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UAE Abu Dhabi and gets the final WorldTour license

The UCI has awarded the 18th and final WorldTour license to UAE Abu Dhabi, the successor of Lampre-Merida which was originally going to ride with a Chinese license

The team, originally called TJ Sport, failed to obtain a license until now as the UCI required further paperwork to be handed over.

The governing body now announced that a two-year license has been granted and the team will operate from Abu Dhabi after managing to attract investors from the Middle Eastern nation.

The news puts an end to rumors regarding the team's future. Having signed top riders such as Louis Meintjes, Rui Costa, Diego Ulissi and Darwin Atapuma, the project's existence appeared to be at risk when a December training camp was cancelled and the paperwork remained pending.

As such, all 18 teams of the 2017 UCI WorldTour are now known.

2017 WorldTor Pro Cycling Teams

  AG2R La Mondiale
  Astana
  BMC Racing Team
  Bora-Hansgrohe
  Cannondale-Drapac
  Dimension Data
  FDJ
  Movistar
  Orica-Scott
  Bahrain-Merida
  Katusha-Alpecin
  LottoNL-Jumbo
  Lotto-Soudal
  Quick-Step Floors
  Team Sky
  Team Sunweb
  Trek-Segafredo
  UAE Abu Dhabi. 

The UCI has awarded the 18th and final WorldTour license to UAE Abu Dhabi, the successor of Lampre-Merida which was originally going to ride with a Chinese license

 
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