Lance Armstrong and his former team manager Johan Bruyneel have both responded to the news that France`s David Lappartient will challenge incumbent UCI president Brian Cookson in the September election. Armstrong and Bruyneel both tweeted criticism of Cookson although neither explicitly backed Lappartient Lappartient had previously downplayed his running for UCI President only to announce Tuesday that would be challenging Cookson for the top job. Armstrong retweeted Lappartient`s announcement on Twitter, adding in a comment `ABC (Anybody But Cookson).` In January, Armstrong also offered his thoughts on Cookson via Twitter. Armstrong added a comment to a Velonews tweet regarding FDJ boss Marc Madiot, calling for a `revolution`, writing `I`ve never agreed with Marc Madiot on anything. Until now.`ADVERTISEMENT Armstrong has previously been critical of Cookson as UCI president `for a lack of vision and inability to `take people down`. In 2015, Armstrong told The Irish Times that `I don`t know Brian Cookson,` said Armstrong. `I don`t know what his vision is for the sport. I don`t know if he is even able to form a vision.` Bruyneel, who was in the team car for Armstrong`s seven Tour de France before they were stripped in 2012, also provided commentary via Twitter. Responding to a June 3 tweet from Cookson, Bruyneel replied; `Brian, I spared myself the time of reading your manifesto. You wrote a beautiful one 4 years ago, promised heaven and you did nothing (1/2)`, he wrote. `2/2 You did nothing other than spend 3mm EUR on a report which did nothing else than blaming the past 4 ur own benefit. Oh, and many selfies.`
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