Frenchman David Lappartient beats Great Britain's Brian Cookson by 37 votes to 8

Brian Cookson has been elected president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), defeating incumbent Pat McQuaid after a contentious campaign to take over cycling's governing body in the wake of the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.

The bitter battle for the presidency of cycling's governing body took another twist today as the two candidates, incumbent Pat McQuaid and challenger Brian Cookson, were involved in another angry exchange.

With embattled UCI president Pat McQuaid in an intense contest for his job against British challenger Brian Cookson, the cycling body's election rules are suddenly set to be changed.

We're only a third completed and the grande boucle has already given us a roller coaster ride.

Pat McQuaid gets more bad news & Spain tries to outlaw doping?

Pat McQuaid's chances of winning a third term as president of the International Cycling Union took a hit earlier today when he failed to secure the nomination of his own national body.