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Swiss Cycling Nominate Pat McQuaid For UCI President

Declan Johnston
By Declan Johnston
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One month before Cycling Ireland were due to hold a controversial EGM to review their nomination of Pat McQuaid for a third term as UCI president, he has secured the nomination of Swiss Cycling. McQuaid had been told on April 26th that Cycling Ireland wanted to put his nomination to their members in a general ballot on June 15th. In a statement Swiss cycling said, "After having read the letter and the request of Pat McQuaid, President of the UCI and a member of our federation, the Directing Committee decided to accept his candidature request via Swiss Cycling and to present him to the next presidential election of UCI."  McQuaid has lived in Switzerland since 2005, but this is the first time he has asked their national federation to nominate him. He told reporters "It has become clear that my nomination in Ireland has been politicised by a small group of people. However, I have received a wealth of letters from national federations all around the world urging me to stand for President again and I strongly believe that it should be for our national federations around the world to decide democratically on their next president.” This effectively makes the June 15th ballot meaningless and means McQuaid will take part in the elections for UCI president in September.

Picture credit: Stephen McCarthy / SPORTSFILE

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