February 25. Kazakhstan Today - The first professional cycling in the CIS, "Tour of Almaty" will be held in Almaty, Kazakhstan Today reports.
Akim of Almaty Akhmetzhan Yesimov and president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), a member of the International Olympic Committee, Pat McQuaid discussed the organization and conduct in Almaty on October 6, 2013 a one-day professional bicycle race "Tour of Almaty".
"We are proud of the Astana cycling team and Alexander Vinokourov, who won another medal at the last Olympics. And we are honored to hold the tour on the highest level in Almaty," said A. Yesimov.
"The International Cycling Union will send highly qualified technical and judicial staff to prepare the tour. We know that in Almaty people are able to provide an international competition at a high level," said in his turn P. McQuaid.
Consent for the cycling event conduct reached between Kazakhstan Cycling Federation and the International Cycling Union. International competitions on the highest professional level will be conducted for the first time in the CIS with the initiative of Akim of Almaty A. Yesimov and Olympic champion Alexander Vinokourov. According to preliminary information, the route of the race will take place on Avenue of Al-Farabi. In addition, responding to questions from journalists, the president of the International Cycling Union (UCI), a member of the International Olympic Committee, Pat McQuaid said that the race would have a worthy prize.
Formal letter of proposal to include the race in the Republican calendar of international sporting events forwarded to the Prime Minister Serik Akhmetov.
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