The Union Européenne de Cyclisme Congress, which was held today in Bratislava (Slovakia) with the participation of official delegates from 49 of the 51 member federations, confirmed by acclamation the Italian Enrico Della Casa as President for the four-year period 2025-2029.
During the Congress, the members of the UEC Management Board were also elected: Bernd Dankowski (Germany), Georgios Georgiou (Cyprus), Katarina Jakubová (Slovakia), Dafna Lang (Israel), Raivo Rand (Estonia), and Sabrina Tsakona Twiss (Greece).
After the confirmation of the mandate, President Enrico Della Casa declared: "Leading the Union Européenne de Cyclisme is an honour and a responsibility that I take on with the greatest commitment. In recent years, thanks to our joint work with the National Federations and our partners, we have strengthened our position on the international sporting stage, investing in the development of Youth cycling, gender equality and the consolidation of European competitions.
Our aim is to continue along this path, by further strengthening our role as a benchmark for continental Cycling.
I would like to thank the National Federations for their confidence, and I am sure that together we will continue to work for the good of our sport.
The President of the Union Cycliste Internationale, David Lappartient, who was also present at the Congress, said: "The Union Européenne de Cyclisme continues to demonstrate its fundamental role in the development and promotion of cycling in Europe.
The work carried out over the years to grow our sport, support the National Federations and organise high-level events are key elements for the future of cycling. Collaboration between the UEC and the UCI is essential to strengthen our movement and ensure that Cycling becomes increasingly accessible, safe and sustainable.
I am convinced that under the leadership of Enrico Della Casa and the new Management Board, the UEC will continue to be a point of reference for continental and international cycling".
Immediately after the conclusion of the Congress, the new UEC Management Board appointed Katarina Jakubová (Svk), Raivo Rand (Est) and Georgios Georgiou (Cyp) as Vice-Presidents and Alasdair MacLennan (Gbr) as General Secretary.
During the Congress, the European candidates for the UCI Management Committee and the fifteen voting delegates for the UCI Congress, scheduled for 25 September during the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali (Rwanda), were also elected.
UEC 2025-2029
President
Enrico Della Casa (Ita/Sui)
UEC Management Board
Katarina Jakubová (Svk) – Vice-President
Raivo Rand (Est) – Vice-President
Georgios Georgiou (Cyp) – Vice-President
Bernd Dankowski (Ger) - Treasurer
Dafna Lang (Isr)
Sabrina Tsakona Twiss (Gre)
UEC General Secretary
Alasdair MacLennan (Gbr)
European candidates for the UCI Management Committee
Rocco Cattaneo (Switzerland)
Agata Lang (Poland)
Tom Van Damme (Belgium)
Michel Callot (France)
Serena Danesi (Italy)
José Vicioso Soto (Spain)
Katerina Nash (Czechia)
Henrik Jess Jensen (Denmark)
Emin Muftuoglu (Türkiye)
Pavel Mardonovic (Slovenia)
UCI Congress European voting delegates
Gilles Da Costa (France)
Alejandro Martin Garcia (Spain)
Camile Dahm (Luxemburg)
Livia Hanesova (Slovakia)
Jaroslava Krakovcova (Czechia)
Joe Bajada (Malta)
Umberto Langelotti (Monaco)
Krzysztof Golwei (Poland)
Toni Zoric (Bosnia and Erzegovina)
Walter Baldiserra (San Marino)
Alfred Tahiraj (Albania)
Vanja Banovic (Montenegro)
José Luis Ribeiro (Portugal)
Kjersti Storset (Norway)
Marin Wolf (Germany)
Enrico Della Casa
Nationality: Italian/Swiss
Date of birth: 10 January 1967
Family: married, 3 children
After training in commerce and economics in the Swiss banking sector, he developed an executive career in the world of Cycling, holding important positions at national and international level.
His professional career began with the UCI, where he worked as Anti-Doping Logistics Co-ordinator from 1998 to 2001, then as Track Co-ordinator from 2001 to 2002.
In Italy, he was Track Coordinator and Logistics Manager for the national Road and Track teams at the Italian Cycling Federation from 2002 to 2013. At European level, he was a member of the UEC Track Commission from 2005 to 2009.
From 2013 to 2021, he was UEC General Secretary, before becoming its President from 2021. In the same year, he was appointed Vice-President of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Also, within the UCI, since 2021 he has headed the Track Commission, which is responsible for the development of the discipline at world level. He was also a member of the Management Committee for the Glasgow 2018 and Munich 2022 European Multisport Championships, events that brought together several disciplines within the same organisation.
Since 2021, he has represented the UCI on the Foundation Board and Executive Committee of the World Cycling Centre and is a member of the Board of Directors of CMC Exploitation SA for the CMC Foundation.
