Yaroslav’s membership in the FVSU is suspended until the end of 2022
Former professional racing driver and current Trek-Segafredo World Tour team sports director Yaroslav Popovich expelled from the Ukrainian Cycling Federation.
The decision states that Popovich violated four points of the FVSU at once. Yaroslav’s membership in the Ukrainian Cycling Federation is suspended until December 31, 2022.
It should be noted that at the conference of the FVSU in a mixed mode offline (in Kropyvnytskyi) and online on November 4, the delegates voted for the election of Popovich as the new president of the Ukrainian Cycling Federation.
Formerly Union Cyclists Internationale (UCI) sent a letter to local cycling associationsin which he indicated that does not recognize elections at the general assembly scheduled for 4 November. The conference was convened by the current president of the FVSU Alexander Bashenko, who was suspended by the UCI from activities.
Recall that Bashenko headed the FVSU in 2019, when he was removed from his post due to a scandal. The UCI suspended the official for 9 months from the day he actually starts working in the field of cycling. Subsequently, Alexander Bashenko challenged the decision to remove himself from the presidency through the court and again headed the Federation in June 2022.
Based on the current situation, the UCI recognized Bashenko as the leader and activated the ban, which expires in April 2023. At the time of suspension, the Federation is headed by Vice-President Andrei Grivko as acting. president.
Grivko, in turn, also plans to convene a conference to elect a new president of the FVSU. Meeting planned on November 15 in Kyiv.
Source: Sportarena
