On February 22, 2013, a press conference was held in the conference hall of the Republican cycling track "Saryarka" in honor of the official visit of Mr. Pat McQuade, President of the International Cycling Union, on the occasion of the opening of the UCI representative office for the CIS countries in Astana and the holding of the Tour of Almaty race in October 2013 ", reports the press service of the cycling track.

  During the press conference, Pat McQuade, together with the President of the Cycling Federation of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Kelimbetov and the Chairman of the Agency for Sports and Physical Culture E. Kozhagapanov, signed a memorandum on the opening of a UCI representative office in the CIS countries on the basis of the Saryarka cycling track.

“I congratulate Kazakhstan on its victory at the Olympic Games, in particular Alexander Vinokurov. Based on the latest results, one can already judge the great progress in cycling in the country. The signing of today's memorandum will allow Kazakhstan to grow on the international sports platform. This also allows the track to be given the status of an international satellite in the world of cycling. If “Saryarka” becomes a center for training cyclists, then imagine not only Kazakh athletes, but also representatives of cycling from abroad will come here.” - Pat McQuaid shared