February 25, 2005 – The Union Cycliste Internationale has informed the Canadian Cycling Association that the Montreal round of the 2005 women’s road cycling World Cup will be open to regional and club teams from both Canada and the USA.

Normally, women’s World Cup events are only open to regional and club teams from the host country. However, given the fact that the majority of US-based teams are not registered with the UCI and would, according to the rules, not be allowed to participate, in the interests of the sporting quality of the event the UCI has relaxed the criteria for the Montreal event.

We look forward to seeing an exciting lineup in Montreal on May 28th.