and sits for a four-year term on the UCI Management Committee, the Federation's executive body, which operates under the authority of the Congress.
The commission has an advisory role, which enables it to submit proposals to the UCI Management Committee. Its main areas of activity are the improvement of conditions for the practice of high-level sport, athlete protection in all its forms, the promotion of ethics and sportsmanship, the establishment of a direct link with the Federation's decision-making bodies, the provision of information for athletes about significant regulatory changes and guidance for athletes after their retirement from sport.
Key figures from the election:
Juliette Labous (FRA): 152 votes (65.2 %)
Megan Jastrab (USA): 81 votes (34.8%)
Invalid ballots: 6
Number of votes cast: 239
Number of eligible voters: 478
Voter turnout: 50%
The schedule for the upcoming elections of members of the UCI Athletes' Commission is as follows:
Track: Santiago (Chile), 22-26 October 2025
Trials and BMX Freestyle Park: Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), 4-8 November 2025
Indoor cycling: Göppingen (Germany), 7-9 November 2025.
The renewal process for the UCI Athletes' Commission will be completed with the election of its President, which will take place on 12 November 2025 in Aigle, Switzerland.