In accordance with UCI Regulations and following a full review of all registration criteria (administrative, ethical and financial), the Licence Commission has rendered its last decisions as relates to UCI Professional Continental Teams. Accordingly, registration as such has been granted to the following teams: Bardiani CSF, CCC Sprandi Polkowice, Direct Energie and Tharcor (currently known as Southeast).

This decision brings to a close the 2016 professional team registration procedure and brings the total number of registered UCI Professional Continental Teams to 23, in addition to the 18 UCI WorldTeams announced previously.

Teams registered as a UCI Professional Continental Team (2nd division) for 2016 are therefore the following (team/UCI code/nationality):

ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (AND – ITA)
BARDIANI CSF (BAR – ITA)
BORA – ARGON 18 (BOA – GER)
CAJA RURAL – SEGUROS RGA (CJR – ESP)
CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE (CCC – POL)
COFIDIS, SOLUTIONS CREDITS (COF – FRA)
CULT ENERGY – STÖLTING GROUP (CST – DEN)
DELKO MARSEILLE PROVENCE KTM (DMP – FRA)
DIRECT ENERGIE (DEN – FRA)
DRAPAC PROFESSIONAL CYCLING (DPC – AUS)
FORTUNEO – VITAL CONCEPT (FVC – FRA)
FUNVIC SOUL CYCLES – CARREFOUR (FSC – BRA)
NIPPO – VINI FANTINI (NIP – ITA)
ONE PRO CYCLING (ONE – GBR)
ROOMPOT ORANJE PELOTON (ROP – NED)
ROTH-SKODA (ROT – SUI)
RUSVELO (RVL – RUS)
TEAM NOVO NORDISK (TNN – USA)
THARCOR (THA – ITA)
TOPSPORT VLAANDEREN – BALOISE (TSV – BEL)
UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (UHC – USA)
VERVA ACTIVEJET PRO CYCLING TEAM (VAT – POL)
WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT (WGG – BEL)