Nominations for September?s elections closed on June 29, with Cookson and McQuaid announced as the only candidates. However, McQuaid?s nomination by Swiss Cycling remains the subject of a formal challenge after he failed to secure the backing of his home federation, Cycling Ireland.
And in what appears a shameful disregard for the principles of democracy, the letter announced the rule would be enacted retrospectively, allowing any two federations to put forward candidates before a new deadline of August 30, less than a month before the election.
Those running Cookson?s campaign could barely conceal their disgust.
A spokesman said: ?This letter is an embarrassment to cycling and a naked attempt to change the rules midway through the election. We must do better than this if we are to restore confidence in the governance of cycling.?
Cookson was nominated by British Cycling, while McQuaid has now received nominations from the Thai Cycling Association and its Moroccan equivalent, in addition to Swiss Cycling.
The latter federation has been forced to commence arbitration proceedings over its decision to back McQuaid in defiance of a UCI rule that appears to instruct individual federations to take heed of decisions made by their counterparts in other territories.
A three-strong panel is expected to rule whether the nomination of McQuaid was valid in the coming weeks.
Hubschmid?s letter claimed the Malaysian Federation and ACC submitted their proposal to the UCI with an aim to ?reinforce the independence of future UCI Presidents by ensuring they are able to carry out the role based on serving the global interests of cycling, independently from those of any single nominating national federation?.
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