Pat McQuaid nominated for IOC membership

UCI president Pat McQuaid has been nominated for membership to the International Olympic Committee.

UCI president Pat McQuaid has been nominated for membership to the International Olympic Committee. (Image credit: AFP)

Ireland's Pat McQuaid, the International Cycling Union (UCI) president, is one of six candidates the International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive committee has nominated today for election to the IOC. The election, considered a formality, will take place at the 122nd IOC Session, which will be held in conjunction with the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada in February 2010.