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UCI Announces 2017 WorldTour and Pro-Continental Teams

17 Pro Team granted WorldTour licences with Chinese Team TJ Sport's application extended and still under review

The UCI Licence Commission has decided to grant a UCI WorldTour licence for a period of two years to the following teams. Teams Androni Gioattoli, Italy, AND and Verva Activejet Pro Cycling Team, Poland, VAT are still under review by the Licence Commission. The registration procedure of team Soul Brasil Pro Cycling Team, Brazil, SOU has been provisionally suspended following the referral of the team to the UCI Disciplinary Commission. For those teams still under review, the UCI will make an announcement in due course.

  AG2R La Mondiale, France, ALM 
  Astana Pro Team, Kazakstan, AST 
  BMC RACING TEAM, United States, BMC
  BORA - Hansrohe, German, BOH
  Cannondale Drapac Pro Cycling Team, United States, CDT
  Team Dimension Data Republic of South Africa, DDD
  Quick - Step Floors - Belgium, QST
  FDJ, France, FDJ
  Lotto Soudal, Belgium, LTS
  Movistar Team, Spain, MOV
  Orica- BikeExchange, Australia, OBE
  Bahrain-Merida, Bahrain, TBM
  Team Katusha Alpecin, Switzerland, KAT 
  Team Lotto NL - Jumbo, Netherlands, TLJ
  Team Sky, Great Britaion, SKY
  Team Sunweb, Germany, SUN
  Trek Segafredo, United States, TFS

Team TJ SPORT (TJS - CHN) applying for UCI WorldTeam status is still under review by the Licence Commission.

Teams registered as a UCI Professional Continental Team for 2017 are the following:

  Aqua Blue Sport. Ireland, ABS
  Bardiani CSF, Italy, BAR 
  Caja Rural - Seguros Rga, Spain, CJR 
  CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Poland, CCC
  Cofidis, Solutions Credits, France, (Cof - Fra)
  Delko Marseille Provence KTM, France, DMP
  Direct Energie, France, DEN
  Fortuneo - Vital Concept, France, FVC
  Gazprom - Rusvelo, Russia, GAZ
  Israel Cycling Academy, Israel, ICA
  Manzana Postobon, Colombia, COL
  Nippo - Vini Fantini, Italy, NIP
  Roompot - Nederlandse Loterij, Netherlands, RNL
  Sport Vlaanderen - Baloise, Belgium, SVB
  Team Novo Nordisk, United States, TNN
  UnitedHealthcare Professional Cycling Team, United States, UHC
  Veranda's Willems Crelan, Blegium, VWC)
  Wanty - Groupe Gobert, Belgium, WGG
  Wb Veranclassic Aqua Protect, Belgium, WVA
  Wilier Triestina, Italy, WIL

UCI President Brian Cookson said: "This is an exciting time and I am really looking forward to the arrival of new partners on the 2017 UCI WorldTour. The confidence shown by both new and existing sponsors confirms the growing interest in men's professional road cycling's major competition. With new teams and a global calendar enhanced with new races, the forthcoming season promises to be more exciting than ever."

The UCI has already announced the list of WorldTour races on the calendar for next season, with an expansion from 27 to 37 events.

The new races are: Amgen Tour of California, Tour of Qatar, Abu Dhabi Tour and Tour of Turkey, and one-day races Dwars door Vlaanderen, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, Prudential RideLondon, Eschborn-Frankfurt and Strade Bianche. 

2017 WorldTour Pro Cycling Calendar and LIVE STREAMING

Throughout the year we'll be covering the World Tour live on social media and live streaming the races.

Click here for our 2017 World Tour Pro Cycling Calendar.

UCI Announces 2017 WorldTour and Pro-Continental Teams

 
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