Share

Racing News

Team Sky awarded ProTeam license

Team Sky were ranked eighth by the UCI

Omega Pharma-Lotto, Garmin-Cervélo, Rabobank and Team Sky are the first teams to be awarded ProTeam status by the UCI.

The remaining teams to be registered in cycling’s top tier, previously the ProTour, will be announced on November 20.

“It can be noted that this year the evaluation of teams has placed particular emphasis on the sporting criterion,” read a UCI statement.

“The sporting hierarchy is calculated on the basis of the team members for the coming year and therefore reflects the sporting value of the teams’ 2011 squads.”

The top 15 ranked teams, with the Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project topping the bill, will be awarded ProTeam status provided they “meet the required sporting, ethical, financial and administrative criteria.”

Euskaltel-Euskadi, Geox-TMC, Quick Step Cycling Team, Cofidis Le Crédit en ligne and AG2R, ranked 16th to 20th, will apply for the remaining three spots.

FDJ and Pegasus Sports, who have three-time Tour de France green jersey winner Robbie McEwen and 2008 world time trial silver medallist Svein Tuft on their roster, are the high-profile casualties.

FDJ are among 13 teams initially handed Pro Continental licenses, with two new US-based teams, Team Type 1 and Unitedhealthcare ProCycling, included as well.

Androni Giocattoli, Bretagne-Schuller, Caja Rural, Colnago-CSF Inox, Europcar, Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli, Landbouwkrediet, Saur-Sojasun, Skil-Shimano, Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator were also granted Pro Continental licenses. 

Full UCI team rankings

1 Luxembourg Pro Cycling Project
2 Rabobank Cycling Team
3 Garmin-Cervélo
4 HTC-Highroad
5 Omega Pharma-Lotto
6 Lampre-ISD
7 Katusha
8 Sky ProCycling
9 Liquigas-Cannondale
10 Saxo Bank SunGard
11 Team RadioShack
12 Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
13 Pro Team Astana
14 Movistar Team
15 BMC Racing Team
—–
16 Euskaltel-Euskadi
17 Geox-TMC
18 Quick Step Cycling Team
19 Cofidis Le Crédit en ligne
20 AG2R
—–
21 FDJ
22 Saur-Sojasun
23 Pegasus Sports
24 Skil-Shimano
25 Acqua e Sapone
26 Colnago-CSF Inox
27 Europcar
28 Androni Giocattoli
29 Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator
30 Veranda’s Willems-Accent
31 Team Type 1
32 CCC Polsat Polkowice
33 Bretagne-Schuller
34 Farnese Vini – Neri Sottoli
35 Landbouwkrediet
36 UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
37 Team Netapp
38 Team SpiderTech powered by C10
39 Caja Rural
40 Colombia Es Pasion-Café de Colombia
41 De Rosa-Ceramica Flamina
42 Andalucia Caja Granada

Newsletter Terms & Conditions

Please enter your email so we can keep you updated with news, features and the latest offers. If you are not interested you can unsubscribe at any time. We will never sell your data and you'll only get messages from us and our partners whose products and services we think you'll enjoy.

Read our full Privacy Policy as well as Terms & Conditions.

production