March 25, 2005 – The meeting of the UCI Road Commission was held in La Haye (NED) yesterday and today. Three new members have participated at this meeting for the first time, after the approval given during the meeting of the Management Committee held in St. Wendel last January.

They are Vincent Lavenu (FRA, AIGCP representative), Eddy Buchette (LUX, AIOCC representative) and Rocco Taminelli (SUI, CPA representative).

The UCI Road Commission is therefore composed of the following members:

-President – Pat McQuaid (IRL)
-Member – Joop Atsma (NED)
-Member – Roland Hofer (SUI)
-Member – Brian Jolly (CAN)
-Member – Artur Lopes (POR)
-Member – Eddy Buchette (LUX) Représentant de l’AIOCC
-Member – Vincent Lavenu (FRA) Représentant de l’AIGCP
-Member РRocco Taminelli (SUI) Repr̩sentant du CPA

The composition of the following Working groups has been agreed:

Working group “UCI Continental Calendar”
“¢ Joop Atsma (NED)
“¢ Eddy Buchette (LUX)
Ң Jean Fran̤ois Pescheux (FRA)

Working group “UCI Continental Teams”
“¢ Roland Hofer (SUI)
“¢ Vincent Lavenu (FRA)
“¢ Yves Bonnamour (FRA)

Working group “Riders of the Continental Circuits”
“¢ Artur Lopes (POR)
“¢ Rocco Taminelli (SUI)
“¢ Daniel Malbranque (FRA)

Working group “Women Elite”
“¢ Pat McQuaid (IRL)
Ң Harry Van Den Bremt (BEL) repr̩sentant des organisateurs
Ң Jean Paul Van Poppel (NED) repr̩sentant des ̩quipes
Ң Marie Pintueles (FRA) repr̩sentant des coureurs

Working group “Regulations”
“¢ This group will be created at the next meeting (August 2005)

Working group “New technology”
“¢ Jean Wauthier (BEL)
“¢ Jean Pierre Lacombe (FRA)
“¢ Vittorio Algeri (ITA)
“¢ Gabriele Landoni (ITA)