First session on the bicycle

Invitation

Arrival 14/07/2009 at 9:00

European Parliament
Avenue Prés Robert Schuman
67000 Strasbourg, France

New MEP (Member of European Parliament) Edvard Kožušník, will stick to his pre-election promise. He wants to arrive the first meeting of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the bicycle. On Thursday he will set out the route 647 km long on his track bike. The thirty eight years old Kožušník, on the seventh place on the ODS candidate list, has divided his "tour" into 13 daily stages.
During his tour Mr. Kožušník wants to popularize a new Political Group of European conservatives and reformists,and also the Madrid candidature for organization of the summer Olympic Games in 2016. "Because I feel to be the European and, after resignation of Prague, Madrid is the single European City which takes pains to win organization of the Olympiad in seven years,” has clarified Mr. Kožušník.
The Kožušník’s tour start on 2nd July in the Senate, where he was active as the Director of the Secretariat of the Chairman of the Upper Chamber of the Parliament. It will be commenced two days before start of the three-week Tour de France, which is nearly by 3,000 kilometers longer than the Kožušník’s one. "My tour has rather promotional than sports character, “ has admitted the Eurodeputy. In spite of it, Mr. Kožušník has trained and cycled some 600 kilometers from date when being elected. “My behind is not sore for several days already,” noted Mr. Kožušník.
Mr. Kožušník, who will also be accompanied by a vehicle, wants to describe his tour experience on the internet utilized by him frequently during the election campaign.
Contact:

Romana Chobotska
+420 776 555 613
media@kozusnik.eu