Hein Verbruggen

Hein Verbruggen (born 21 June 1941 in Helmond ) is a Dutch sports official.

Since 1979, Verbruggen held different positions in cycling. From 1984 to 1991 he was chairman of the Fédération Internationale du Cyclisme Professionel. Then came 14 years as chairman of the UCI, the International Cycling Union. In September 2005, he resigned as the successor of the proteges of him Pat McQuaid was elected. Under his auspices the UCI ProTour came about. Despite this controversial reform he has recently been appointed honorary chairman. He is also a member of the IOC since 1996. He also served as part of the Coordinating Committee of the Olympic Games 2004 in Athens. In 2004 he took over the presidency of the sports world associations ( GAIFS ) business leader from South Koreans Un -Yong Kim, after being convicted of corruption. In 2007 he was confirmed as president in office until 2011. In 2008 he was again in the coordination Committee for the Olympic Games.

In September 2013 serious corruption allegations were in a 54 -page dossier filed against Verbruggen and his successor in the office of the UCI President McQuaid: by witnesses and documents was occupied, the one sought to get a team owner € 250,000 continue to have tried to financial compensation to cover up the positive doping test of Alberto Contador in 2010 and the suspended in 2013 due to many years of Doping Lance Armstrong repeatedly favored, particularly around the anti-doping doping regulations to allow Armstrong's comeback at the Tour Down Under 2009. McQuaid said the allegations were " false and not by a spark of evidence " supported.