The French Cycling Federation or FFC (in French: Fédération Française de Cyclisme) is the national governing body of cycle racing in France. The FFC is a member of the UCI and the UEC. The president of the FFC is Jean Pitallier.
History
The Union vélocipédique de France (UVF) was the predecessor of the FFC. It was founded on February 6 1881 in Paris at the Café Le Marengo, by delegates of ten cycling clubs, who on the same day decided to create a national championship race of 10 km. The first president was Parisian Paul Devilliers, and from the start the UVF admitted professional riders. The UVF was reformed on December 20 1940 to become the FFC.
