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UCI Cycling Gala in Guilin(Image credit: Bettini Photo)

UCI president David Lappartient honoured some of the top cyclists from professional cycling, including world champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Marianne Vos (CCC-Liv), at the fifth annual UCI Cycling Gala in Guilin, China, on Tuesday.

"I would like to warmly congratulate everyone who received an award during this magnificent ceremony," Lappartient said in a press statement. "All made a major contribution to the success of the past season, and we look forward to seeing them on the roads again in 2020. I would also like to thank our partner, Wanda Sports, for the organisation of the 2019 UCI Cycling Gala, as well as the Chinese Cycling Association for its support.

"The UCI Cycling Gala acknowledges the achievement of the past season, but also, from this year, a champion who has written some of the best pages of our sport's history," he said of LeMond. "This symbolises the nature of road cycling which is as popular as ever and as enthusiastic about its future as it is attached to its heritage."

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